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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1956-07-01 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 23459 · 3:11

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–6. New York Giants put up 3 in the 8th. Windy McCall earned the win and Marv Grissom picked up the save. Lee Walls went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Windy McCall L: Luis Arroyo SV: Marv Grissom

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Bressoud	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bill White	3	3	2	0	2	0
Willie Mays	3	0	2	4	2	0
Dusty Rhodes	4	0	1	1	1	1
Bob Lennon	2	0	0	1	1	0
Foster Castleman	5	1	2	0	0	0
Daryl Spencer	4	0	2	0	1	0
Wes Westrum	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Littlefield	2	0	0	1	0	1
Don Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sarni	2	0	1	0	0	0
Red Schoendienst	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Hofman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spook Jacobs	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dick Cole	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Walls	5	2	2	3	0	0
Frank Thomas	4	1	1	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente	4	0	1	1	0	1
Dick Groat	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Skinner	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Shepard	4	1	1	1	0	1
Laurin Pepper	1	1	0	0	1	1
Bill Virdon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Face	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Long	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Littlefield	4.0	4	3	3
Steve Ridzik	1.0	2	0	0
Windy McCall	2.0	0	0	1
Hoyt Wilhelm	1.0	1	0	2
Marv Grissom	1.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Laurin Pepper	5.0	6	4	1
Roy Face	1.1	1	4	0
Red Munger	1.1	2	0	0
Luis Arroyo	0.1	2	0	1
Bob Friend	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Bressoud: 7
Bill White: S9
Willie Mays: SB2
Willie Mays: 3
Dusty Rhodes: T9.2-H
Bob Lennon: 5/FL

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: 43
Dick Cole: 63
Lee Walls: HR/7
Frank Thomas: S7.B-2(E7)
Roberto Clemente: S9.2-H(UR)
Dick Groat: 4

Top 2

Foster Castleman: S7.B-2(E7)
Daryl Spencer: 8.2-3
Wes Westrum: W
Dick Littlefield: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Eddie Bressoud: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bob Skinner: K
Jack Shepard: 63
Laurin Pepper: K

Top 3

Bill White: 43
Willie Mays: W
Dusty Rhodes: SB2
Dusty Rhodes: 2/FL
Bob Lennon: IW
Foster Castleman: 8

Bot 3

Spook Jacobs: W
Dick Cole: CS2(26)
Dick Cole: 43
Lee Walls: 13

Top 4

Daryl Spencer: D7
Wes Westrum: 9.2-3
Dick Littlefield: OA.3XH(2)#
Dick Littlefield: K

Bot 4

Frank Thomas: 43
Roberto Clemente: K
Dick Groat: W
Bob Skinner: 13

Top 5

Eddie Bressoud: S8
Bill White: W.1-2
Willie Mays: S7.2-H;1-2
Dusty Rhodes: 36(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bob Lennon: 9

Bot 5

Jack Shepard: HR/7
Laurin Pepper: W
Spook Jacobs: S9.1-2
Dick Cole: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2
Bill Virdon: 43
Lee Walls: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Frank Thomas: E6.2-H(UR)
Roberto Clemente: 36(1)/FO
Dick Groat: OA.1-2(E3/TH)
Dick Groat: 2/FL

Top 6

Foster Castleman: S8
Daryl Spencer: W.1-2
Don Mueller: 7
George Wilson: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bob Skinner: 9
Jack Shepard: 8
Roy Face: 63

Top 7

Eddie Bressoud: 8
Bill White: W
Willie Mays: W.1-2
Dusty Rhodes: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Lennon: 7/SF.3-H
Foster Castleman: 7/FL

Bot 7

Spook Jacobs: 4
Bill Virdon: K/C
Lee Walls: 63

Top 8

Daryl Spencer: 8
Bill Sarni: S
Red Schoendienst: 46(1)/FO
Eddie Bressoud: S7.1-2
Bill White: S4.2-3;1-2
Willie Mays: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Dusty Rhodes: K

Bot 8

Frank Thomas: E4#
Roberto Clemente: PB.1-2
Roberto Clemente: 13
Dick Groat: S.2-3
Bob Skinner: K
Jack Shepard: K

Top 9

Bobby Hofman: 43/G#
Foster Castleman: 43/G#
Daryl Spencer: S
Bill Sarni: 63/G#

Bot 9

Johnny O'Brien: 5
Dale Long: S
Bill Virdon: 13.1-2
Lee Walls: 5/L

Notes & reviews

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Catcher Foiles ejected by HP umpire Landes for arguing balls and strikes
Pirates Trainer Charles Jorgensen ejected by HP umpire Landes for bench jockeying
Bill White's return throw to the mound after a pickoff attempt was wild
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