Pirates @ Giants
July 8, 1956

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	1	0
Giants	2	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	1	0
Giants	2	2	0

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.277
OBP	.000	.305
At Bats	0	159
Hits	0	44
• Singles	0	32
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	7
RBI’s	0	20

Ruben Gomez Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	8	1

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Polo Grounds - July 8, 1956

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Out

Ruben Gomez

Wes Westrum

Bill White

Red Schoendienst

Daryl Spencer

Eddie Bressoud

Hank Thompson

Willie Mays

Don Mueller

Roberto Clemente

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 White 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 1 Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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

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

Bottom 1 Bressoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Bressoud reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Long hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virdon tags and scores. Groat tags and moves to third.

Top 1 Thomas bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. Virdon moves to third. Groat moves to second.

Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.

Top 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.

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