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August 21, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 2 9 0
Braves 4 8 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 2 9 0
Braves 4 9 1

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .267
OBP .333 .370
At Bats 3 375
Hits 1 100
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 26
Walks 0 63
RBI’s 0 69

Max Surkont Season Stats

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County Stadium - August 21, 1956
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Triple
Max Surkont
Wes Westrum
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Hank Thompson
Daryl Spencer
Dusty Rhodes
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Rhodes hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 8 Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Adcock, and towards O'Connell, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Max Surkont now pitching. O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mays strikes out.
Top 7 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to second.
Top 7 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Joe Margoneri. Brandt 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 7 Westrum 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.
Bottom 6 Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Logan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Margoneri fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schoendienst 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.
Bottom 4 Conley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Rice reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mueller 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 4 Margoneri strikes out.
Top 4 Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Westrum reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 3 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Margoneri, and towards Spencer, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rhodes 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 3 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. White reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. Mays scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 3 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball towards left. Pafko settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pafko.
Top 3 Mueller 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.
Bottom 2 Conley hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Margoneri hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 White 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 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Schoendienst moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.
Top 1 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.