Pirates @ Cardinals
July 17, 1956

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Bottom 10 R H E
Pirates 4 11 0
Cardinals 2 4 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Pirates 4 11 0
Cardinals 2 4 0

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .500 .312
At Bats 3 332
Hits 1 96
• Singles 1 75
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 12
RBI’s 0 35

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 2
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Sportsman's Park - July 17, 1956
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Strikeout
Roy Face
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Al Dark
Grady Hatton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 11 0 6
St. Louis Cardinals 2 4 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Herm Wehmeier
Save Roy Face
Game Winning RBI Dick Groat
Attendance 12,182
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dark strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Rip Repulski pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier. Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Roy Face now pitching. Grady Hatton pinch hits for Ray Katt. Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Long is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Groat reaches second base with a double. Foiles scores. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Top 10 Virdon is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Bob Friend. Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 O'Brien bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Foiles moves to second.
Top 10 Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Moon hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Musial 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 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Friend is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Charlie Peete now playing center field. Whitey Lockman now playing left field. Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski. Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blasingame 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 7 Wehmeier strikes out.
Bottom 7 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Peete moves to second.
Bottom 7 Charlie Peete pinch hits for Hank Sauer. Peete takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clemente strikes out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out. Musial moves to second.
Bottom 6 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Long hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There goes Blasingame. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Virdon strikes out.
Top 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blasingame scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to third for the out. Walls scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Thomas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lockman. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Walls moves to third.
Top 4 Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Moon 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 3 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Musial reaches second base with a double. Dark goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wehmeier strikes out.
Top 3 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to Blasingame who tags Long, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Virdon scores.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball towards left. Sauer catches it and throws to home to double up Friend. Virdon moves to third.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Friend moves to third.
Top 3 Friend hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moon 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 Boyer is hit by the pitch. Musial moves to second.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Top 1 Long hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.