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May 16, 1956

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Top 2	R	H	E
Reds	2	4	0
Pirates	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Reds	2	4	0
Pirates	0	1	0

Gus Bell Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.300
OBP	1.000	.447
At Bats	0	80
Hits	0	24
• Singles	0	11
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	1	21
RBI’s	0	12

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	2	0

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Forbes Field - May 16, 1956

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Out

Bob Friend

Jack Shepard

Dale Long

Curt Roberts

Gene Freese

Dick Groat

Frank Thomas

Roberto Clemente

Lee Walls

Gus Bell

Frank Robinson

Johnny Temple

Joe Nuxhall

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.

Top 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nuxhall moves to third.

Top 2 Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clemente. Nuxhall reaches second base with a double. Bailey scores. McMillan goes all the way around to score.

Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.

Top 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Jablonski is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Post is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Long takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Groat reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Roberts strikes out.

Top 1 Kluszewski strikes out.

Top 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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