Pirates @ Phillies
August 14, 1956

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Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 0 6 0
Phillies 3 8 2
Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 0 6 0
Phillies 3 8 2

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .300
OBP .667 .374
At Bats 3 443
Hits 2 133
• Singles 1 107
• Doubles 1 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 38

Bob Friend Season Stats

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12 6 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 14, 1956
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Out
Bob Friend
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Richie Ashburn
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kazanski is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive towards short. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Friend hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Friend reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foiles strikes out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ennis for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Friend moves to second.
Top 5 Friend strikes out. The ball gets by Lopata. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kazanski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Haddix, and towards Hamner, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clemente moves to second.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Friend hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Long hits a fly ball towards left. Ennis settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ennis. Long moves to second.
Top 2 Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Valo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Blaylock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Blaylock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Blaylock bunts towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon is called out on strikes.