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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 12, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 12, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 20,115 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Preston Ward | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Center Fielder |
| Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 12, 1956
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Friend
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Friend
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Friend
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Roberts
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Roberts
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Friend
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Friend
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Friend
Greengrass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Friend
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Kazanski vs. Friend
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Roberts
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Roberts
Kravitz hits a popup towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Friend
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Friend
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Friend
Hamner strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Friend
Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Roberts
Friend bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Kazanski covering, for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Roberts
Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Roberts
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Friend
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Friend
Jones hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Friend
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Friend
Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Roberts
Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Roberts
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Friend
Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Friend
Roberts bunts towards third. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kazanski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Friend
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kazanski scores. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Friend
Hamner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skinner. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blaylock vs. Friend
Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Friend
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Friend
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Roberts
Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Roberts
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Freese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Friend
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Friend
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Friend
Kazanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seminick moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Friend
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Friend
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Roberts
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Roberts
Walls bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Roberts
Kravitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kravitz moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Roberts
Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kravitz scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Pillette
Duane Pillette now pitching.
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Freese reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Friend moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Skinner vs. Pillette
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Friend
Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Lee Walls now playing right field. Gene Freese now playing third
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Friend
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blaylock for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Friend
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Pillette
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Pillette
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Pillette
Del Greco hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Pillette
There goes Thomas. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Kazanski applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Friend
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Friend
Greengrass hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Friend
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Pillette
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Pillette
Kravitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Pillette
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Friend vs. Pillette
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones has Walls trapped. There's the throw to Seminick and back to Hamner, who tags Walls for the out. Groat moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Pillette
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Friend
Kazanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Littlefield
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Duane Pillette. Dick Littlefield now pitching. Wally Westlake pinch hits for Frank Baumholtz.
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Littlefield
Ashburn bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kazanski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lopata vs. Littlefield
Stan Lopata pinch hits for Granny Hamner.
Lopata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kazanski scores. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Blaylock vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. Ashburn moves to third. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ennis vs. King
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. King
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1956 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 5 2 3 1 Freese G, 2b-3b 5 1 3 3
Hamner G, ss 4 0 1 1 Skinner B, rf 4 0 0 0
Lopata S, ph 1 0 1 1 O'Brien J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Blaylock M, 1b 4 0 0 1 Long D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Ennis D, lf 4 0 0 1 Thomas F, lf 4 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ward P, 3b 3 1 2 2
Greengrass J, rf 4 0 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 1 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 0 1 0 Walls L, cf-rf 3 0 1 0
Kazanski T, 2b 4 2 3 0 Kravitz D, c 4 1 1 0
Roberts R, p 2 1 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 2 3 0
Pillette D, p 0 0 0 0 Friend B, p 3 0 1 1
Baumholtz F, ph 0 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Westlake W, ph 1 0 0 0 King N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 12 5 35 6 13 6
Philadelphia 000 030 002 -- 5
Pittsburgh 002 004 00x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (L) 5.2 10 6 6 0 0
Pillette D 2.1 3 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W)* 8.0 10 4 4 2 5
Littlefield D 0.1 2 1 0 0 1
King N (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Groat D, O'Brien J
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Hamner G, Freese G 2
HR -- Freese G, Ward P
CS -- Thomas F
SH -- Friend B
SF -- Blaylock M, Ennis D
T -- 2:23
A -- 20115
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