Pittsburgh Pirates (5) Philadelphia Phillies (4)
| 1956
Date of Game: Saturday, September 08, 1956
Stadium: Shibe Park
Stadium: Shibe Park
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | Philadelphia Phillies (NL) |
| Record: -- | Record: -- |
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Attendance: 4,806
Time of Game: 0:00
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Bill Virdon 1B in 9th inning (36.35)
Stan Lopata 2B in 5th inning (32.92)
Dale Long HR in 8th inning (18.04)
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Bill Virdon | cf | 25.091 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | 106 | 223 | 10 | 33 | 4 |
| Roberto Clemente | rf | 22.021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | 96 | 188 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
| Lee Walls | lf | 23.245 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | 97 | 114 | 9 | 43 | 2 |
| Frank Thomas | 3b | 27.089 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | 104 | 430 | 16 | 49 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 1b | 30.214 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .284 | 100 | 226 | 20 | 58 | 1 |
| Dick Groat | ss | 25.308 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | 92 | 265 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2b | 20.003 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Hank Foiles | c | 27.090 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 54 | 127 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Vern Law | p | 26.180 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | 26 | 127 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Cholly Naranjo | p | 21.287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Cole | ph | 30.125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | 53 | 313 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Howie Pollet | p | 35.074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 23 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Face | p | 28.201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 44 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | ph | 24.341 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 74 | 175 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Dick Hall | p | 25.346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | 22 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 33 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .364 | 949 | 2612 | |||||
Philadelphia Phillies Batting Stats |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Richie Ashburn | cf | 29.173 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 | 132 | 932 | 3 | 47 | 7 |
| Solly Hemus | 2b | 33.144 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | 67 | 540 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Marv Blaylock | 1b | 26.343 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | 117 | 225 | 7 | 42 | 4 |
| Stan Lopata | c | 30.361 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .272 | 127 | 471 | 29 | 90 | 4 |
| Del Ennis | lf | 31.092 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | 131 | 917 | 22 | 83 | 5 |
| Willie Jones | 3b | 31.023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | 126 | 910 | 13 | 63 | 5 |
| Elmer Valo | rf | 35.187 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | 93 | 660 | 5 | 29 | 5 |
| Granny Hamner | ss | 29.135 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | 109 | 873 | 4 | 38 | 2 |
| Saul Rogovin | p | 32.334 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | 19 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harvey Haddix | ph | 30.355 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | 43 | 162 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ben Flowers | p | 29.085 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 29 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumholtz | ph | 37.336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | 66 | 528 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals: | 35 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .229 | 1059 | 6415 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Roberto Clemente (22), Granny Hamner (23), Solly Hemus (6), Stan Lopata (32)
HR: Hank Foiles (6), Dale Long (20)
RBIs: Hank Foiles 2 (18), Solly Hemus (17), Vern Law (8), Dale Long (58), Stan Lopata 2 (90), Bill Virdon (33)
SH: Frank Baumholtz (2), Hank Foiles (3)
GDP: Dick Groat (11), Frank Thomas (16)
HR: Hank Foiles (6), Dale Long (20)
RBIs: Hank Foiles 2 (18), Solly Hemus (17), Vern Law (8), Dale Long (58), Stan Lopata 2 (90), Bill Virdon (33)
SH: Frank Baumholtz (2), Hank Foiles (3)
GDP: Dick Groat (11), Frank Thomas (16)
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Vern Law | 26.180 | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 132 |
| Cholly Naranjo | 21.287 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.19 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Howie Pollet | 35.074 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 142 |
| Roy Face (W 8-5) | 28.201 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.36 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 98 |
| Dick Hall (Sv 1) | 25.346 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 407 | |||
Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Stats |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Saul Rogovin | 32.334 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.04 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 132 |
| Ben Flowers (L 1-2) | 29.085 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.51 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 69 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 201 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Vern Law 0-0-0; Cholly Naranjo 0-0-0; Howie Pollet 0-0-0; Roy Face 0-0-0; Dick Hall 0-0-0; Saul Rogovin 0-0-0; Ben Flowers 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Vern Law 20; Cholly Naranjo 7; Howie Pollet 3; Roy Face 4; Dick Hall 3; Saul Rogovin 22; Ben Flowers 15;
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4,806
Umpires: Home: Hal Dixon 1B Augie Donatelli 2B Tom Gorman 3B Babe Pinelli
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