Pirates @ Phillies
August 14, 1956

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Bottom 2 R H E
Pirates 0 0 1
Phillies 9 10 0
Bottom 2 R H E
Pirates 0 0 1
Phillies 9 10 0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .300
OBP .500 .374
At Bats 2 446
Hits 1 134
• Singles 1 108
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 1 39

Red Swanson Season Stats

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Connie Mack Stadium - August 14, 1956
Out
Red Swanson
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Dick Groat
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Richie Ashburn
Curt Simmons
Granny Hamner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Hamner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valo tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Red Swanson now pitching. Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valo moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis scores.
Bottom 2 Cholly Naranjo now pitching. Ennis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Ennis reaches third base with a triple. Lopata scores.
Bottom 2 Lopata hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon, who is chasing the ball. Lopata reaches third base with a triple. Ashburn scores. Blaylock goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Simmons scores. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kazanski scores. Simmons moves to third.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Kazanski moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shepard hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopata scores. Ennis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopata moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Blaylock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 1 Walls is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive towards first. Blaylock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon strikes out.