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September 20, 1956

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Braves 0 3 1
Pirates 1 3 0
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Braves 1 3 1
Pirates 1 3 2

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .328
OBP .333 .367
At Bats 3 524
Hits 1 172
• Singles 1 108
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 12
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 76

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 1
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Forbes Field - September 20, 1956
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Out
Bob Friend
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Hank Aaron
Chuck Tanner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron hits a ball on the groundLong throws it away. That's an error on Long. Tanner scores. Aaron moves to third. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tanner moves to third.
Top 9 Bruton bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Tanner moves to second.
Top 9 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Tanner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Danny O'Connell now playing second base. Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Jack Dittmer. Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Shepard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Thomson reaches second base with a double. There goes Aaron trying to get to home. Walls throws the ball in to Groat who relays the ball to Shepard, who tags Aaron, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Torre hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Buhl strikes out.
Top 6 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Friend for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards the mound. Buhl reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Thomson hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Thomas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 3 Friend bunts in front of the plate. Rice fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buhl 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 Rice hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shepard hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls 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 1 Virdon 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 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre 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 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.