Pirates @ Reds
July 20, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 7 2
Reds 4 8 2
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Pirates 4 7 3
Reds 4 9 2

Ed Bailey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .330
OBP .000 .421
At Bats 0 209
Hits 0 69
• Singles 0 48
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 39

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 3
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Crosley Field - July 20, 1956
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Single
Roy Face
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Frank Thomas
Eddie O'Brien
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ed Bailey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Roy Face now pitching. Ed Bailey pinch hits for Tom Acker. Bailey hits a line drive into left field. Walls picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walls. Bailey moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Ron Kline. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski. Skinner is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Ray Jablonski. McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jablonski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Burgess trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shepard strikes out.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Acker covering, for the out.
Top 8 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Post hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Grammas is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Top 7 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Acker hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kline strikes out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tom Acker now pitching. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Art Fowler. Thurman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Jablonski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jablonski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Art Fowler now pitching. Groat strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McMillan. Mazeroski scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Kline strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Virdon, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Virdon steals home. Mazeroski moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground for an out. Virdon moves to third.
Top 4 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second.
Top 4 Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Shepard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 3 Post hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grammas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Long strikes out.
Top 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gross, and towards Grammas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jablonski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Burgess is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long.
Top 2 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Shepard strikes out.
Top 1 Long hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Groat scores.
Top 1 Walls strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Clemente scores. Groat moves to third.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Groat reaches second base with a double. Clemente moves to third.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.