Pirates @ Cardinals
July 18, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 1 5 1
Cardinals 1 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 1 5 1
Cardinals 1 11 0

Don Blasingame Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .281
OBP .250 .369
At Bats 4 295
Hits 1 83
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 16

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 2
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Sportsman's Park - July 18, 1956
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Out
Vern Law
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Eddie O'Brien
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Don Blasingame

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 5 1 6
St. Louis Cardinals 1 11 0 9
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blasingame hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Ray Katt. Mizell bunts towards first. Long fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with O'Brien covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 9 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Eddie O'Brien now playing third base. Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Long reaches second base with a double. O'Brien goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rip Repulski now playing left field. Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Vern Law now pitching. Hank Sauer pinch hits for Charlie Peete. Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Moon trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Foiles who tags Moon who's trying to score from second, for the out. Repulski moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rip Repulski pinch hits for Whitey Lockman. Repulski hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Eddie O'Brien now playing second base. Fred Waters now pitching. Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Cole. Virdon strikes out.
Top 8 Dick Cole pinch hits for Red Munger. Cole takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski. Shepard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Foiles strikes out.
Top 7 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Katt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Peete takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Moon moves to third. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Moon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 6 Munger bunts towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 6 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mizell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foiles hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Long hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Munger spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Munger. Boyer moves to third. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Blasingame reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Mizell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Katt strikes out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Munger strikes out.
Top 3 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Foiles strikes out. Katt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Foiles out.
Top 2 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Musial is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.