Pirates @ Reds
May 3, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 1
Reds 1 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 1
Reds 1 5 1

Ted Kluszewski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .258
OBP .000 .324
At Bats 0 31
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 3

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Crosley Field - May 3, 1956
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Bob Friend
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Curt Roberts
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Roberto Clemente
Bobby Del Greco
Lee Walls
Ted Kluszewski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 7 1 4
Cincinnati Reds 1 5 1 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Joe Nuxhall
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Thomas
Attendance 2,561
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Friend strikes out.
Top 9 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Crowe hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Roberto Clemente now playing left field. Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Clemente. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Temple applying the tag.
Top 8 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Del Greco is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 8 Bobby Del Greco pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Walls bunts towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. Del Greco moves to third.
Top 8 Brooks Lawrence now pitching. Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Temple is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Pat Scantlebury. Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post moves to second.
Bottom 7 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Friend hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Scantlebury scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Friend for the out.
Bottom 6 Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Clemente. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Clemente steals second.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 6 Pat Scantlebury now pitching. Walls hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Post hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Freese hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roberts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores.
Top 4 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. There goes Clemente. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Clemente steals second.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out.
Top 3 Walls strikes out.
Top 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Long hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nuxhall strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Roberts strikes out.
Top 2 Shepard hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out.
Bottom 1 Post strikes out.
Bottom 1 Crowe strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walls strikes out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese is called out on strikes.