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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies
1956-09-07 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 7835 · night · 2:05
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 2nd. Robin Roberts earned the win. Solly Hemus went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| PHI | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
W: Robin Roberts L: Bob Friend SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Hal Dixon · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Walls | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Foiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Richie Ashburn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Solly Hemus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marv Blaylock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Stan Lopata | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Del Ennis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Elmer Valo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Granny Hamner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Robin Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Friend | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Dick Hall | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Roy Face | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Nellie King | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roberts | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Bill Virdon: 6
- Lee Walls: K
- Dale Long: 4
Bot 1
- Richie Ashburn: S
- Solly Hemus: WP.1-3
- Solly Hemus: 7/SF.3-H
- Marv Blaylock: K/C
- Stan Lopata: 53
Top 2
- Frank Thomas: 53
- Dick Groat: 4
- Bill Mazeroski: 63
Bot 2
- Del Ennis: S
- Willie Jones: SB2
- Willie Jones: W
- Elmer Valo: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
- Granny Hamner: IW
- Robin Roberts: K
- Richie Ashburn: S.3-H;2-H;1-H(NR)#
- Solly Hemus: S.1-2#
- Marv Blaylock: K
Top 3
- Hank Foiles: K/C
- Dick Hall: K
- Roberto Clemente: K
Bot 3
- Stan Lopata: K23/C
- Del Ennis: 9
- Willie Jones: K
Top 4
- Bill Virdon: 3/G
- Lee Walls: HR
- Dale Long: 9
- Frank Thomas: HR
- Dick Groat: K
Bot 4
- Elmer Valo: S
- Granny Hamner: K/DP.1X2(26)
- Robin Roberts: 7
Top 5
- Bill Mazeroski: S
- Hank Foiles: 8
- Bob Skinner: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Richie Ashburn: 43
- Solly Hemus: K/C
- Marv Blaylock: S
- Stan Lopata: 9
Top 6
- Roberto Clemente: 7
- Bill Virdon: 5
- Lee Walls: S
- Dale Long: K
Bot 6
- Del Ennis: 5/FL
- Willie Jones: 8
- Elmer Valo: S9.BX2(96)
Top 7
- Frank Thomas: S
- Dick Groat: E4.1-2
- Bill Mazeroski: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Hank Foiles: 5/FL
- Jack Shepard: K
Bot 7
- Granny Hamner: K/C
- Robin Roberts: 4
- Richie Ashburn: 7
Top 8
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Bill Virdon: 7
- Lee Walls: 5/LDP.1X1(53)
Bot 8
- Solly Hemus: HR
- Marv Blaylock: 43
- Stan Lopata: 8
- Del Ennis: E6
- Willie Jones: 53
Top 9
- Dale Long: 3
- Frank Thomas: 23
- Dick Groat: 4