Pirates @ Reds
August 21, 1956

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Pirates 4 7 1
Reds 7 10 1
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Pirates 4 7 1
Reds 7 10 1

Dale Long Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .291
OBP .000 .348
At Bats 3 309
Hits 0 90
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 50

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 10
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Crosley Field - August 21, 1956
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Out
Hersh Freeman
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Bob Thurman
Frank Robinson
Wally Post
Dale Long
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Bob Thurman now playing left field. Frank Robinson now playing center field. Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Freeman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McMillan hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dick Hall now pitching. Ed Bailey pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post scores. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Post moves to second.
Bottom 8 Post takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bob Thurman pinch runs for Gus Bell. Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Howie Pollet now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Temple scores.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to third.
Bottom 8 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 8 Roy Face now pitching. Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Mazeroski scores. Walls moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shepard bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 8 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Cole. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. O'Brien moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Alex Grammas now playing third base. Dick Cole pinch hits for Vern Law. Cole takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Alex Grammas pinch runs for Ray Jablonski. McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Gross covering. It's a double play.
Top 7 Virdon bunts towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Gross covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Post hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Walls takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 6 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Shepard hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gross 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 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Law takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Long hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thomas scores.
Top 4 Walls bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to third.
Top 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Shepard. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Temple applying the tag.
Top 3 Shepard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Law strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out.
Top 2 Groat 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 2 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente strikes out.
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out.