Reds @ Phillies
September 18, 1956

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Reds 4 9 1
Phillies 5 11 0
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Reds 4 9 1
Phillies 5 11 0

Frank Robinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .294
OBP .333 .383
At Bats 3 541
Hits 1 159
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 38
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 0 82

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 16 3
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 18, 1956
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Strikeout
Robin Roberts
Andy Seminick
Stan Lopata
Solly Hemus
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Jim Greengrass
Frank Robinson
George Crowe
Gus Bell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Robinson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Crowe takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 8 Post strikes out.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Bobby Balcena pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Temple hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Thurman scores. Balcena moves to third.
Top 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Joe Black. Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thurman moves to third.
Top 8 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hamner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Ennis scores.
Bottom 7 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. Ennis moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Ennis reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crowe strikes out.
Top 7 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields the ball and throws to Black covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Black fires to first and picks off Ashburn.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Roberts strikes out.
Top 6 Bell 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 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jim Greengrass now playing right field. Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Seminick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Stu Miller pinch runs for Elmer Valo. Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopata scores. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 5 Valo takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joe Black now pitching. Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Art Schult pinch hits for Don Gross. Schult hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hemus hits a line drive towards first. Crowe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Seminick is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Crowe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Post 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 4 Bell is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Valo bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to third for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ennis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bailey hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hemus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields it and throws to home to get Seminick. Roberts moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Don Gross now pitching. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Valo scores. Seminick moves to third. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 2 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Valo. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Valo steals second.
Bottom 2 Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Crowe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Post hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Ashburn steals third.
Bottom 1 Hemus hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Temple bunts towards first. Lopata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out.