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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1956-06-29 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 18797 · 2:37

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 6–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 7th. Vern Law earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vern Law L: Jim Hearn SV: Roy Face

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
Jackie Brandt	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bill White	5	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Mays	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dusty Rhodes	3	0	1	0	0	1
Daryl Spencer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sarni	2	1	2	0	1	0
Foster Castleman	3	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Bressoud	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jim Hearn	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Lennon	1	0	1	0	0	0
George Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Spook Jacobs	3	0	0	0	1
Bob Skinner	4	1	2	1	0
Bill Virdon	4	0	1	1	0
Frank Thomas	4	0	0	0	2
Lee Walls	4	1	1	1	0
Roberto Clemente	4	1	1	1	0
Dick Groat	4	0	1	0	0
Hank Foiles	3	1	2	0	0
Vern Law	2	0	1	1	1
Jerry Lynch	1	0	1	0	0
Dale Long	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hearn	6.2	8	0	4
Windy McCall	1.1	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Law	7.0	7	1	2
Roy Face	2.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Brandt: 63
Bill White: 31
Willie Mays: S
Dusty Rhodes: 7/78D

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: K
Bob Skinner: S
Bill Virdon: 3/G.1-2
Frank Thomas: 63

Top 2

Daryl Spencer: 63
Bill Sarni: D9
Foster Castleman: S.2-3
Eddie Bressoud: D7.3-H;1-H(E7/TH)(NR);B-3
Jim Hearn: S.3-H
Jackie Brandt: 46(1)/FO
Bill White: 5/FL

Bot 2

Lee Walls: 53
Roberto Clemente: 63
Dick Groat: 63

Top 3

Willie Mays: 63
Dusty Rhodes: K
Daryl Spencer: 53

Bot 3

Hank Foiles: T9/F
Vern Law: S7.3-H
Spook Jacobs: E6/G.1-2
Bob Skinner: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bill Virdon: 13

Top 4

Bill Sarni: S
Foster Castleman: 64(1)3/GDP
Eddie Bressoud: E6/G
Jim Hearn: 23

Bot 4

Frank Thomas: K
Lee Walls: 7
Roberto Clemente: HR/7
Dick Groat: S
Hank Foiles: S.1-2
Vern Law: K

Top 5

Jackie Brandt: 63
Bill White: 8
Willie Mays: K

Bot 5

Spook Jacobs: 53
Bob Skinner: 13
Bill Virdon: 13

Top 6

Dusty Rhodes: D9/9DW
Daryl Spencer: 9
Bill Sarni: W
Foster Castleman: HP.2-3;1-2
Eddie Bressoud: 4/P
Jim Hearn: 4

Bot 6

Frank Thomas: K
Lee Walls: 9
Roberto Clemente: 9

Top 7

Jackie Brandt: 43
Bill White: 2/FL
Willie Mays: 4/P

Bot 7

Dick Groat: 43
Hank Foiles: 6/P
Jerry Lynch: T8/8XD
Dale Long: 3E1.3-H(NR)(UR)
Bob Skinner: D9.1-H(UR)
Bill Virdon: S4.2-H(UR);BX2(26)

Top 8

Bob Lennon: S9
Daryl Spencer: 4/P
George Wilson: 9/9D
Foster Castleman: 7

Bot 8

Frank Thomas: 7/L
Lee Walls: HR/7
Roberto Clemente: 8
Dick Groat: 7

Top 9

Eddie Bressoud: W
Don Mueller: 7
Jackie Brandt: 9
Bill White: 7

Notes & reviews

Jim Hearn missed 1B bag; Giants Manager Bill Rigney ejected by 1B umpire Frank Dascoli
Bill Sarni ejected by HP umpire Larry Goetz arguing call at HP; Bill Virdon out trying to advance

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