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August 16, 1956

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Jackie Robinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .500 .397
At Bats 3 210
Hits 0 60
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 3 39
RBI’s 0 30

Dick Littlefield Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 0
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Ebbets Field - August 16, 1956
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Out
Dick Littlefield
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Foster Castleman
Daryl Spencer
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Jackie Robinson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 13 Littlefield strikes out.
Top 13 Mays takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 13 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 13 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Dixie Howell now catching. Don Drysdale now pitching. Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Howell strikes out.
Bottom 12 Dixie Howell pinch hits for Don Bessent. Littlefield spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Littlefield. Amoros moves to third.
Bottom 12 Sandy Amoros pinch runs for Roy Campanella. Fernandez bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Amoros moves to second.
Bottom 12 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 12 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Sarni hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez catches it and throws to second to double up Castleman.
Top 12 Castleman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Castleman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 11 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Furillo strikes out.
Bottom 11 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Top 11 White strikes out.
Top 11 Littlefield strikes out.
Top 11 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Bessent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Brandt hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Brandt reaches third base with a triple.
Top 10 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Campanella hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Sarni hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Wilson pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 8 Mays is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brandt bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Mueller moves to second.
Top 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fernandez is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 7 Bessent strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Spencer strikes out.
Top 7 Sarni hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Castleman strikes out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Bessent covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Don Mueller now playing right field. Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Don Bessent now pitching. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bessent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Windy McCall. Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Spencer takes first base on ball four. Sarni moves to second.
Top 6 Sarni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Windy McCall now pitching. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Roebuck moves to second.
Bottom 5 Roebuck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Fernandez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 5 Campanella is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Furillo scores.
Bottom 5 Marv Grissom now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snider scores. Furillo moves to third.
Bottom 5 Furillo hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Snider moves to third.
Bottom 5 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 White hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ed Roebuck now pitching. White hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Campanella settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Campanella.
Top 5 Rhodes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Rhodes reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brandt moves to second.
Top 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ridzik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores.
Bottom 4 Erskine hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Fernandez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Sarni strikes out.
Top 4 Castleman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Furillo. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Spencer applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rhodes hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gilliam strikes out.
Top 2 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sarni scores.
Top 2 Sarni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Sarni reaches third base with a triple. Rhodes scores. White scores.
Top 2 Castleman hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. White reaches second base with a double. Rhodes moves to third.
Top 2 Rhodes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Erskine bunts in front of the plate. Sarni scoops up the ball and tags Erskine for the out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 1 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.