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May 18, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 2
Pirates 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 2
Pirates 2 7 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .227
OBP .500 .289
At Bats 3 75
Hits 1 17
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 9

Turk Lown Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Forbes Field - May 18, 1956
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Strikeout
Turk Lown
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Eddie Miksis
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 8 2 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 1 9
Winning Pitcher Turk Lown
Losing Pitcher Roy Face
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Baker
Attendance 10,382
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Virdon strikes out.

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Bottom 9 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Roy Face. Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Groat hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Whisenant strikes out.
Top 9 King strikes out.
Top 9 The ball gets by Kravitz for a passed ball. Moryn moves to second.
Top 9 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Danny Kravitz now catching. Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Hank Foiles. Kravitz hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Freese is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Long hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fondy hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker is thrown out after the base hit. Lown scores. Miksis moves to third.
Top 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lown moves to second.
Top 8 Lown takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Landrith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Turk Lown now pitching. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Face moves to third.
Bottom 7 Face hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clemente 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 Groat 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 7 Whisenant strikes out.
Top 7 King strikes out.
Top 7 Roy Face now pitching. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Foiles 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 6 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Walls scores. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thomas is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis juggles the ball. That's an error on Miksis. O'Brien moves to third. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 6 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Jack Shepard. Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Nellie King. Shepard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 There goes Banks. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberto Clemente now playing right field. Lee Walls now playing third base. Gene Freese now playing second base. Nellie King now pitching. Baker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walls settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Walls.
Bottom 5 Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Vern Law. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Minner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landrith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 King hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Banks moves to third.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Top 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Baker strikes out.
Top 4 Miksis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Landrith fires to first and picks off Walls.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Minner strikes out.
Top 3 Landrith strikes out.
Top 3 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Law hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 1 Long takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to third. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 O'Brien 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 1 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Landrith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Landrith.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miksis hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.