Pirates @ Cubs
August 26, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 2
Cubs 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 2
Cubs 0 4 1

Jim King Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .226
OBP .333 .274
At Bats 2 208
Hits 0 47
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 0 33

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 26, 1956
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Out
Bob Friend
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Jim King
Don Hoak

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 8 2 7
Chicago Cubs 0 4 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roberto Clemente
Attendance 10,631
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Irvin hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Foiles for a passed ball. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend juggles the ball. That's an error on Friend.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hobie Landrith now catching. Eddie Miksis now playing shortstop. Turk Lown now pitching. Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Turk Lown pinch runs for Walt Moryn. Drake strikes out.
Bottom 8 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Bob Rush. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Harry Chiti. Lee Walls now playing left field. Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 8 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker 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 7 King hits a popup in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Irvin 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 7 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Friend hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak 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 6 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 5 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rush for the out.
Bottom 5 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 5 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foiles strikes out.
Top 5 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 King is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Long moves to third.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second.
Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Drake 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 3 Rush strikes out.
Top 3 Skinner strikes out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Baker 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 2 King hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Friend strikes out.
Top 2 Friend hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fondy.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Drake moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Foiles settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Foiles.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Long strikes out.
Top 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four.