Pirates @ Braves
May 8, 1956

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Braves 1 2 1
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Pirates 0 3 1
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Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .457
OBP .000 .486
At Bats 1 35
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 5

Bob Friend Season Stats

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County Stadium - May 8, 1956
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Triple
Bob Friend
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Curt Roberts
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Roberto Clemente
Lee Walls
Bill Bruton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple.

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Bottom 4 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clemente strikes out.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Logan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 O'Connell 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 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese moves to second.
Top 3 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Friend strikes out.
Top 3 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Long hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Long moves to second.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.