Pittsburgh Pirates 1 – 11 New York Giants
8 July 1956 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Four Homers in an Inning · 4 | New York Giants | 1 in 1,360 games |
| 34 | final score 11–1 | 1 in 326 games | |
| 17 | 2 home runs | Willie Mays | 1 in 259 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 11 | 12 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Skinner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Foiles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 3.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Cholly Naranjo | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Bressoud | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Red Schoendienst | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Mueller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Mays | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Bill White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Jackie Brandt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daryl Spencer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Wes Westrum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 HR |
| Ruben Gomez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Gomez | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |