Pirates @ Giants
August 17, 1956

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 1 7 0
Giants 4 8 0
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 1 7 0
Giants 4 8 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .296
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 3 314
Hits 1 93
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 27

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 4
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Polo Grounds - August 17, 1956
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Walk
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Foster Castleman
Daryl Spencer
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Thomas strikes out. There goes Clemente. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brandt 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 7 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny O'Brien now pitching. Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dick Cole pinch hits for Fred Waters. Cole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Skinner moves to third.
Top 7 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 7 Foiles strikes out.
Top 7 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Margoneri fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sarni hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Castleman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Foiles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente 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 6 Don Mueller now playing right field. Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fred Waters now pitching. Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third.
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Brandt trying to get to third. Walls throws the ball in to Thomas, who tags Brandt for the out.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer scores.
Bottom 5 Margoneri bunts towards first. Skinner scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cholly Naranjo now pitching. Sarni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dick Hall pinch hits for Red Munger. Hall is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a line drive into left 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.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Clemente. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Clemente steals second.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst 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 Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Margoneri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Munger bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Foiles moves to second.
Top 3 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Foiles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Mays takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.