Pirates @ Giants
July 8, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 11 3
Giants 2 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 11 3
Giants 2 7 2

Daryl Spencer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .242
OBP .667 .282
At Bats 3 240
Hits 2 58
• Singles 2 38
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 29

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 1
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Polo Grounds - July 8, 1956
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Out
Roy Face
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Eddie O'Brien
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Daryl Spencer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 11 3 11
New York Giants 2 7 2 5
Winning Pitcher Ron Kline
Losing Pitcher Al Worthington
Save Roy Face
Game Winning RBI Dick Groat
Attendance 15,406
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thompson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 White hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Long strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Roy Face now pitching. Eddie O'Brien now playing left field. Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Skinner strikes out.
Top 8 Thomas strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Virdon scores. Groat moves to third.
Top 8 Marv Grissom now pitching. Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Groat reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski scores. Lynch scores. Virdon moves to third.
Top 8 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to second.
Top 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Ron Kline. Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 8 Shepard bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long throws to second for one, and Groat throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Worthington moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst misplays the ball. That's an error on Schoendienst. Thomas moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Top 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kline strikes out.
Top 6 Shepard is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Worthington strikes out.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Worthington covering, for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sarni strikes out. There goes Spencer. The throw from Shepard to Groat, and Spencer is out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 White strikes out.
Top 4 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Shepard is walked intentionally. Long moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. Long moves to second.
Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 The ball gets by Sarni for a passed ball. Skinner moves to second.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Worthington scores. There goes Schoendienst trying to get to third. Clemente throws the ball in to Thomas, who tags Schoendienst for the out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Worthington moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bressoud bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Worthington moves to second.
Bottom 3 Worthington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kline moves to second.
Top 3 Kline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Shepard hits a popup in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a popup in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson strikes out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Long strikes out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.