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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1956-06-30 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 8111 · 2:44

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–4. New York Giants put up 4 in the 2nd. Ruben Gomez earned the win and Hoyt Wilhelm picked up the save. Bill Virdon went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	12
PIT	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10

W: Ruben Gomez L: Ron Kline SV: Hoyt Wilhelm

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Bressoud	3	1	2	2	1	0
Bill White	5	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Mays	3	0	2	0	2	0
Dusty Rhodes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Lennon	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Sarni	5	1	1	0	0	0
Daryl Spencer	4	1	0	0	1	1
Foster Castleman	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ruben Gomez	4	2	3	1	0	0
Jackie Brandt	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spook Jacobs	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Virdon	5	1	3	2	0	0
Frank Thomas	5	0	2	0	0	0
Lee Walls	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Groat	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Foiles	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ron Kline	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Long	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Freese	2	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Cole	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jerry Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	8.2	9	2	2
Hoyt Wilhelm	0.1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Kline	4.0	6	2	1
Luis Arroyo	0.1	1	1	0
Roy Face	2.2	3	1	2
Red Swanson	0.2	1	1	0
Red Munger	1.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Bressoud: S
Bill White: 99
Willie Mays: 99
Dusty Rhodes: WP.1-2#
Dusty Rhodes: 99

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: HP
Bob Skinner: S9.1-3
Bill Virdon: S9.3-H;1-H(E9);B-3
Frank Thomas: PB.3-H
Frank Thomas: 99
Lee Walls: S
Roberto Clemente: 99
Dick Groat: 99

Top 2

Bob Lennon: 99
Bill Sarni: D9.B-3(E9)
Daryl Spencer: W
Foster Castleman: S7.3-H;1-2
Ruben Gomez: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Eddie Bressoud: T/89.3-H;1-H;B-H(E4/TH)(UR)
Bill White: 99

Bot 2

Hank Foiles: 99
Ron Kline: 99
Spook Jacobs: 99

Top 3

Willie Mays: S
Dusty Rhodes: 99
Bob Lennon: 63.1-2
Bill Sarni: SB3
Bill Sarni: 99

Bot 3

Bob Skinner: 99
Bill Virdon: S
Frank Thomas: 99
Lee Walls: 99

Top 4

Daryl Spencer: K
Foster Castleman: 99
Ruben Gomez: S
Eddie Bressoud: W.1-2
Bill White: 99

Bot 4

Roberto Clemente: HP
Dick Groat: 99
Hank Foiles: W.1-2
Dale Long: K
Spook Jacobs: 99

Top 5

Willie Mays: S
Dusty Rhodes: SB2
Dusty Rhodes: 99/G.2-3
Bob Lennon: W
Bill Sarni: 99
Daryl Spencer: 99

Bot 5

Bob Skinner: E4
Bill Virdon: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Frank Thomas: D
Lee Walls: 99

Top 6

Foster Castleman: T/78
Ruben Gomez: S/78.3-H
Eddie Bressoud: 99
Bill White: D.1-3
Willie Mays: IW
Dusty Rhodes: K
Bob Lennon: 3/G

Bot 6

Roberto Clemente: 99
Dick Groat: S
Hank Foiles: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 7

Bill Sarni: 99
Daryl Spencer: 99
Foster Castleman: K

Bot 7

Gene Freese: 99/G
Dick Cole: W
Bob Skinner: 99
Bill Virdon: 99

Top 8

Ruben Gomez: S7
Eddie Bressoud: 99/SH.1-2
Bill White: 99/F
Willie Mays: W
Jackie Brandt: S9.2-H;1-3
Bob Lennon: PO3(25)

Bot 8

Frank Thomas: S
Lee Walls: 99
Roberto Clemente: 99
Dick Groat: 99

Top 9

Bob Lennon: 99
Bill Sarni: 99
Daryl Spencer: 99

Bot 9

Hank Foiles: 99
Gene Freese: S
Jerry Lynch: K
Bob Skinner: S.1-2
Bill Virdon: S/78.2-H;1-2
Frank Thomas: 53

Notes & reviews

Giants manager Rigney ejected by HP umpire Dascoli for arguing balls and strikes. Coach Mueller ejected by 1B umpire Secory and George Wilson, not in game, ejected by Dascoli for continuing the argument

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