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June 21, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 7 12 0
Pirates 2 7 3
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Braves 7 12 0
Pirates 2 8 3

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .265
OBP .333 .331
At Bats 3 151
Hits 1 40
• Singles 0 29
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 15

Bob Buhl Season Stats

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5 3 0
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Forbes Field - June 21, 1956
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Single
Bob Buhl
Del Rice
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Felix Mantilla
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop. Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 8 Bruton strikes out.
Top 8 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jack McMahan now pitching. Dick Cole now playing shortstop. Buhl 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 7 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien. Lynch strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dick Cole pinch hits for Red Munger. Cole takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Foiles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon scores.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton, who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple. O'Brien goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Frank Torre now playing first base. O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Aaron 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.
Top 6 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second.
Top 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Adcock scores. Rice scores. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 6 Buhl 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.
Top 6 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Rice reaches second base with a double. Thomson scores. Adcock moves to third.
Top 6 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Red Munger now pitching. Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Ron Kline. Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Foiles strikes out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a ball on the groundWalls throws the ball in to O'Brien who tags O'Connell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Adcock scores. Rice scores. Logan moves to third.
Top 4 Buhl hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Logan is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Rice reaches second base with a double. Adcock moves to third.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 O'Connell 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 2 O'Brien hits a line drive towards first. Adcock catches it and steps on first to double up Foiles.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Buhl hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. O'Connell scores.
Top 1 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.