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Standings
DET
@BAL
2
7
DET
@BAL
3
6
CLE
@BOS
10
7
CLE
@BOS
1
3
CHW
@NYY
1
2
CHW
@NYY
5
6
 
(10)
KCA
@WSH
8
0
KCA
@WSH
3
7
BRO
@CHC
10
8
NYG
@CIN
3
4
 
(10)
NYG
@CIN
3
4
 
(11)
PIT
@MLN
2
3
PIT
@MLN
1
4
PHI
@STL
1
9
PHI
@STL
7
5
Sunday, July 15, 1956, County Stadium
Attendance: 35,631, Time of Game: 2:11
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Pirates
1
37-43
 Lost 5 
5th, 11½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Braves          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  2  X    4  7  0
W: Taylor Phillips (1-0), L: Cholly Naranjo (0-1)
Braves
4
47-30
 Won 6 
1st

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .285 .743 -.010 0.70 .026 -.036 -0.1 1 1 SB
   Dick Cole PH-3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .576 .047 3.58 .047 .000 0.3 0 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281 .646 -.175 2.31 .018 -.193 -0.9 3 4
Lee Walls LF-CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .303 .870 .021 1.40 .101 -.080 -0.1 2 0
Frank Thomas 3B-LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .283 .811 .054 1.55 .156 -.102 0.6 1 1 HR
Dale Long 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .936 -.092 1.56 .038 -.130 -0.3 7 3
Roberto Clemente RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .753 -.079 1.47 .072 -.151 -0.7 1 0 CS,HBP
Jack Shepard C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .774 .070 1.13 .109 -.039 0.2 5 0
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .362 -.109 1.60 .000 -.109 -0.8 1 2
Cholly Naranjo P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1.000 -.038 0.80 .000 -.038 -0.3 3 2
   Hank Foiles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .644 -.132 3.83 .000 -.132 -0.7 0 0
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .421 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Johnny O'Brien PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .406 -.003 0.12 .000 -.003 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 3 6 .188 .559 -.446 1.51 .567 -1.013 -3.0 24 13
HR: F Thomas (15, off T Phillips; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
HBP: R Clemente (2, by T Phillips).
TB: F Thomas 5; L Walls 2; D Groat; D Long.
RBI: F Thomas (47).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Long.
E: B Virdon (4); D Groat (15).
Outfield Assists: B Virdon (J Logan at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: B Virdon (2, 2nd base off B Trowbridge/D Crandall).
CS: R Clemente (5, 2nd base by B Trowbridge/D Crandall).

Milwaukee Braves

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .730 -.108 1.20 .000 -.108 -1.2 5 4 SH,GDP
Johnny Logan SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .265 .733 -.051 0.90 .024 -.076 -0.6 3 2
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .790 .076 0.95 .132 -.057 0.4 1 2 SB
Hank Aaron RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .319 .890 -.019 0.78 .037 -.056 -0.1 1 0
Wes Covington LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .752 .065 1.15 .102 -.037 0.5 1 0 2B,SH
   Bobby Thomson LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 .747 .018 0.46 .018 .000 0.4 0 0
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .279 .763 -.004 1.04 .093 -.098 0.7 4 0
Joe Adcock 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .296 .963 .051 0.83 .149 -.098 -0.1 4 0 HR
   Frank Torre 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .657 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 1 0
Del Crandall C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .892 -.022 0.85 .027 -.049 -0.1 6 1
Bob Trowbridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 2
   Jack Dittmer PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .196 .528 .041 0.99 .041 .000 0.4 0 0
   Taylor Phillips P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .007 0.95 .032 -.025 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 29 4 7 3 3 5 .241 .692 .054 0.95 .655 -.604 0.4 27 11
2B: W Covington (3, off C Naranjo).
HR: J Adcock (17, off C Naranjo; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SH: D O'Connell (7, off C Naranjo); W Covington (1, off C Naranjo).
TB: J Adcock 4; W Covington 2; D Crandall; B Bruton; E Mathews; H Aaron; J Logan.
GIDP: D O'Connell (4).
RBI: B Bruton 2 (30); J Adcock (45).
2-out RBI: B Bruton 2; J Adcock.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: E Mathews (3, 3rd base off C Naranjo/J Shepard).

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Cholly Naranjo, L (0-1) 6 5 2 1 2 4 1 6.30 25 58 .004 1.06 0.7
Roy Face 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2.59 9 0 0 -.057 0.60 -1.1
Team Totals 8 7 4 1 3 5 1 1.12 34 58 0 0 -.053 1.51 -0.4

Milwaukee Braves

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Trowbridge 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 1.12 12 55 .147 0.95 1.3
Taylor Phillips, W (1-0) 6 3 1 1 2 3 1 1.59 24 0 0 .300 1.84 1.7
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 6 1 1.00 36 55 0 0 .447 0.95 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: C Naranjo (1).
HBP: T Phillips (2; R Clemente).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 35,631.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Milwaukee Braves
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Danny O'Connell 2B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Johnny Logan SS
3 Lee Walls LF 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Frank Thomas 3B 4 Hank Aaron RF
5 Dale Long 1B 5 Wes Covington LF
6 Roberto Clemente RF 6 Bill Bruton CF
7 Jack Shepard C 7 Joe Adcock 1B
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Del Crandall C
9 Cholly Naranjo P 9 Bob Trowbridge P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 2 --- R MLN J. Adcock C. Naranjo 15% 66% Home Run
t7 1-2 2 123 O PIT D. Groat T. Phillips 14% 80% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 0 --- R PIT F. Thomas T. Phillips -14% 50% Home Run
t7 1-2 1 1-3 O PIT H. Foiles T. Phillips 13% 71% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- R MLN E. Mathews C. Naranjo 13% 67% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Dittmer Scores/No RBI/unER; Mathews to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Trowbridge facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Trowbridge 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat B. Trowbridge 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- PIT L. Walls B. Trowbridge -1% 52% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT F. Thomas B. Trowbridge 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Cholly Naranjo facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MLN D. O'Connell C. Naranjo -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- MLN J. Logan C. Naranjo 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O MLN E. Mathews C. Naranjo -3% 52% Single to CF; Logan out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O MLN H. Aaron C. Naranjo -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Trowbridge facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Long B. Trowbridge -4% 46% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- O PIT R. Clemente B. Trowbridge 4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O PIT J. Shepard B. Trowbridge 4% 54% Clemente Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT J. Shepard B. Trowbridge 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Cholly Naranjo facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- MLN W. Covington C. Naranjo 7% 61% Double
b2 0-0 0 -2- MLN B. Bruton C. Naranjo 4% 65% Wild Pitch; Covington to 3B
b2 0-0 0 --3 O MLN B. Bruton C. Naranjo -5% 60% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --3 O MLN J. Adcock C. Naranjo -6% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O MLN D. Crandall C. Naranjo -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Trowbridge facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Trowbridge 2% 52% Flyball: 3B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT C. Naranjo B. Trowbridge 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- PIT B. Virdon B. Trowbridge -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- PIT D. Groat B. Trowbridge -1% 52% Virdon Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- PIT D. Groat B. Trowbridge -2% 50% Single; Virdon to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 O PIT L. Walls B. Trowbridge 5% 55% Groundout: P-3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Cholly Naranjo facing 9-1-2
Jack Dittmer pinch hits for Bob Trowbridge (P) batting 9th
b3 0-0 0 --- MLN J. Dittmer C. Naranjo 4% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O MLN D. O'Connell C. Naranjo -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Dittmer to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O MLN J. Logan C. Naranjo -4% 54% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 -2- R MLN E. Mathews C. Naranjo 13% 67% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Dittmer Scores/No RBI/unER; Mathews to 2B
b3 1-0 2 -2- MLN H. Aaron C. Naranjo 0% 67% Mathews Steals 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 O MLN H. Aaron C. Naranjo -3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Taylor Phillips facing 4-5-6
Taylor Phillips replaces Jack Dittmer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 0-1 0 --- R PIT F. Thomas T. Phillips -14% 50% Home Run
t4 1-1 0 --- O PIT D. Long T. Phillips 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 1-1 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente T. Phillips 2% 54% Flyball: 2B
t4 1-1 2 --- O PIT J. Shepard T. Phillips 1% 56% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Cholly Naranjo facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O MLN W. Covington C. Naranjo -3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1-1 1 --- O MLN B. Bruton C. Naranjo -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- R MLN J. Adcock C. Naranjo 15% 66% Home Run
b4 2-1 2 --- O MLN D. Crandall C. Naranjo -1% 65% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Taylor Phillips facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski T. Phillips 3% 68% Flyball: LF
t5 1-2 1 --- O PIT C. Naranjo T. Phillips 2% 70% Flyball: P
t5 1-2 2 --- O PIT B. Virdon T. Phillips 1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Cholly Naranjo facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- MLN T. Phillips C. Naranjo 3% 75% Walk
b5 2-1 0 1-- O MLN D. O'Connell C. Naranjo -3% 72% Strikeout
b5 2-1 1 1-- O MLN J. Logan C. Naranjo -3% 70% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 1-- O MLN E. Mathews C. Naranjo -2% 68% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Taylor Phillips facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O PIT D. Groat T. Phillips 4% 71% Strikeout
t6 1-2 1 --- O PIT L. Walls T. Phillips 2% 74% Strikeout
t6 1-2 2 --- PIT F. Thomas T. Phillips -2% 72% Single
t6 1-2 2 1-- O PIT D. Long T. Phillips 4% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Cholly Naranjo facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- MLN H. Aaron C. Naranjo 3% 78% Single
b6 2-1 0 1-- O MLN W. Covington C. Naranjo -1% 77% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Aaron to 2B
b6 2-1 1 -2- O MLN B. Bruton C. Naranjo -3% 74% Strikeout
b6 2-1 2 -2- O MLN J. Adcock C. Naranjo -3% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Taylor Phillips facing 6-7-8
Bobby Thomson replaces Wes Covington playing LF batting 5th
t7 1-2 0 --- PIT R. Clemente T. Phillips -7% 64% Hit By Pitch
t7 1-2 0 1-- PIT J. Shepard T. Phillips -11% 53% Walk; Clemente to 2B
t7 1-2 0 12- O PIT B. Mazeroski T. Phillips 4% 57% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Clemente to 3B
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Cholly Naranjo (P) batting 9th
t7 1-2 1 1-3 O PIT H. Foiles T. Phillips 13% 71% Popfly: 2B
Dick Cole pinch hits for Bill Virdon (CF) batting 1st
t7 1-2 2 1-3 PIT D. Cole T. Phillips -5% 66% Walk; Mazeroski to 2B
t7 1-2 2 123 O PIT D. Groat T. Phillips 14% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Roy Face facing 8-9-1
Roy Face replaces Hank Foiles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Dick Cole moves from PH to 3B
Frank Thomas moves from 3B to LF
Lee Walls moves from LF to CF
b7 2-1 0 --- MLN D. Crandall R. Face 3% 83% Single
b7 2-1 0 1-- O MLN T. Phillips R. Face -3% 80% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 2-1 1 1-- OO MLN D. O'Connell R. Face -4% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Taylor Phillips facing 3-4-5
t8 1-2 0 --- PIT L. Walls T. Phillips -9% 67% Single
t8 1-2 0 1-- O PIT F. Thomas T. Phillips 8% 75% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-2 1 1-- O PIT D. Long T. Phillips 7% 82% Flyball: RF
t8 1-2 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente T. Phillips 6% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Roy Face facing 2-3-4
b8 2-1 0 --- O MLN J. Logan R. Face -1% 86% Flyball: SS
b8 2-1 1 --- O MLN E. Mathews R. Face -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 2-1 2 --- MLN H. Aaron R. Face 1% 86% Walk
b8 2-1 2 1-- MLN B. Thomson R. Face 2% 88% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Aaron to 3B; Thomson to 2B
b8 2-1 2 -23 RR MLN B. Bruton R. Face 9% 97% Single; Aaron Scores/unER; Thomson Scores/unER
b8 4-1 2 1-- O MLN J. Adcock R. Face -0% 97% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Taylor Phillips facing 7-8-9
Frank Torre replaces Joe Adcock playing 1B batting 7th
t9 1-4 0 --- O PIT J. Shepard T. Phillips 2% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 1-4 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski T. Phillips 1% 100% Flyball: SS
Johnny O'Brien pinch hits for Roy Face (P) batting 9th
t9 1-4 2 --- O PIT J. O'Brien T. Phillips 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

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