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May 17, 1956

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Athletics 0 4 2

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .337
OBP .500 .439
At Bats 4 83
Hits 2 28
• Singles 2 20
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 12

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Municipal Stadium - May 17, 1956
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Out
Tom Gorman
Tim Thompson
Harry Simpson
Mike Baxes
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Bill Renna
Hector Lopez
Enos Slaughter
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Gene Stephens
Mickey Vernon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Piersall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baxes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Dick Gernert. Jensen takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to third. Stephens moves to second.
Top 9 Gernert takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second.
Top 9 Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brewer moves to second.
Top 9 Mike Baxes now playing second base. Tom Gorman now pitching. Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Brewer's glove, towards Goodman, who fields it, throws to second, with Buddin covering, for one, and over to first - double play. Ginsberg moves to third.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Clete Boyer now playing second base. Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jensen strikes out.
Top 7 Gernert strikes out.
Top 7 Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Jacobs. The throw from White and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jacobs takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jack Crimian now pitching. Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer moves to second.
Top 6 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Piersall scores.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third.
Top 6 Buddin hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Herriage strikes out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin.
Bottom 5 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman tags and scores.
Top 5 Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third.
Top 5 Malzone strikes out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brewer strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Jacobs. The throw from White and he is safe. Jacobs steals second.
Bottom 3 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Herriage strikes out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gernert strikes out.
Top 3 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Malzone moves to second.
Top 3 Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Herriage, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brewer strikes out.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive towards short. Buddin catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Jacobs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jacobs bunts towards the mound. Brewer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Buddin strikes out.
Top 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gernert strikes out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jacobs picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jacobs. Goodman moves to second.