Pirates @ Braves
August 30, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 1 4 1
Braves 1 5 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 1 4 1
Braves 1 5 0

Joe Adcock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .317
OBP .500 .371
At Bats 2 315
Hits 1 100
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 30
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 1 81

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 0
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County Stadium - August 30, 1956
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Bob Friend
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Joe Adcock
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Adcock bunts, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Clemente 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 8 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buhl hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shepard hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 6 Adcock bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Logan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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 Skinner 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 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bruton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Shepard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Friend hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buhl 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 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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 3 Wes Covington now playing left field. Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wes Covington pinch runs for Bobby Thomson. Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Adcock 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 2 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Friend hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Friend reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente 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 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 1 Virdon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.