Pirates @ Braves
May 8, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 3 1
Braves 5 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 3 1
Braves 5 6 1

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .258
OBP .000 .347
At Bats 3 66
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 13

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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County Stadium - May 8, 1956
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Warren Spahn
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Frank Thomas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 3 1 4
Milwaukee Braves 5 6 1 3
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Adcock
Attendance 18,466
Time of Game 2 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Long strikes out.
Top 9 Groat hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Danny Kravitz now catching. Red Swanson now pitching. Mathews hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Jack Shepard. Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Bob Friend. Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Logan hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Clemente strikes out.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Long 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 6 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Friend strikes out.
Top 5 Shepard 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 5 Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Bruton scores.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clemente strikes out.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Logan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese moves to second.
Top 3 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Friend strikes out.
Top 3 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Long hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Long moves to second.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.