Pirates @ Reds
August 21, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Reds	1	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Reds	1	2	0

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.217
OBP	.000	.307
At Bats	0	166
Hits	0	36
• Singles	0	21
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	25

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	9	2

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Crosley Field - August 21, 1956

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Out

Vern Law

Jack Shepard

Dale Long

Bill Mazeroski

Frank Thomas

Dick Groat

Lee Walls

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Smoky Burgess

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out.

Top 2 Groat 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 2 Virdon strikes out.

Bottom 1 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Clemente strikes out.

Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out.

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