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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

1956-06-08 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · 11 innings · Att: 20079 · 3:03

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 11th. Bob Friend earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	11
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Bob Friend L: Murry Dickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny O'Brien	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Virdon	5	1	3	0	0	2
Lee Walls	5	0	1	0	0	2
Dale Long	5	0	2	1	0	0
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	1	1	1
Roberto Clemente	5	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Groat	4	0	2	0	0	1
Hank Foiles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Friend	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Cole	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Don Blasingame	4	0	1	0
Grady Hatton	3	2	2	1
Stan Musial	4	0	1	1
Ken Boyer	5	0	0	2
Wally Moon	5	0	0	0
Hank Sauer	5	1	0	1
Bill Sarni	4	1	0	2
Bobby Del Greco	4	2	0	1
Murry Dickson	3	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	11.0	6	4	9

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Murry Dickson	11.0	11	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny O'Brien: 13
Bill Virdon: S/78
Lee Walls: K
Dale Long: 8

Bot 1

Don Blasingame: 3/G
Grady Hatton: S8
Stan Musial: W.1-2
Ken Boyer: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Wally Moon: 1/G

Top 2

Frank Thomas: W
Roberto Clemente: 8
Dick Groat: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 2

Hank Sauer: S7
Bill Sarni: K
Bobby Del Greco: 64(1)/FO
Murry Dickson: 43

Top 3

Hank Foiles: 13
Bob Friend: 5/P
Johnny O'Brien: 63

Bot 3

Don Blasingame: 43
Grady Hatton: S9
Stan Musial: 6/P
Ken Boyer: K

Top 4

Bill Virdon: K
Lee Walls: 13
Dale Long: 63

Bot 4

Wally Moon: 8/8D
Hank Sauer: 7
Bill Sarni: K

Top 5

Frank Thomas: 43
Roberto Clemente: 63
Dick Groat: S7
Hank Foiles: 6/P

Bot 5

Bobby Del Greco: S5
Murry Dickson: 34/SH.1-2
Don Blasingame: 13.2-3
Grady Hatton: K

Top 6

Bob Friend: 63
Johnny O'Brien: 3/FL
Bill Virdon: S3
Lee Walls: K/C

Bot 6

Stan Musial: 6/P
Ken Boyer: 8
Wally Moon: 43

Top 7

Dale Long: 43
Frank Thomas: K23
Roberto Clemente: K

Bot 7

Hank Sauer: 9
Bill Sarni: S8
Bobby Del Greco: K
Murry Dickson: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Dick Groat: S8
Hank Foiles: 34/SH.1-2
Bob Friend: WP.2-3#
Bob Friend: 63
Bob Skinner: K23

Bot 8

Don Blasingame: W
Grady Hatton: OA.1X2(26)#
Grady Hatton: W
Stan Musial: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Bill Virdon: K/C
Lee Walls: S1
Dale Long: S6.1-2
Frank Thomas: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Ken Boyer: K
Wally Moon: 23
Hank Sauer: 5/FL

Top 10

Roberto Clemente: S8
Dick Groat: K
Hank Foiles: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 10

Bill Sarni: 4/P
Bobby Del Greco: S8
Murry Dickson: K/BF
Don Blasingame: E3.1-3
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Stan Musial: K/C

Top 11

Bob Friend: 53
Dick Cole: S7
Bill Virdon: S8.1-3
Lee Walls: 6/P
Dale Long: S/78.3-H;1-3
Frank Thomas: S9.3-H;1-3
Roberto Clemente: 64(1)/FO

Bot 11

Ken Boyer: 53
Wally Moon: 43
Hank Sauer: K

Notes & reviews

Pirates manager Bragan ejected by HP umpire Goetz at end of eighth inning for arguing strike calls to Skinner
Skinner ejected by HP umpire Goetz for continuing to complain about his strikeout in the 8th

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