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August 4, 1956

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Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	2	3	0
Pirates	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	2	3	0
Pirates	0	1	0

Bill Bruton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.291
OBP	.000	.320
At Bats	0	278
Hits	0	81
• Singles	0	51
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	11
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	12
RBI’s	0	31

Howie Pollet Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	3	1

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Forbes Field - August 4, 1956

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Out

Howie Pollet

Jack Shepard

Dale Long

Bill Mazeroski

Dick Cole

Dick Groat

Frank Thomas

Bill Virdon

Lee Walls

Bill Bruton

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Pollet covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Howie Pollet now pitching. Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Virdon. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. Virdon moves to third.

Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Virdon reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas throws the ball in to Cole who relays the ball to Mazeroski who tags Adcock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mathews scores.

Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Mantilla goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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

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