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September 2, 1956

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Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .297
OBP .000 .372
At Bats 3 516
Hits 0 153
• Singles 0 120
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 0 45

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 10 2
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Forbes Field - September 2, 1956
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Vern Law
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Richie Ashburn
Frank Baumholtz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Ben Flowers. Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ben Flowers now pitching. Long hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 6 Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Law hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long moves to second.
Bottom 5 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Pillette covering, for the out.
Top 5 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Duane Pillette now pitching. Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Ron Negray. Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Valo scores.
Top 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to second.
Top 4 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ron Negray now pitching. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Shepard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores. Long scores. Law moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Law takes first base on ball four. Clemente scores. Groat moves to third. Long moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Long hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Walls scores. Clemente moves to third. Groat moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Groat is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Walls moves to third. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a popup towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopata hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Blaylock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hemus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Law hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mazeroski scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo scores. Smalley moves to second.
Top 2 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Valo moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to third. Valo moves to second.
Top 2 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski.
Top 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Long hits a popup towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Virdon scores. Walls goes all the way around to score. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 1 Walls takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hemus 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 1 Ashburn strikes out.