Pirates @ Giants
July 8, 1956

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Pirates 1 5 0
Giants 7 8 0
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Pirates 1 5 0
Giants 7 8 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .280
OBP 1.000 .375
At Bats 2 246
Hits 2 69
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 2 13
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 3 33

Johnny O'Brien Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Polo Grounds - July 8, 1956
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Walk
Johnny O'Brien
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mays takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a popup in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud 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 4 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Johnny O'Brien now pitching. Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out.
Bottom 3 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gomez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 3 Law strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 2 Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
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.