April 18, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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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

0-2

Lost 2

8th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
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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: W McCall (1-0), L: V Law (0-1)

Giants

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   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   4    6   8                    26   6

BATTING

2B: D Kravitz (1).

HR: F Thomas 2 (2, off W McCall, 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

E: G Freese (1).

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   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 1.015         2   1   2B,SF
W Mays CF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .777         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   4    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

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: A Dark (1); F Castleman (1); G Harris (1); W Mays (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Spencer-A Dark-G Harris.

E: W McCall (1).

PITCHING

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).

IBB: W McCall (1); S Ridzik (1).

HBP: W McCall (1; F Thomas); S Ridzik (1; G Freese).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Larry Goetz.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 2,493.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Giants                      
1. R Clemente           RF    1. D Mueller            RF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. A Dark               SS 
3. D Long               1B    3. W Mays               CF 
4. F Thomas             LF    4. D Rhodes             LF 
5. D Kravitz            C     5. D Spencer            2B 
6. G Freese             3B    6. F Castleman          3B 
7. B Del Greco          CF    7. G Harris             1B 
8. J O'Brien            2B    8. W Westrum            C  
9. D Littlefield        P     9. R Gomez              P

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   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 0   5   -                     T Atwell                        
   t 0   5   -                     F Castleman                     
   t 0   5   -                     F Castleman                     
   t 0   5   -                     R Clemente                      
   t 0   5   -                     R Clemente

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