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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1956-09-09 · Day game · Shibe Park · 10 innings · Att: 11104 · night · 2:24

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 4th. Robin Roberts earned the win. Stan Lopata went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
PIT	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	10
PHI	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	14

W: Robin Roberts L: Cholly Naranjo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: Hal Dixon · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Thomas	6	1	1	0	0	1
Lee Walls	5	1	2	0	0	2
Roberto Clemente	5	1	1	1	0	1
Dale Long	2	0	1	0	3	0
Jack Shepard	2	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Groat	3	0	0	1	1	0
Bill Virdon	5	0	3	2	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Friend	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Cole	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Foiles	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Hall	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	2	2	0	0	0
Solly Hemus	5	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Jones	4	0	2	1	1	0
Stan Lopata	5	1	1	1	0	2
Del Ennis	5	1	2	0	0	0
Marv Blaylock	5	1	3	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	4	0	1	1	0	0
Granny Hamner	3	0	1	1	1	0
Harvey Haddix	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Baumholtz	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Greengrass	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	5.0	9	0	2
Ron Kline	2.0	3	1	0
Roy Face	2.0	1	1	1
Cholly Naranjo	0.2	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harvey Haddix	4.0	6	3	1
Ron Negray	1.0	1	0	1
Jack Meyer	1.0	0	0	1
Robin Roberts	4.0	3	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Thomas: 4/P
Lee Walls: S/78
Roberto Clemente: K
Dale Long: 9

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: T/78
Solly Hemus: K
Willie Jones: 53.3-H
Stan Lopata: K

Top 2

Jack Shepard: S9/4
Dick Groat: 13.1-2
Bill Virdon: T/78.2-H
Bill Mazeroski: W
Bob Friend: FC1/BG.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Frank Thomas: E5.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2(E3)
Lee Walls: FC5.2X3(5)#

Bot 2

Del Ennis: S7
Marv Blaylock: 46(1)3/GDP
Elmer Valo: S6
Granny Hamner: 7

Top 3

Roberto Clemente: 13
Dale Long: W
Jack Shepard: 9
Dick Groat: 53

Bot 3

Harvey Haddix: 53
Richie Ashburn: 43
Solly Hemus: 7

Top 4

Bill Virdon: 13
Bill Mazeroski: 4/P
Bob Friend: 8

Bot 4

Willie Jones: 63
Stan Lopata: HR/78
Del Ennis: S7/6
Marv Blaylock: S9.1-3
Elmer Valo: 9
Granny Hamner: S8.3-H;1X3(85)

Top 5

Frank Thomas: S5
Lee Walls: S8.1-3
Roberto Clemente: S8.3-H;1-3
Dale Long: W.1-2
Bob Skinner: K/C
Dick Groat: 8/SF.3-H;2-3#
Bill Virdon: S8.3-H;1-2
Bill Mazeroski: 2/FL

Bot 5

Frank Baumholtz: S8
Richie Ashburn: 2/FL
Solly Hemus: 3/FL
Willie Jones: S8.1-3
Stan Lopata: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Del Ennis: 6/P

Top 6

Dick Cole: 63
Frank Thomas: 8
Lee Walls: K

Bot 6

Marv Blaylock: S4
Elmer Valo: 36(1)/FO
Granny Hamner: 7
Jim Greengrass: 4/P

Top 7

Roberto Clemente: 8
Dale Long: D/78
Hank Foiles: 13
Dick Groat: W
Bill Virdon: K

Bot 7

Richie Ashburn: S8
Solly Hemus: S9.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-2
Willie Jones: W
Stan Lopata: 56(1)/FO/DP/BP.2XH(62)
Del Ennis: 2/FL

Top 8

Bill Mazeroski: 6/P
Dick Hall: S8
Frank Thomas: K
Lee Walls: K

Bot 8

Marv Blaylock: 9
Elmer Valo: 13
Granny Hamner: W
Robin Roberts: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Roberto Clemente: 9
Dale Long: W
Hank Foiles: K
Dick Groat: 8

Bot 9

Richie Ashburn: 7/L
Solly Hemus: 43
Willie Jones: S8
Stan Lopata: K

Top 10

Bill Virdon: S7/6
Bill Mazeroski: 34/SH.1-2
Johnny O'Brien: 63
Frank Thomas: 9

Bot 10

Del Ennis: 8
Marv Blaylock: S9
Elmer Valo: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Elmer Valo: 8/SF.3-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

Thomas intentionally dropped the bunt, forced Jones at second and Groat then threw to Foiles to complete DP on Hemus who had continued to run from second

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