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August 8, 1956

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Gil Hodges Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .258
OBP .500 .353
At Bats 2 368
Hits 1 95
• Singles 1 54
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 0 54
RBI’s 1 64

Red Munger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Forbes Field - August 8, 1956
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Triple
Red Munger
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Gil Hodges
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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Bottom 5 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 4 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 4 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Munger scores. Walls moves to third.
Bottom 4 Don Bessent now pitching. Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Walls reaches second base with a double. Munger moves to third.
Bottom 4 Munger takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Amoros hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third.
Top 4 Craig strikes out.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Groat fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski 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 3 Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. Walls moves to third.
Bottom 2 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Walls reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out.
Top 2 Gilliam hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Munger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. Long tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walls scores. Clemente moves to third. Long moves to second.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gilliam. Walls moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clemente bunts towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 1 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 1 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Jackson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Snider scores. Furillo moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to home to get Gilliam. Snider moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 1 Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam bunts towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.