Pirates @ Phillies
September 7, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 7 1
Phillies 5 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 7 1
Phillies 5 8 1

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .266
OBP .000 .311
At Bats 3 350
Hits 0 93
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 25

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 16 2
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 7, 1956
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Robin Roberts
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Elmer Valo
Dick Groat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 1 4
Philadelphia Phillies 5 8 1 4
Winning Pitcher Robin Roberts
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Solly Hemus
Attendance 7,835
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thomas hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopata fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ted Kazanski now playing second base. Long hits a popup towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Bottom 8 Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blaylock 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 8 Hemus hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Walls hits a line drive towards third. Jones catches it and throws to first to double up Clemente.
Top 8 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nellie King now pitching. Hamner is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Roy Face. Shepard strikes out.
Top 7 Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to third for the out. Groat moves to second.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus misplays the ball. That's an error on Hemus. Thomas moves to second.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Valo trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Long strikes out.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hemus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Roy Face now pitching. Ashburn 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 5 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Dick Hall. Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hamner strikes out. There goes Valo. The throw from Foiles to Groat, and Valo is out.
Bottom 4 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Groat strikes out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dick Hall now pitching. Lopata strikes out. Foiles drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lopata out.
Top 3 Clemente strikes out.
Top 3 Dick Hall pinch hits for Bob Friend. Hall strikes out.
Top 3 Foiles is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Blaylock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hemus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ennis scores. Jones scores. Hamner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hamner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Valo bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Ennis moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Ennis. The throw from Foiles and he is safe. Ennis steals second.
Bottom 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Blaylock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Hemus hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walls strikes out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.