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September 16, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 10 3
Pirates 9 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 10 3
Pirates 9 15 0

Rocky Nelson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .265
At Bats 0 144
Hits 0 32
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 23

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 10 2
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Forbes Field - September 16, 1956
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Vern Law
Jack Shepard
Bob Skinner
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Rocky Nelson
Don Blasingame

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 3 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 15 0 8
Winning Pitcher Vern Law
Losing Pitcher Herm Wehmeier
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Groat
Attendance 8,742
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Jim Konstanty. Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Willard Schmidt. Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blasingame is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Skinner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores.
Top 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Boyer moves to third.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Repulski scores. Boyer moves to second.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repulski moves to third.
Top 6 Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Repulski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Law hits a fly ball into right field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bobby Morgan now playing shortstop. Willard Schmidt now pitching. Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hal Smith pinch hits for Bob Blaylock. Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to third.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive to left field. Repulski throws towards Blasingame. Blasingame fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blasingame. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Del Greco hits a line drive towards first. Skinner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Repulski scores.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Repulski moves to third.
Top 4 Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Law strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. Groat scores. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 3 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clemente scores. Groat moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Clemente. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Clemente steals second.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Musial hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.
Top 3 Blaylock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bob Blaylock now pitching. 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.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Skinner reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski scores.
Bottom 2 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Shepard hits a line drive into right field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Groat scores.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Walls scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Walls. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Walls steals second.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Katt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second.
Top 2 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Repulski hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner 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 1 Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a popup towards the mound. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.