Cardinals @ Pirates
May 23, 1956

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

Bill Sarni Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .333
OBP .667 .374
At Bats 3 84
Hits 2 28
• Singles 2 18
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 14

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
Bill Sarni
Jackie Brandt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 0 6 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Willard Schmidt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lee Walls
Attendance 19,917
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
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.