The Cincinnati Redlegs came up just a bit short against the New York Giants, 5 to 4, on May 8, 1956.

1956 Cincinnati Redlegs

Final

NYG

Giants

9-9

5

CIN

Redlegs

11-7

4

NYG

CIN

1

2

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

2

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

1

1

9

0

3

R

5

4

H

9

8

E

0

4

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Whitey Lockman LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Dark SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Willie Mays CF 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Ray Katt C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Daryl Spencer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bill White 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Don Mueller RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Foster Castleman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Hearn P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Don Liddle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4 0 2 3 1 0 11

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Hearn (W) 8.2 8 4 4 1 3 1
Don Liddle (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 8 4 4 1 3 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Johnny Temple 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Robinson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Gus Bell CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ray Jablonski 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wally Post PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Thurman RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 5
Ed Bailey C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Roy McMillan SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Smoky Burgess PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Jeffcoat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art Fowler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Batts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Crowe PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Al Silvera PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rocky Bridges SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 1 3 0 1 12

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Art Fowler (L) 6.0 8 4 3 1 3 0
Frank Smith 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Hal Jeffcoat 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 5 4 2 3 0

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