Pirates @ Phillies
September 8, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 12 3
Phillies 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 12 3
Phillies 4 8 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .298
OBP .500 .376
At Bats 3 541
Hits 1 161
• Singles 1 128
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 65
RBI’s 0 47

Dick Hall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 7 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 8, 1956
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Out
Dick Hall
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Richie Ashburn
Granny Hamner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 12 3 5
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Roy Face
Losing Pitcher Ben Flowers
Save Dick Hall
Game Winning RBI Bill Virdon
Attendance 4,806
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ashburn hits a line drive towards third. Thomas catches it and throws to second to double up Hamner.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Ben Flowers. Baumholtz bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dick Hall now pitching. Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo throws the ball in to Hamner who tags Virdon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Skinner scores.
Top 9 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Roy Face. Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Mazeroski trying to get to home. Ennis throws the ball in to Lopata who tags Mazeroski, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Skinner moves to second.
Top 9 Foiles bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Hemus covering, for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Roy Face now pitching. Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Long hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Walls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Blaylock 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 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howie Pollet now pitching. Ashburn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dick Cole pinch hits for Cholly Naranjo. Cole hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Flowers is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Ben Flowers now pitching. Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock fields the ball and throws to Flowers covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Hemus scores. Blaylock scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Cholly Naranjo now pitching. Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Naranjo has Ashburn trapped. There's the throw to Thomas and over to Foiles, who tags Ashburn for the out. Hemus moves to third. Blaylock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Hemus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Hemus reaches second base with a double. Haddix scores. Ashburn moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haddix moves to second.
Bottom 5 Harvey Haddix pinch hits for Saul Rogovin. Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Hamner scores.
Bottom 5 Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walls strikes out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Law hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foiles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Blaylock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hemus moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rogovin hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Long is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rogovin fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rogovin. Walls moves to second.
Top 3 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Ashburn throws the ball in to Jones who tags Clemente trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Law hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Foiles moves to second.
Top 2 Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 2 Mazeroski bunts towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Long moves to second.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Blaylock hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walls strikes out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.