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August 4, 1956

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Braves 2 5 0
Pirates 2 4 0
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Braves 2 5 0
Pirates 2 4 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .248
OBP 1.000 .350
At Bats 1 310
Hits 1 77
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 1 48

Howie Pollet Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 1
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Forbes Field - August 4, 1956
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Out
Howie Pollet
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Cole
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Taylor Phillips now pitching. Del Rice now catching. Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Mantilla catches it and throws to second to double up Groat.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pollet scores. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groat bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Pollet moves to third.
Bottom 3 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Pollet moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pollet takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Aaron reaches second base with a double. There goes Dittmer trying to get to home. Virdon throws the ball in to Groat who relays the ball to Shepard, who tags Dittmer, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Buhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards left. Covington catches it and throws to second to double up Cole.
Bottom 2 Shepard bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Atwell for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Pollet covering, for the out.
Top 2 Howie Pollet now pitching. Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Virdon. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas throws the ball in to Cole who relays the ball to Mazeroski who tags Adcock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mathews scores.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Mantilla goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.