Pirates @ Phillies
August 14, 1956

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Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .291
OBP .333 .331
At Bats 3 323
Hits 1 94
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 45

Curt Simmons Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 14, 1956
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Out
Curt Simmons
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Jim Greengrass
Richie Ashburn
Elmer Valo
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kazanski strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Greengrass scores. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to second.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Walls strikes out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopata hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blaylock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of O'Brien. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Kazanski scores.
Bottom 7 Simmons bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dick Hall now pitching. Kazanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 7 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski misplays the ball. That's an error on Kazanski. Shepard moves to third.
Top 7 Shepard hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Shepard reaches second base with a double. Thomas goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Eddie O'Brien now playing center field. Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blaylock hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Long moves to third.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long moves to second.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Brien juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Brien.
Bottom 4 Hamner is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Greengrass is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Lopata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Lopata reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Johnny O'Brien now pitching. Blaylock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnny O'Brien pinch hits for Red Swanson. O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Long tags and scores.
Top 3 Mazeroski bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Long moves to third.
Top 3 Jim Greengrass now playing left field. Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Long reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
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.