Pirates @ Giants
August 19, 1956

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Top 7 R H E
Pirates 6 7 0
Giants 6 6 0
Top 7 R H E
Pirates 6 8 0
Giants 6 6 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .297
OBP .333 .350
At Bats 3 317
Hits 1 94
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 1 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 27

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 4
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Polo Grounds - August 19, 1956
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Single
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Foster Castleman
Daryl Spencer
Dusty Rhodes
Willie Mays
Jackie Brandt
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Castleman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Sarni hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Shepard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Hall moves to second.
Top 6 Hall takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Walls goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rhodes hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Shepard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Brandt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Littlefield bunts for an out with unknown description. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Dick Hall now pitching. Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Sarni hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Face hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Littlefield hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Walls strikes out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Virdon tags and scores.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Sarni strikes out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Face hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out.
Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.