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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies
1956-05-25 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 10407 · night · 3:06
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Nellie King earned the win and Red Munger picked up the save. Dale Long went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| PHI | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Nellie King L: Curt Simmons SV: Red Munger
Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Hal Dixon · 2B: Artie Gore · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Walls | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Freese | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Foiles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Virdon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nellie King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Munger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Richie Ashburn | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Solly Hemus | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Lopata | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Del Ennis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Granny Hamner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andy Seminick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Curt Simmons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Blaylock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Baumholtz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Kline | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Nellie King | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Red Munger | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
 Ben Flowers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Miller | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Negray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny O'Brien: W
- Dick Groat: 14/SH.1-2
- Lee Walls: W
- Dale Long: 8
- Frank Thomas: 7
Bot 1
- Richie Ashburn: 53
- Solly Hemus: K/C
- Stan Lopata: 7
Top 2
- Gene Freese: 2/FL
- Hank Foiles: 8
- Bill Virdon: 4
Bot 2
- Del Ennis: HR/7
- Elmer Valo: 6/P
- Willie Jones: S7
- Granny Hamner: 9/9D
- Andy Seminick: S7.1-2
- Curt Simmons: D9.2-H;1-3
- Richie Ashburn: S8.3-H;2XH(82)
Top 3
- Ron Kline: W
- Johnny O'Brien: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
- Johnny O'Brien: K/C
- Dick Groat: K
- Lee Walls: 8
Bot 3
- Solly Hemus: T/89
- Stan Lopata: K
- Del Ennis: 63
- Elmer Valo: 9
Top 4
- Dale Long: K
- Frank Thomas: W
- Gene Freese: S7.1-2
- Hank Foiles: K
- Bill Virdon: W.2-3;1-2
- Dick Cole: S4.3-H;2-H(E4)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Johnny O'Brien: 63
Bot 4
- Willie Jones: 8
- Granny Hamner: S9
- Andy Seminick: 7
- Curt Simmons: 8
Top 5
- Dick Groat: 4
- Lee Walls: W
- Dale Long: HR/9.1-H
- Frank Thomas: 53
- Gene Freese: 5/P
Bot 5
- Richie Ashburn: 63
- Solly Hemus: D/78
- Stan Lopata: 63
- Del Ennis: 7
Top 6
- Hank Foiles: S/89
- Bill Virdon: 36(1)/FO
- Nellie King: K/BF
- Johnny O'Brien: 8
Bot 6
- Elmer Valo: 3/G
- Willie Jones: 7
- Granny Hamner: 7
Top 7
- Dick Groat: T9
- Lee Walls: E4.3-H(NR)#
- Dale Long: S8.1-2
- Frank Thomas: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
- Gene Freese: K
- Bob Skinner: 8
- Bill Virdon: 163
Bot 7
- Andy Seminick: K/C
- Marv Blaylock: 3/FL
- Richie Ashburn: T/89
- Solly Hemus: 43
Top 8
- Nellie King: E4/F.B-2#
- Johnny O'Brien: E5.2X3(5);B-1
- Dick Groat: S1.1-2
- Lee Walls: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Dale Long: S4.3-H(UR);1-2
- Frank Thomas: 54(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Stan Lopata: 53
- Del Ennis: 8
- Elmer Valo: W
- Willie Jones: W.1-2
- Granny Hamner: S3/BG.2-3;1-2
- Andy Seminick: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Frank Baumholtz: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Richie Ashburn: 43
Top 9
- Gene Freese: D7
- Jack Shepard: 43.2-3
- Bill Virdon: 7/SF.3-H
- Red Munger: K
Bot 9
- Solly Hemus: 13
- Stan Lopata: 63
- Del Ennis: 8
Notes & reviews
- Phillies pitcher Miller ejected from bench by HP umpire Ballanfant for arguing balls and strikes