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August 4, 1956

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Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .343
OBP .333 .382
At Bats 3 332
Hits 1 114
• Singles 0 70
• Doubles 1 20
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 54

Cholly Naranjo Season Stats

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Forbes Field - August 4, 1956
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Strikeout
Cholly Naranjo
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Hank Aaron
Felix Mantilla
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mantilla hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Mantilla reaches third base with a triple. O'Connell goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 O'Connell is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Trowbridge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner 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.
Bottom 7 Long takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rice strikes out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cholly Naranjo now pitching. Pafko strikes out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Roy Face. Clemente hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Shepard hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mathews 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 Frank Thomas now playing third base. Bob Skinner now playing left field. Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Dick Cole. Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Long takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 5 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bob Trowbridge now pitching. Walls takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantilla is called out on strikes.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roy Face now pitching. Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dick Hall pinch hits for Howie Pollet. Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long scores. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 4 Shepard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cole takes first base on ball four. Long moves to second.
Bottom 4 Andy Pafko now playing left field. Danny O'Connell now playing second base. Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Andy Pafko pinch hits for Wes Covington. Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor Phillips now pitching. Del Rice now catching. Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Mantilla catches it and throws to second to double up Groat.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pollet scores. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groat bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Pollet moves to third.
Bottom 3 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Pollet moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pollet takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Aaron reaches second base with a double. There goes Dittmer trying to get to home. Virdon throws the ball in to Groat who relays the ball to Shepard, who tags Dittmer, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Buhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards left. Covington catches it and throws to second to double up Cole.
Bottom 2 Shepard bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Atwell for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Pollet covering, for the out.
Top 2 Howie Pollet now pitching. Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Virdon. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas throws the ball in to Cole who relays the ball to Mazeroski who tags Adcock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mathews scores.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Mantilla goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.