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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 13, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 13, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Saul Rogovin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Hall |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 20,435 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Artie Gore |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Saul Rogovin | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
| Lee Walls | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Third Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Dick Hall | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 13, 1956
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hall
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Hall
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Hall
Blaylock hits a fly ball into right field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Rogovin
Freese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Rogovin
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Long vs. Rogovin
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Rogovin
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hall
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Hall
Lopata hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hall
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hall
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Del Greco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Rogovin
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Rogovin
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Rogovin
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogovin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hall
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rogovin vs. Hall
Rogovin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hall
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Rogovin
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Rogovin
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Rogovin
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Rogovin
Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Rogovin
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Hall
Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Hall
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hall
Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Ennis reaches second base with a double. Blaylock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Hall
Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hall
Greengrass hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skinner. Greengrass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Swanson
Red Swanson now pitching.
The ball gets by Kravitz for a passed ball. Greengrass moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Swanson
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greengrass scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Swanson
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Rogovin vs. Swanson
Rogovin bunts in front of the plate. Kravitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Ashburn vs. Swanson
Ashburn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Kazanski vs. Swanson
Kazanski hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Rogovin
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Rogovin
Kravitz hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Rogovin
Walls hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Rogovin
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Rogovin
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Swanson
Blaylock hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Walls. Blaylock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Garber
Bob Garber now pitching.
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lopata vs. Garber
Lopata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Blaylock scores. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Greengrass vs. Garber
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Garber
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Garber
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Rogovin vs. Garber
Rogovin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Del Greco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Rogovin
Dick Cole pinch hits for Bob Garber.
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Rogovin
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Rogovin
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Munger
Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Munger
Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Rogovin
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Rogovin
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Kravitz vs. Rogovin
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Rogovin covering. It's a double play. Long scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Rogovin
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Rogovin
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Munger
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Munger
There goes Ennis. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Ennis steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Munger
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Munger
There goes Ennis. The throw from Kravitz and he is out, Del Greco applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Munger
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Munger
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Freese fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Rogovin
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Rogovin
Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Red Munger.
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Rogovin
Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Rogovin
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kline
Eddie O'Brien now playing third base. Ron Kline now pitching.
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rogovin vs. Kline
Rogovin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Kline
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Pepper
Laurin Pepper now pitching.
Kazanski hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Roberts
Robin Roberts now pitching.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Roberts
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Roberts covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Pepper
Blaylock strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Pepper
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Pepper
Lopata hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Walls. Lopata reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Pepper
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopata scores. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Pepper
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Pepper
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Roberts
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Roberts
Bill Virdon pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Roberts
Jack Shepard pinch hits for Laurin Pepper.
Shepard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1956, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 0 Freese G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kazanski T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Skinner B, rf 4 0 0 0
Blaylock M, 1b 5 2 2 0 Long D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Ennis D, lf 4 1 2 1 Thomas F, lf 3 0 1 0
Lopata S, c 5 3 4 4 Kravitz D, c 4 0 0 0
Greengrass J, rf 4 1 2 1 Walls L, cf 3 1 1 1
Jones W, 3b 5 0 2 1 Del Greco B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 0 O'Brien E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Rogovin S, p 3 0 0 0 Virdon B, ph 1 0 1 0
Roberts R, p 0 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0
Hall D, p 1 0 1 0
Swanson R, p 0 0 0 0
Garber B, p 0 0 0 0
Cole D, ph 1 0 0 0
Munger R, p 0 0 0 0
Clemente R, ph 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
Pepper L, p 0 0 0 0
Shepard J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 14 7 34 2 9 1
Philadelphia 010 410 001 -- 7
Pittsburgh 000 101 000 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Rogovin S (W) 7.0 7 2 2 2 2
Roberts R (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hall D (L) 3.1 5 5 5 0 2
Swanson R* 0.2 3 1 1 1 0
Garber B 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Munger R 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Kline R 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Pepper L 1.1 3 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Ennis D, Greengrass J, Blaylock M, Lopata S 2
3B -- Long D
HR -- Lopata S 2, Walls L
SB -- Ennis D
SH -- Rogovin S
PB -- Kravitz D
T -- 2:18
A -- 20435
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