Pirates @ Braves
June 1, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 9 0
Braves 1 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 9 0
Braves 1 6 0

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .337
OBP .333 .374
At Bats 3 86
Hits 1 29
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 8

Nellie King Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 2
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County Stadium - June 1, 1956
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Out
Nellie King
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Roberto Clemente
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Bill Bruton
Eddie Mathews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 0 4
Milwaukee Braves 1 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Warren Spahn
Save Nellie King
Game Winning RBI Lee Walls
Attendance 24,528
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bill Virdon now playing center field. Roberto Clemente now playing left field. Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Foiles. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 9 Foiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Nellie King now pitching. Wes Covington pinch hits for Red Murff. Covington takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Red Murff now pitching. Thomas strikes out.
Top 8 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Walls hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Face moves to third.
Top 8 Roy Face pinch runs for Bob Friend. Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Jack Shepard. Friend bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Frank Torre now playing first base. Jack Shepard pinch hits for Curt Roberts. Shepard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 7 Foiles strikes out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Long takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mathews bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomson strikes out.
Top 5 Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foiles strikes out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out.
Bottom 3 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Freese strikes out.
Top 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock strikes out. Foiles throws to third, and they've got Aaron trapped. The throw to Foiles, and Aaron is tagged out for the double play.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Foiles strikes out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat moves to third.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Freese strikes out.