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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 8, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 8, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Saul Rogovin |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,806 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Saul Rogovin | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 8, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Rogovin
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Rogovin
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Rogovin
Walls strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Law
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Law
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Law
Blaylock hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Law
Lopata is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Rogovin
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Long vs. Rogovin
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Rogovin
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Rogovin
Mazeroski bunts towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Rogovin
Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Law vs. Rogovin
Law hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Rogovin
Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Law
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Law
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Law
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Law
Hamner hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Rogovin
Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Ashburn throws the ball in to Jones who tags Clemente trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Rogovin
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Rogovin
Rogovin fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rogovin. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Rogovin
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Rogovin
Long is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Rogovin
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rogovin vs. Law
Rogovin hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Law
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Law
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Law
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Blaylock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hemus moves to third. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Rogovin
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Rogovin
Foiles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Rogovin
Law hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Rogovin
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Law
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Law
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Law
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Rogovin
Clemente hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Rogovin
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Rogovin
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Law
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Law
Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Hamner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haddix vs. Law
Harvey Haddix pinch hits for Saul Rogovin.
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Hamner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Law
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Law
Hemus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Hemus reaches second base with a double. Haddix scores. Ashburn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Blaylock vs. Naranjo
Cholly Naranjo now pitching.
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Naranjo has Ashburn trapped. There's the throw to Thomas and over to Foiles, who tags Ashburn for the out. Hemus moves to third. Blaylock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lopata vs. Naranjo
Lopata hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Hemus scores. Blaylock scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Naranjo
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Flowers
Ben Flowers now pitching.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock fields the ball and throws to Flowers covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Flowers
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Flowers
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Flowers
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Naranjo
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Naranjo
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Naranjo
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Flowers vs. Naranjo
Flowers is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Flowers
Dick Cole pinch hits for Cholly Naranjo.
Cole hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Flowers
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Flowers
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Pollet
Howie Pollet now pitching.
Ashburn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Pollet
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Pollet
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Flowers
Walls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Flowers
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Flowers
Long hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Flowers
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Face
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Face
Jones hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Face
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Flowers
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Flowers
Foiles bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Hemus covering, for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Flowers
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Roy Face.
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Mazeroski trying to get to home. Ennis throws the ball in to Lopata who tags Mazeroski, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Flowers
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo throws the ball in to Hamner who tags Virdon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Skinner scores. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Hall
Dick Hall now pitching.
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Hall
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Ben Flowers.
Baumholtz bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Hall
Ashburn hits a line drive towards third. Thomas catches it and throws to second to double up Hamner. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1956 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 5 0 1 1 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hemus S, 2b 4 1 1 1
Walls L, lf 3 0 1 0 Blaylock M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lopata S, c 4 0 1 2
Long D, 1b 3 2 3 1 Ennis D, lf 4 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 2 0 Valo E, rf 4 0 1 0
Foiles H, c 3 1 2 2 Hamner G, ss 4 1 2 0
Law V, p 2 0 1 1 Rogovin S, p 1 0 0 0
Naranjo C, p 0 0 0 0 Haddix H, ph 1 1 0 0
Cole D, ph 1 0 0 0 Flowers B, p 1 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, ph 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Skinner B, ph 1 1 1 0
Hall D, p 0 0 0 0
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33 5 12 5 35 4 8 3
Pittsburgh 020 100 011 -- 5
Philadelphia 000 040 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V 4.1 4 4 1 1 1
Naranjo C 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Pollet H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Face R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Hall D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Rogovin S 5.0 6 3 3 2 2
Flowers B (L) 4.0 6 2 2 1 0
E -- Long D, Groat D 2, Rogovin S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Clemente R, Hamner G, Hemus S, Lopata S
HR -- Foiles H, Long D
SH -- Foiles H, Baumholtz F
T -- 2:45
A -- 4806
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