Dodgers @ Pirates
September 23, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 8 12 1
Pirates 3 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 8 12 1
Pirates 3 8 2

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .295
OBP .750 .312
At Bats 4 417
Hits 3 123
• Singles 3 89
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 1 44

Clem Labine Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 18
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Forbes Field - September 23, 1956
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Clem Labine
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Roberto Clemente

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 8 12 1 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 2 7
Winning Pitcher Don Newcombe
Losing Pitcher Roy Face
Save Clem Labine
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 44,932
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 9 Dale Long pinch hits for Bob Garber. Long strikes out.
Bottom 9 Clem Labine now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Campanella strikes out.
Top 9 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Garber fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Garber. Furillo moves to second.
Top 9 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Skinner strikes out.
Top 8 Snider hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gilliam strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Campanella strikes out.
Top 7 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Bob Garber now pitching. Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Freese pinch hits for Fred Waters. Freese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fred Waters now pitching. Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Snider reaches second base with a double. Campanella scores. Gilliam scores. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groat. Hodges scores. Campanella moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Gilliam is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Newcombe bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. Campanella moves to second.
Top 6 Campanella bunts towards the mound. Face fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hodges moves to second.
Top 6 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skinner strikes out.
Top 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Amoros hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roy Face now pitching. Robinson 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 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shepard scores. Mazeroski moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 4 John Powers pinch hits for Howie Pollet. Powers hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shepard moves to second.
Bottom 4 Shepard bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howie Pollet now pitching. Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Red Munger now pitching. Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newcombe moves to third.
Top 4 Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Campanella hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner takes first base on ball four. King scores. Clemente moves to third. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 3 Walls takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second.
Bottom 3 King bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Amoros takes first base on ball four. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 3 Nellie King now pitching. Robinson is hit by the pitch. Snider moves to second.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shepard hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Hodges moves to third.
Top 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 2 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Amoros hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clemente scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Virdon bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Newcombe. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Snider strikes out.
Top 1 Reese strikes out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.