Pirates @ Reds
August 22, 1956

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Top 7 R H E
Pirates 3 11 3
Reds 6 5 0
Top 7 R H E
Pirates 3 11 3
Reds 6 5 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .304
OBP .333 .355
At Bats 3 326
Hits 1 99
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 28

Hal Jeffcoat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Crosley Field - August 22, 1956
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Out
Hal Jeffcoat
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Hank Foiles
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Foiles moves to second.
Top 7 Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 7 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnny O'Brien now pitching. Bailey 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 6 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Bob Friend. Shepard hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Clemente moves to second.
Top 6 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 6 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Walls hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Post bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Robinson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Temple scores.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Temple reaches second base with a double. McMillan scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Nuxhall bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Friend 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 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nuxhall fires to first and has Long trapped. There's the throw to McMillan who tags Long for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Virdon strikes out.
Top 3 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazeroski tags and scores.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Foiles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Foiles reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Nuxhall strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Friend strikes out.
Top 2 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson scores. Kluszewski moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple scores. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Bell bunts towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walls is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.