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September 13, 1956

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Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .258
OBP .333 .304
At Bats 3 364
Hits 1 94
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 1 27

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 11
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Forbes Field - September 13, 1956
Out
Hersh Freeman
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Bruce Edwards
Ray Jablonski
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Hersh Freeman now pitching. Ed Bailey now catching. Ray Jablonski now playing third base. Bruce Edwards now playing second base. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Fred Waters now pitching. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. Bell moves to third.
Top 9 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Bell reaches second base with a double. Jablonski moves to third.
Top 9 Roy Face now pitching. Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Johnny Temple. Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores.
Top 9 Ed Bailey pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Howie Pollet now pitching. Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. McMillan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Nuxhall fires to first and picks off Walls.
Bottom 8 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Bruce Edwards now catching. Long hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence. Curt Flood pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Thurman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Flood trying to get to third. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat, who relays the ball to Thomas who tags Flood for the out.
Top 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Kline hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Brooks Lawrence now pitching. Foiles strikes out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Bell reaches second base with a double. Bridges goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rocky Bridges pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lee Walls now playing left field. George Crowe pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Crowe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long scores.
Bottom 6 Lee Walls pinch hits for John Powers. Walls strikes out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Long reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Burgess 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 6 Post strikes out.
Top 6 Kluszewski 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 5 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 4 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grammas takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Top 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kline fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kline. Robinson moves to second.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Powers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Long moves to second.
Bottom 3 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foiles scores.
Bottom 3 Kline bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Foiles moves to third.
Bottom 3 Foiles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Foiles reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bell 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 3 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Powers strikes out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Post scores. Burgess moves to second.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to third.
Top 2 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mazeroski scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.