Pirates @ Giants
July 8, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 1 6 0
Giants 11 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 1 6 0
Giants 11 12 2

Dick Cole Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .327
At Bats 0 49
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 6

Ruben Gomez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 8 1
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Polo Grounds - July 8, 1956
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Out
Ruben Gomez
Wes Westrum
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Daryl Spencer
Eddie Bressoud
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Bob Lennon
Dick Cole

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 6 0 8
New York Giants 11 12 2 3
Winning Pitcher Ruben Gomez
Losing Pitcher Vern Law
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Mays
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dick Cole pinch hits for Cholly Naranjo. Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Foiles hits a line drive towards third. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Schoendienst hits a line drive towards the mound. Naranjo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Westrum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Cholly Naranjo now pitching. Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Long strikes out.
Top 8 Bob Lennon now playing right field. Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bressoud tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Bressoud moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bressoud takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jackie Brandt now playing left field. O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Hank Thompson. Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 6 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foiles for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball towards left. Thompson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thompson. Clemente moves to second.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud.
Top 6 Long 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 6 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Mays. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a popup in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud 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 4 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Johnny O'Brien now pitching. Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out.
Bottom 3 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gomez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 3 Law strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 2 Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 White 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 Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bressoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Bressoud reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Long hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virdon tags and scores. Groat tags and moves to third.
Top 1 Thomas bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. Virdon moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.