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May 28, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 2 1
Pirates 3 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 2 1
Pirates 3 8 0

Gil Hodges Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 2 114
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 22

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 28, 1956
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Out
Bob Friend
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Curt Roberts
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Roberto Clemente
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Gil Hodges

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 2 1 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Carl Erskine
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Skinner
Attendance 32,221
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Roberto Clemente now playing left field. Snider takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roberto Clemente pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Long strikes out.
Bottom 8 Clem Labine now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reese strikes out.
Top 8 Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Randy Jackson pinch hits for Carl Erskine. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Friend hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Snider throws the ball in to Robinson who tags Roberts trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 7 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Amoros strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Robinson. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Freese hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walls bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. Reese moves to second.
Top 6 Curt Roberts now playing second base. Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Long strikes out.
Bottom 5 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Friend bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Skinner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles scores.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Foiles reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Erskine hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Furillo 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 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foiles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walls tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Campanella strikes out.
Top 1 Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Reese bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.