Pirates @ Reds
June 12, 1956

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Pirates 4 8 1
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Reds 3 7 1

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .276
OBP .667 .327
At Bats 2 156
Hits 1 43
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 12
RBI’s 0 6

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 5
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Crosley Field - June 12, 1956
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Out
Hersh Freeman
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Alex Grammas
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Alex Grammas now playing third base. Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 8 George Crowe pinch hits for Ray Jablonski. Crowe strikes out.
Bottom 8 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Gene Freese now playing third base. Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Long reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Art Fowler. Thurman strikes out.
Bottom 7 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out.
Top 7 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Face hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Face for the out.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Top 6 Foiles strikes out.
Top 6 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Art Fowler now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Roy Face now pitching. Joe Frazier pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall. Frazier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Long strikes out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Freese hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Bob Friend. Shepard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Groat is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls strikes out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Freese strikes out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foiles strikes out.
Top 2 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Walls hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Temple scores. Robinson scores.
Bottom 1 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Friend picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Friend. Temple moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Long strikes out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Top 1 Freese strikes out. There goes Virdon. The throw from Bailey to second, and Virdon is out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.