Pirates @ Dodgers
September 30, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 6 13 0
Dodgers 8 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 6 13 0
Dodgers 8 12 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .318
OBP .500 .363
At Bats 4 453
Hits 2 144
• Singles 1 109
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 3 39

Don Bessent Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 8
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Ebbets Field - September 30, 1956
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Out
Don Bessent
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bessent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Hodges trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Shepard who tags Hodges for the out. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 8 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Gene Freese now playing second base. Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Long strikes out.
Top 8 Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Brien moves to third.
Top 8 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Groat. Gene Freese pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski. Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 8 Don Bessent now pitching. Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Walls hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bob Friend now pitching. Dale Long now playing first base. Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Mazeroski scores. Shepard goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Clemente strikes out.
Top 7 Dale Long pinch hits for Ron Kline. Long hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Shepard bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groat moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Newcombe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 6 Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newcombe tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Newcombe moves to third.
Bottom 5 Ron Kline now pitching. Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Newcombe reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 John Powers pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Powers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second, with Reese covering, for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Amoros hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Purkey now pitching. Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shepard scores. Cole scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Shepard moves to third. Cole moves to second.
Top 3 Dick Cole pinch hits for Roy Face. Cole takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second.
Top 3 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Campanella hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Roy Face now pitching. Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Skinner strikes out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Newcombe, and towards Reese, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.