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May 23, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 0 5 0
Pirates 6 9 0
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Cardinals 0 5 0
Pirates 6 9 0

Hank Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .200
OBP .333 .385
At Bats 3 20
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 1

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 23, 1956
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Out
Bob Friend
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Hank Sauer
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a line drive towards first. Moon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Long hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Jackie Brandt now playing center field. Walls strikes out.
Top 7 McDaniel strikes out.
Top 7 Sarni strikes out.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Foiles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walls tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple. Friend scores. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon fields the ball and throws to Schmidt covering. Safe. Friend moves to third.
Bottom 5 O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Friend moves to second.
Bottom 5 Friend takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out.
Top 5 Blasingame is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Schmidt bunts in front of the plate. Foiles fields it and throws to first for the out. Sarni moves to second.
Top 5 Sarni hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Foiles strikes out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sauer strikes out. Foiles drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sauer out.
Top 4 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmidt covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Musial is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. Schmidt moves to third. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 3 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Freese bunts in front of the plate. Sarni fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Musial strikes out.
Top 1 Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.