Pirates @ Cardinals
August 25, 1956

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Top 7 R H E
Pirates 5 7 0
Cardinals 4 10 0
Top 7 R H E
Pirates 5 8 0
Cardinals 4 10 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .302
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 2 341
Hits 1 103
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 1 7
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 2 30

Bob Blaylock Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 0
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Sportsman's Park - August 25, 1956
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Single
Bob Blaylock
Ray Katt
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Rocky Nelson
Bobby Del Greco
Wally Moon
Bill Virdon
Dale Long
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 6 Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Nelson scores.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Moon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Musial is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bob Blaylock now pitching. Law hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Lockman hits a ball on the ground that hits Del Greco. Del Greco is out and Lockman is safe at first. There goes Del Greco trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 5 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Katt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long strikes out.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Katt scores. McDaniel moves to second.
Bottom 3 McDaniel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Katt moves to third. There goes Del Greco trying to get to third. Walls throws the ball in to Groat, who relays the ball to Thomas who tags Del Greco for the out.
Bottom 3 Del Greco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Katt moves to second.
Bottom 3 Katt takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Law bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to third for the out. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lee Walls now playing left field. 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.
Top 2 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner tags and scores.
Top 2 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles scores. Skinner moves to third.
Top 2 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles moves to third.
Top 2 Foiles takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple. Long goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.