Pirates @ Giants
July 7, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 1 5 0
Giants 1 8 0
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Pirates 1 5 0
Giants 1 8 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .275
OBP .333 .369
At Bats 3 244
Hits 1 67
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 30

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 3 0
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Polo Grounds - July 7, 1956
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Intentional Walk
Bob Friend
Hank Foiles
Bob Skinner
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Willie Mays
Eddie Bressoud
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mays is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bressoud hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon, who is chasing the ball. Bressoud reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Friend bunts towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second.
Top 8 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Castleman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Sarni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Foiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 5 Antonelli strikes out.
Bottom 5 Castleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sarni is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Top 4 Groat bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 4 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bressoud hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Antonelli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Castleman 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 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sarni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walls is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Friend fires to first and picks off Bressoud.
Bottom 1 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon is called out on strikes.