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September 15, 1956

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Reds 6 12 0
Pirates 4 9 0
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Reds 6 12 0
Pirates 4 9 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .258
OBP .333 .303
At Bats 3 368
Hits 1 95
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 27

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 12
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Forbes Field - September 15, 1956
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Out
Hersh Freeman
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Rocky Bridges
Alex Grammas
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grammas strikes out.
Top 8 Freeman 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 8 Dick Hall now pitching. McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Long hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Powers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Skinner trying to get to third. Post throws the ball in to Grammas, who tags Skinner for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Bob Friend. Hersh Freeman now pitching. Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Foiles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bridges is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 7 Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Powers hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Foiles strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rocky Bridges now playing second base. Alex Grammas now playing third base. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lawrence, and towards Bridges, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lawrence bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Powers hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a popup into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foiles strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawrence scores.
Top 2 Grammas bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Lawrence moves to second.
Top 2 Lawrence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a popup into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Long moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Bottom 1 Powers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third. Post moves to second.
Top 1 Post takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.