Pirates @ Dodgers
September 3, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 3 10 1
Dodgers 4 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 3 10 1
Dodgers 4 10 0

Bill Mazeroski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .253
OBP .667 .297
At Bats 2 146
Hits 1 37
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 8

Don Bessent Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 5
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Ebbets Field - September 3, 1956
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Strikeout
Don Bessent
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Bill Mazeroski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 10 1 6
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 10 0 8
Winning Pitcher Don Bessent
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sandy Amoros
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mazeroski strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Jack Shepard. Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Top 9 Dick Cole pinch hits for Bob Friend. Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bessent hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bessent for the out.
Bottom 8 Hodges is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Campanella bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Amoros moves to second.
Bottom 8 Amoros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Groat strikes out.
Top 8 Walls hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Bottom 7 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Don Bessent now pitching. Clemente strikes out.
Top 7 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Virdon moves to third.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 7 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Craig strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hodges is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Amoros scores. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Amoros hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Walls chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Groat. Groat fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Groat. Snider scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to third for the out. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 6 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Long scores.
Top 6 Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Virdon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Craig bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Friend, and towards Groat, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Groat trying to get to home. Amoros throws the ball in to Campanella who tags Groat, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 5 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Friend bunts towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Campanella hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls strikes out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente strikes out.
Top 4 Long takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Craig strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Amoros moves to third.
Bottom 2 Campanella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Amoros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Amoros reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Snider reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Long strikes out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.