Pirates @ Cardinals
August 23, 1956

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 1 6 0
Cardinals 2 5 0
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 1 6 0
Cardinals 2 5 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .306
OBP .667 .358
At Bats 2 333
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 76
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 0 28

Willard Schmidt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 1
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Sportsman's Park - August 23, 1956
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Out
Willard Schmidt
Walker Cooper
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Rocky Nelson
Bobby Del Greco
Wally Moon
Bill Virdon
Johnny O'Brien
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Jack Shepard. Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Schmidt strikes out.
Bottom 7 Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Thomas now playing third base. Dick Groat now playing shortstop. Roy Face now pitching. Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Frank Thomas pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Dale Long pinch hits for Dick Hall. Long hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Groat hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dick Hall now pitching. Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blasingame scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to third for the out. Shepard scores. Skinner moves to second.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Schmidt covering. Safe. Shepard moves to third. Virdon moves to second.
Top 6 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second.
Top 6 Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Blasingame reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Schmidt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munger hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Walls reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moon hits a popup towards short. O'Brien catches it and throws to first to double up Musial.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive towards first. Skinner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Munger hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to third.
Bottom 2 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon, who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. Blasingame scores. Musial goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Blasingame. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Blasingame steals second.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.