Dodgers @ Pirates
August 8, 1956

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	3	1
Pirates	0	1	1

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	3	1
Pirates	1	2	1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.293
OBP	.000	.350
At Bats	0	283
Hits	0	83
• Singles	0	62
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	25
RBI’s	0	21

Roger Craig Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	6	1

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Forbes Field - August 8, 1956

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Single

Roger Craig

Roy Campanella

Gil Hodges

Jim Gilliam

Randy Jackson

Chico Fernandez

Sandy Amoros

Duke Snider

Carl Furillo

Bill Virdon

Dale Long

Roberto Clemente

Lee Walls

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walls scores. Clemente moves to third. Long moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

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.

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