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August 9, 1956

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Bottom 4 R H E
Dodgers 5 7 0
Pirates 0 2 2
Bottom 4 R H E
Dodgers 5 7 0
Pirates 2 3 2

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .000 .330
At Bats 1 309
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 43

Carl Erskine Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 6 0
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Forbes Field - August 9, 1956
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Home Run
Carl Erskine
Rube Walker
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Randy Jackson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Virdon bunts towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Walker. The throw from Shepard and they have the runner in a rundown. Groat applies the tag, and Walker is out.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Amoros tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Erskine bunts towards the mound. Waters fields it and throws to first for the out. Amoros moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Amoros moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Amoros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Waters strikes out.
Top 3 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There go the runners. The throw from Shepard to Mazeroski covering second. The throw back to home, and Snider is out at the plate. Furillo moves to second.
Top 3 Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to third.
Top 3 Fred Waters now pitching. Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to second.
Top 3 Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Gilliam reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Erskine bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gilliam scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Walker hits a line drive towards center. Virdon catches it and throws to second to double up Hodges.
Top 2 Amoros hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hodges hits a line drive off the glove of Mazeroski, and into shallow right field. Hodges reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Long takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Furillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Reese hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Walls chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Groat. Groat fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Groat. Gilliam goes all the way around to score. Reese moves to third.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.