Pirates @ Braves
July 15, 1956

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Pirates 1 6 1
Braves 2 6 0
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Pirates 1 6 1
Braves 2 6 0

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .275
OBP .667 .324
At Bats 3 229
Hits 2 63
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 33

Taylor Phillips Season Stats

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0 0 0
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County Stadium - July 15, 1956
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Taylor Phillips
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Frank Thomas
Lee Walls
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Cole now playing third base. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Lee Walls now playing center field. Roy Face now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dick Cole pinch hits for Bill Virdon. Cole takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 7 Hank Foiles pinch hits for Cholly Naranjo. Foiles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Top 7 Shepard takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 7 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Clemente is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Naranjo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Covington bunts towards the mound. Naranjo fields it and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Walls strikes out.
Top 6 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Naranjo hits a popup towards the mound. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Naranjo covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Naranjo covering, for the out.
Top 4 Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long strikes out.
Top 4 Taylor Phillips now pitching. Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Mathews. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Mathews steals third.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a fly ball towards center. Virdon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Virdon. Dittmer scores. Mathews moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell bunts between the mound and first base. Naranjo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. Dittmer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jack Dittmer pinch hits for Bob Trowbridge. Dittmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Trowbridge, and towards Mathews, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Virdon. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Virdon steals second.
Top 3 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Naranjo strikes out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Covington moves to third.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Covington reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trowbridge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Clemente. The throw from Crandall and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Logan trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat strikes out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.