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Milwaukee Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1956-09-20 · Day game · Forbes Field · 10 innings · Att: 1691 · 1:59

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Milwaukee Braves 2–1. Bob Friend earned the win. Jack Shepard went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
ML1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	5

W: Bob Friend L: Ray Crone SV: (none)

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

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	4	0	0	0	0
Frank Torre	4	0	0	0	0
Hank Aaron	4	0	1	0	0
Eddie Mathews	3	0	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	1	0	0
Johnny Logan	4	0	2	0	0
Jack Dittmer	2	0	0	0	0
Del Rice	3	0	0	0	0
Bob Buhl	2	0	0	0	1
Joe Adcock	1	0	0	0	1
Chuck Tanner	0	1	0	1	0
Danny O'Connell	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Covington	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Hersh	1	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roberto Clemente	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Virdon	3	0	0	0	1	1
Lee Walls	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Long	3	0	0	0	1	2
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Groat	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Shepard	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Friend	2	0	0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Buhl	8.0	3	2	2
Ernie Johnson	1.0	0	0	1
Ray Crone	0.2	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	10.0	4	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Bruton: 8
Frank Torre: 43
Hank Aaron: 9

Bot 1

Roberto Clemente: 43
Bill Virdon: 43
Lee Walls: 43

Top 2

Eddie Mathews: 3/G
Bobby Thomson: 9
Johnny Logan: 63

Bot 2

Dale Long: W
Frank Thomas: 4/P
Dick Groat: 9/L
Jack Shepard: 7

Top 3

Jack Dittmer: 6/P
Del Rice: 6/P
Bob Buhl: 43

Bot 3

Bill Mazeroski: S7/G
Bob Friend: 24/SH.1-2
Roberto Clemente: 63.2-3
Bill Virdon: K

Top 4

Bill Bruton: 7
Frank Torre: 6/P
Hank Aaron: 53

Bot 4

Lee Walls: 53
Dale Long: 8
Frank Thomas: S7
Dick Groat: FC6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Jack Shepard: 8

Top 5

Eddie Mathews: 3/P
Bobby Thomson: 9/L
Johnny Logan: S6
Jack Dittmer: 9

Bot 5

Bill Mazeroski: 1/L
Bob Friend: 3/G
Roberto Clemente: 9/L

Top 6

Del Rice: 63
Bob Buhl: K
Bill Bruton: 43

Bot 6

Bill Virdon: 31
Lee Walls: 53
Dale Long: K/C

Top 7

Frank Torre: 3/P
Hank Aaron: S9/L
Eddie Mathews: 5/P
Bobby Thomson: D/78.1XH(762)

Bot 7

Frank Thomas: 7
Dick Groat: 8
Jack Shepard: HR/7
Bill Mazeroski: 8

Top 8

Johnny Logan: 4/P
Joe Adcock: K/C
Del Rice: 8

Bot 8

Bob Friend: 43
Roberto Clemente: 3/FL
Bill Virdon: W
Lee Walls: 7/L

Top 9

Chuck Tanner: W
Bill Bruton: 14/SH.1-2
Frank Torre: 43.2-3
Hank Aaron: 6E3.3-H(NR)(UR);B-3(E3/TH2)
Eddie Mathews: IW
Bobby Thomson: 9

Bot 9

Dale Long: K
Frank Thomas: 7
Dick Groat: 8/89

Top 10

Johnny Logan: S8/L
Danny O'Connell: 24/SH.1-2
Wes Covington: IW
Earl Hersh: K
Bill Bruton: 43

Bot 10

Jack Shepard: 63
Bill Mazeroski: S7
Bob Friend: 14/SH.1-2
Roberto Clemente: S8/L.2-H