Pirates @ Phillies
May 26, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 10 0
Phillies 2 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 10 0
Phillies 2 9 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .292
OBP .000 .374
At Bats 4 130
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 29
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 14

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 2
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Connie Mack Stadium - May 26, 1956
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Vern Law
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Richie Ashburn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 10 0 5
Philadelphia Phillies 2 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Vern Law
Losing Pitcher Stu Miller
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Foiles
Attendance 4,614
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Ben Flowers. Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Ted Kazanski. Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out.
Top 9 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 9 Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Law moves to second.
Top 9 Law hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hamner hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat strikes out.
Top 8 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon strikes out.
Top 7 Freese hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ben Flowers now pitching. Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Curt Simmons pinch runs for Jim Greengrass. Ashburn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Stu Miller. Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Kazanski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foiles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ennis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Lopata reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Blaylock is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to third. Kazanski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kazanski is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 There goes Jones. The throw from Foiles and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Jones is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Valo is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Law strikes out.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Foiles moves to third.
Top 4 Foiles hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blaylock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Jones scores.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Valo hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Law strikes out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Foiles hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. Thomas scores. Walls moves to second.
Top 1 Walls takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Long hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Ashburn fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ashburn. Long moves to third.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese strikes out.