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June 28, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Reds 0 5 1
Pirates 0 4 3
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Reds 0 5 1
Pirates 3 5 3

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .276
OBP .000 .332
At Bats 2 185
Hits 0 51
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 26

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 0
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Forbes Field - June 28, 1956
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Home Run
Johnny Klippstein
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Ray Jablonski
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Frank Thomas
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jacobs hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Munger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Temple. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Jacobs applying the tag.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Klippstein bunts towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Munger gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Munger.
Top 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jacobs throws to first for one, and Long throws to third, and Freese drops the ball. Kluszewski moves to third.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs misplays the ball. That's an error on Jacobs.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 3 Jacobs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Jacobs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Munger hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Foiles strikes out.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Post hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Jablonski is walked intentionally. Robinson moves to second.
Top 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Foiles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.