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BOS  8
BAL  4
 NYY  9
@WSH  5
 NYG  5
PIT  4
Standings at end of play this day

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 2,493

 Wednesday, April 18, 1956
Time of Game: 0:00
Pirates
4
0-2
Lost 2
8th, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   3  0  0   1  0  0    4  9  1
Giants          1  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    5 10  1
W: Windy McCall (1-0), L: Vern Law (0-1)
 Giants
5
2-0
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Clemente RF-CF              3   0   2   2    2   0  .286  .730              1   0   IW
D Groat SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125              4   1   SH
D Long 1B                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .222 1.111              7   0   GDP
F Thomas LF                   4   2   2   2    0   2  .286 1.587              1   0   2·HR,HBP
D Kravitz C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .500              7   0   2B
  L Walls PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   1   
G Freese 3B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .571 1.238              1   2   HBP,IW
B Del Greco CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500              2   0   
  R Munger P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  T Atwell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J McMahan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  V Law P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   SH
J O'Brien 2B                  3   1   2   0    1   1  .286  .661              1   1   
D Littlefield P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  P Ward PH-RF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333              0   0   
  J Shepard C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   0    6   8                         26   6
Batting Events
2B: D Kravitz (1).
HR: F Thomas 2 (2, 1 off W McCall, 1 off R Gomez; 4th inn, 0 on; 7th inn, 0 on).
SH: V Law (1); D Groat (1).
IBB: G Freese (1); R Clemente (1).
HBP: G Freese (1, by S Ridzik); F Thomas (1, by W McCall).
TB: F Thomas 8; R Clemente 2; J O'Brien 2; G Freese 2; D Kravitz 2.
GIDP: D Long (1).
RBI: R Clemente 2 (2); F Thomas 2 (2).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
E: G Freese (1).
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Mueller RF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .444              2   0   
A Dark SS                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .429 1.016              2   1   2B,SF
W Mays CF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .778              2   0   
D Rhodes LF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .200  .900              0   0   
D Spencer 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393              1   3   
F Castleman 3B                2   1   1   1    0   0  .500 2.500              0   1   HR
  G Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  H Thompson 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400              0   2   
G Harris 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .875              8   2   HR
W Westrum C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286             10   0   
  G Coan PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
R Gomez P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Ridzik P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
  B Lennon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  W McCall P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  W Lockman PH                0   1   0   0    1   0                          0   0   
Totals                       34   5  10   0    4   4                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: A Dark (1).
HR: F Castleman (1, off D Littlefield; 2nd inn, 0 on); G Harris (1, off D Littlefield; 2nd inn, 0 on).
SF: A Dark (1).
TB: G Harris 5; F Castleman 4; A Dark 3; D Mueller 2; W Mays 2; W Westrum.
RBI: W Mays (1); A Dark (1); F Castleman (1); G Harris (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Spencer-A Dark-G Harris.
E: W McCall (1).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Littlefield                  2     4   3   2    0   1   2   9.00   10     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·       39    -                
R Munger                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
J McMahan                      1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
V Law, L (0-1)                 4     4   2   2    2   1   0   4.50   17     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
Totals                         8.2  10   5   4    4   4   2          39     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -  
New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gomez                        3.2   5   3   3    3   4   1   7.36   18     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·       40    -                
S Ridzik                       2.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
W McCall, W (1-0)              3     3   1   1    1   3   1   3.00   14     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
Totals                         9     9   4   4    6   8   2          43     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -
Balks: None.
WP: D Littlefield (1); R Gomez (1).
HBP: W McCall (1; F Thomas); S Ridzik (1; G Freese).
IBB: W McCall (1); S Ridzik (1).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 2,493.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        New York Giants                              
1. Roberto Clemente             RF       1. Don Mueller                  RF
2. Dick Groat                   SS       2. Alvin Dark                   SS
3. Dale Long                    1B       3. Willie Mays                  CF
4. Frank Thomas                 LF       4. Dusty Rhodes                 LF
5. Danny Kravitz                 C       5. Daryl Spencer                2B
6. Gene Freese                  3B       6. Foster Castleman             3B
7. Bobby Del Greco              CF       7. Gail Harris                  1B
8. Johnny O'Brien               2B       8. Wes Westrum                   C
9. Dick Littlefield              P       9. Ruben Gomez                   P

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