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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
Brooklyn Dodgers
1956-09-03 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 29045 · 2:34
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 3–2. Roy Face earned the win and Bob Friend picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| BRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Roy Face L: Don Drysdale SV: Bob Friend
Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee Walls | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Red Munger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Foiles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Gilliam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Duke Snider | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jackie Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sandy Amoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Campanella | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Furillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gil Hodges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Don Drysdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rube Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Munger | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Roy Face | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Bob Friend | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Drysdale | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
 Don Bessent | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Virdon: S7/L
- Dale Long: 6(1)3/GDP
- Roberto Clemente: 13
Bot 1
- Jim Gilliam: K
- Pee Wee Reese: 3/G
- Duke Snider: S8/8XD/L.BX2(84)
Top 2
- Frank Thomas: K
- Lee Walls: 13/BG
- Dick Groat: K
Bot 2
- Jackie Robinson: 43
- Sandy Amoros: W
- Roy Campanella: 4
- Carl Furillo: K
Top 3
- Red Munger: E6/G.B-1
- Hank Foiles: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Bill Mazeroski: 54(1)/FO
- Bill Virdon: S8/78.1-2
- Dale Long: S7/L.2-H(UR);1-2
- Roberto Clemente: 3/L
Bot 3
- Gil Hodges: 9/9D/L
- Don Drysdale: 7
- Jim Gilliam: D9/L
- Pee Wee Reese: WP.2-3
- Pee Wee Reese: S5/BG.3-H
- Duke Snider: 8
Top 4
- Frank Thomas: K
- Lee Walls: W
- Dick Groat: K
- Red Munger: HP.1-2
- Hank Foiles: D9/9D.2-H;1-3
- Bill Mazeroski: 7
Bot 4
- Jackie Robinson: K
- Sandy Amoros: 43
- Roy Campanella: 5/FL
Top 5
- Bill Virdon: S7/L
- Dale Long: 46(1)3/GDP
- Roberto Clemente: 43
Bot 5
- Carl Furillo: 7/FL
- Gil Hodges: 4
- Don Drysdale: 9/L
Top 6
- Frank Thomas: S4
- Lee Walls: 54(1)/FO
- Dick Groat: S9/L.1-3
- Roy Face: K
- Hank Foiles: 46(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Jim Gilliam: 43
- Pee Wee Reese: 43
- Duke Snider: K
Top 7
- Bill Mazeroski: K
- Bill Virdon: D8/78/L
- Dale Long: 13
- Roberto Clemente: 43
Bot 7
- Jackie Robinson: S7/L
- Sandy Amoros: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Roy Campanella: S7/G.1-2
- Carl Furillo: 53.2-3;1-2
- Gil Hodges: K
Top 8
- Frank Thomas: 9
- Lee Walls: T9
- Dick Groat: S1/BG/R2.3-H
- Roy Face: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Hank Foiles: 5
Bot 8
- Dale Mitchell: S8/G
- Jim Gilliam: K
- Pee Wee Reese: D7/L.1-H
- Duke Snider: 6
- Jackie Robinson: 5
Top 9
- Bill Mazeroski: 6
- Bill Virdon: S9/G
- Dale Long: 7/7D
- Roberto Clemente: 13
Bot 9
- Sandy Amoros: 3/G
- Rube Walker: D8/78
- Carl Furillo: K
- Gil Hodges: W
- Randy Jackson: 8/8D
Notes & reviews
- Red Munger hit on hand