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May 8, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	1	1	0
Cardinals	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	1	1	0
Cardinals	1	2	0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.184
OBP	.000	.241
At Bats	0	49
Hits	0	9
• Singles	0	9
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	3
RBI’s	0	2

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	1	0

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Sportsman's Park - May 8, 1956

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Single

Robin Roberts

Andy Seminick

Marv Blaylock

Ted Kazanski

Willie Jones

Granny Hamner

Del Ennis

Richie Ashburn

Glen Gorbous

Bill Virdon

Wally Moon

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon scores. Virdon moves to second.

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Bottom 2 Repulski hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 There goes Moon. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Moon steals second.

Bottom 2 Moon hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Kazanski strikes out.

Top 2 Seminick strikes out.

Top 2 Jones strikes out.

Bottom 1 Musial strikes out.

Bottom 1 Schoendienst strikes out.

Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gorbous hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gorbous for the out.

Top 1 Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Ashburn goes all the way around to score. Blaylock moves to second.

Top 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.

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