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August 8, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Phillies 7 8 0
Giants 2 5 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Phillies 7 8 0
Giants 2 5 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .267
OBP .500 .350
At Bats 2 345
Hits 1 92
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 41

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 2
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Polo Grounds - August 8, 1956
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Robin Roberts
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Elmer Valo
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Mays is chasing the ball. Kazanski rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
Top 6 Hamner is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 6 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ennis 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 5 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hearn strikes out.
Top 5 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Kazanski hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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 4 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brandt is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ennis 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 3 Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sarni hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blaylock 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 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Jones scores. Hamner moves to third.
Top 2 Roberts strikes out.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. Hamner moves to second.
Top 2 Hamner takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Castleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Valo strikes out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.