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July 29, 1956

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Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .216
OBP .250 .312
At Bats 3 134
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 0 20

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 2
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Forbes Field - July 29, 1956
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Double
Vern Law
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Frank Thomas
Dick Cole
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Smoky Burgess
Gus Bell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Burgess hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Virdon chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards O'Brien. O'Brien fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on O'Brien. Bell goes all the way around to score. Burgess moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kluszewski 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 8 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Top 8 Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for George Crowe. Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Crowe pinch hits for Don Gross. Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Law hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 7 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgess strikes out.
Top 7 Bell hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Shepard hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Thurman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Temple bunts between the mound and first base. Law scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. Gross moves to second.
Top 6 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls takes first base on ball four. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and has Law trapped. There's the throw to Jablonski and over to Temple, who tags Law for the out. O'Brien scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Virdon bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Law moves to second.
Bottom 5 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Thurman scores. Robinson moves to third. Burgess moves to second.
Top 5 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski 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. Thurman moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Thurman moves to second.
Top 5 Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Shepard hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Gross 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 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Law strikes out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kluszewski strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien strikes out.
Bottom 2 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 2 Long strikes out.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thurman 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 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second.
Top 2 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jablonski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Thurman moves to second.
Top 1 Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole.