Pirates @ Reds
July 20, 1956

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Pirates 4 7 3
Reds 4 12 2
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Pirates 4 8 3
Reds 4 12 2

Dale Long Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .323
OBP .000 .378
At Bats 4 232
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 42

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 1
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Crosley Field - July 20, 1956
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Single
Johnny Klippstein
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Dale Long
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.
Bottom 10 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Bridges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third.
Bottom 10 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 10 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 O'Brien hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Johnny Temple now playing second base. Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Bottom 9 Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for George Crowe. Post hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Crowe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Johnny Temple pinch runs for Ed Bailey. George Crowe pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Shepard fires to second and picks off Temple for the out.
Bottom 9 Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Roy Face now pitching. Ed Bailey pinch hits for Tom Acker. Bailey hits a line drive into left field. Walls picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walls. Bailey moves to second.
Top 9 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Ron Kline. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski. Skinner is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Ray Jablonski. McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jablonski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Burgess trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shepard strikes out.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Acker covering, for the out.
Top 8 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Post hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Grammas is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Top 7 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Acker hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kline strikes out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tom Acker now pitching. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Art Fowler. Thurman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Jablonski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jablonski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Burgess 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 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Art Fowler now pitching. Groat strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McMillan. Mazeroski scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Kline strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Virdon, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Virdon steals home. Mazeroski moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground for an out. Virdon moves to third.
Top 4 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second.
Top 4 Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski 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 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Shepard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 3 Post hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grammas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Long strikes out.
Top 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gross, and towards Grammas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jablonski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Burgess is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long.
Top 2 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Shepard strikes out.
Top 1 Long hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Groat scores.
Top 1 Walls strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Clemente scores. Groat moves to third.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Groat reaches second base with a double. Clemente moves to third.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.