Pirates @ Reds
June 12, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 8 1
Reds 3 8 1
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Pirates 4 8 1
Reds 3 8 1

Frank Robinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .500 .376
At Bats 3 175
Hits 1 50
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 25

Nellie King Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 3
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Crosley Field - June 12, 1956
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Strikeout
Nellie King
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Roberto Clemente
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Hal Jeffcoat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 1 5
Cincinnati Reds 3 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Roy Face
Losing Pitcher Joe Nuxhall
Save Nellie King
Game Winning RBI Roberto Clemente
Attendance 15,919
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Robinson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Nellie King now pitching. Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. Jeffcoat moves to third.
Bottom 9 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hersh Freeman. Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Ed Bailey. McMillan bunts between the mound and first base. Face scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMillan for the out. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Face hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alex Grammas now playing third base. Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 George Crowe pinch hits for Ray Jablonski. Crowe strikes out.
Bottom 8 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Gene Freese now playing third base. Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Long reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Art Fowler. Thurman strikes out.
Bottom 7 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out.
Top 7 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Face hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Face for the out.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Top 6 Foiles strikes out.
Top 6 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Art Fowler now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Roy Face now pitching. Joe Frazier pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall. Frazier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Long strikes out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Freese hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Bob Friend. Shepard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Groat is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls strikes out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Freese strikes out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foiles strikes out.
Top 2 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Walls hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Temple scores. Robinson scores.
Bottom 1 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Friend picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Friend. Temple moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Long strikes out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Top 1 Freese strikes out. There goes Virdon. The throw from Bailey to second, and Virdon is out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.