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New York Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1956-06-01 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 18909 · 3:29

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 3–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 6th. Steve Ridzik earned the win and Windy McCall picked up the save. Smoky Burgess went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	7
CIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10

W: Steve Ridzik L: Joe Nuxhall SV: Windy McCall

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Lockman	4	0	1	0	1	2
Al Dark	5	0	2	0	0	1
Willie Mays	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bobby Hofman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mueller	3	0	1	0	1	0
Daryl Spencer	4	1	0	0	0	3
Bill White	4	1	1	0	0	2
Ray Katt	2	1	1	1	2	1
Joe Margoneri	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Ridzik	3	0	0	0	0	3

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	3	0	2	0	2	1
Frank Robinson	4	0	0	0	1	2
Gus Bell	5	1	3	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	1	0
Wally Post	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ray Jablonski	4	0	1	0	1	0
Smoky Burgess	3	1	2	2	2	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	0	0	2	2
Joe Nuxhall	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Margoneri	2.2	6	3	2
Steve Ridzik	5.1	3	4	6
Hoyt Wilhelm	0.1	0	2	0
Windy McCall	0.2	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Nuxhall	8.0	7	5	11
Art Fowler	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Lockman: K
Al Dark: K
Willie Mays: W
Bobby Hofman: 53

Bot 1

Johnny Temple: W
Frank Robinson: K+OA/DP.1X2(24)
Gus Bell: S9
Ted Kluszewski: S8.1-2
Wally Post: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Don Mueller: S7
Daryl Spencer: K
Bill White: 3/G.1-2
Ray Katt: W
Joe Margoneri: 13

Bot 2

Ray Jablonski: 53
Smoky Burgess: HR/9
Roy McMillan: W
Joe Nuxhall: K/BF
Johnny Temple: S/BG.1-2
Frank Robinson: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Whitey Lockman: S7
Al Dark: S8.1-2
Willie Mays: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bobby Hofman: 63

Bot 3

Gus Bell: S8
Ted Kluszewski: 9
Wally Post: 9
Ray Jablonski: S7.1-2
Smoky Burgess: W.2-3;1-2
Roy McMillan: K

Top 4

Don Mueller: 6/L
Daryl Spencer: K
Bill White: K/C

Bot 4

Joe Nuxhall: K
Johnny Temple: W
Frank Robinson: W.1-2
Gus Bell: 7
Ted Kluszewski: 43

Top 5

Ray Katt: HR/7
Steve Ridzik: K
Whitey Lockman: W
Al Dark: S7.1-2
Willie Mays: 8
Bobby Hofman: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Wally Post: K
Ray Jablonski: 9
Smoky Burgess: W
Roy McMillan: W.1-2
Joe Nuxhall: 5/P

Top 6

Don Mueller: W
Daryl Spencer: 56(1)/FO/BG
Bill White: S9.1-3
Ray Katt: W.1-2
Steve Ridzik: K
Whitey Lockman: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Al Dark: 31

Bot 6

Johnny Temple: K/C
Frank Robinson: 53
Gus Bell: 43

Top 7

Willie Mays: S5
Bobby Hofman: 34/SH.1-2
Don Mueller: FC6.2X3(654);B-2
Daryl Spencer: K

Bot 7

Ted Kluszewski: 6/L
Wally Post: D8
Ray Jablonski: 63.2-3
Smoky Burgess: 31

Top 8

Bill White: K
Ray Katt: K
Steve Ridzik: K

Bot 8

Roy McMillan: K
Joe Frazier: 3/G
Johnny Temple: D8
Frank Robinson: K/C

Top 9

Whitey Lockman: K
Al Dark: 43
Willie Mays: 9

Bot 9

Gus Bell: D/89
Ted Kluszewski: W
Wally Post: 54/SH.1-2;2-3
Ray Jablonski: W
Smoky Burgess: S9.1-2;2-3;3-H
Roy McMillan: 9(B)2(3)/LDP

Notes & reviews

Frank Robinson objected to the called strike two; HP umpire Larry Goetz told Steve Ridzik to pitch while Robinson continued to argued; Goetz called the pitch strike three; Joe Nuxhall and Johnny Temple ejected by Goetz from the bench
Wes Westrum, Giants Manager Bill Rigney and Giants coach Davey Williams ejected by HP umpire Larry Goetz after ball three called to Ray Jablonski

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