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September 18, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Braves 3 7 0
Pirates 4 11 1
Bottom 6 R H E
Braves 3 7 0
Pirates 4 11 1

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .299
OBP 1.000 .316
At Bats 3 398
Hits 3 119
• Singles 3 85
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 42

Ernie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 5
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Forbes Field - September 18, 1956
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Strikeout
Ernie Johnson
Del Rice
Frank Torre
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Roberto Clemente
Bill Mazeroski
Jack Shepard
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Clemente strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Red Munger. Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Shepard hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Shepard reaches third base with a triple. Thomas goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Long scores.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dittmer hits a popup in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Red Munger now pitching. Logan hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Walls reaches second base with a double. Aaron throws the ball in to Rice who tags Walls trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Dick Cole pinch hits for Ron Kline. Cole hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bruton strikes out.
Top 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out. Clemente scores. Virdon moves to third. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Kline. Clemente moves to third. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kline moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kline moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Bruton scores. Torre moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Burdette scores. Bruton moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Burdette moves to second.
Top 2 Burdette bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Virdon. The throw from Rice and he is out, Dittmer applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Logan 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 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torre tags and scores. Aaron tags and moves to third.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.