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August 8, 1956

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Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .287
OBP .333 .329
At Bats 3 307
Hits 1 88
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 13
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 3 43

Ken Lehman Season Stats

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2 3 0
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Forbes Field - August 8, 1956
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Single
Ken Lehman
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Randy Jackson
Charlie Neal
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Groat trying to get to third. Snider throws the ball in to Jackson, who tags Groat for the out. Thomas moves to second.

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Bottom 7 Groat bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Virdon scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into left field. Amoros picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Amoros. Snider fumbles the ball. That's an error on Snider. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out.
Top 7 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Snider strikes out.
Top 7 Amoros takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Munger strikes out.
Bottom 6 Charlie Neal now playing shortstop. Ken Lehman now pitching. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Charlie Neal pinch hits for Don Bessent. Neal strikes out.
Top 6 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Chico Fernandez. Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Hodges reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Munger scores. Walls moves to third.
Bottom 4 Don Bessent now pitching. Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Walls reaches second base with a double. Munger moves to third.
Bottom 4 Munger takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Amoros hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third.
Top 4 Craig strikes out.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Groat fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. Walls moves to third.
Bottom 2 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Walls reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out.
Top 2 Gilliam hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Munger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. Long tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walls scores. Clemente moves to third. Long moves to second.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gilliam. Walls moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clemente bunts towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 1 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 1 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Jackson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Snider scores. Furillo moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to home to get Gilliam. Snider moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 1 Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam bunts towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.