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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		4
1
NYY
@BAL		6
2
WSH
@BOS		9
7
DET
@CHW		1
2
KCA
@CLE		1
8
MLN
@CIN		4
13
PIT
@NYG		9
1
BRO
@PHI		9
2
CHC
@STL		8
1
Saturday, August 18, 1956
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 4,955, Time of Game: 2:25
Pirates
9
51-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 18 GB
 at Giants
1
42-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 24½ GB
W: Bob Friend (14-12)
L: Ruben Gomez (6-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  2   3  3  0    9 12  0
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Frank Thomas 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .807 2 3
Dale Long 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .274 .856 12 1 HR
Bill Virdon CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .305 .788 0 0
Lee Walls LF 4 1 3 0 1 0 .275 .783 0 0
Roberto Clemente RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .298 .743 1 0 2B,GDP
Dick Groat SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .275 .645 4 4
Bob Friend P 3 0 1 2 0 2 .176 .416 0 4 SH
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .234 .576 5 5
Jack Shepard C 2 2 1 3 2 0 .228 .681 3 0 HR
Team Totals 36 9 12 8 4 4 .333 .928 27 17
2B: R Clemente (17).
HR: J Shepard (6); D Long (24).
SH: B Friend (8).
TB: J Shepard 4; D Long 4; L Walls 3; R Clemente 2; B Virdon 2; D Groat 2; B Friend; B Mazeroski.
GIDP: R Clemente (9).
RBI: J Shepard 3 (25); B Friend 2 (8); D Long 2 (74); D Groat (20).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Thomas-B Mazeroski-D Long; B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Long.

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jackie Brandt LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .819 2 0
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 .734 4 2
Willie Mays CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .892 7 0
Don Mueller RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .590 0 0
Bill White 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .249 .748 7 0 SB
Bill Sarni C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .716 4 2 GDP
Foster Castleman 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .248 .699 3 3
Daryl Spencer SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .636 0 1 GDP
Ruben Gomez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .484 0 0
   Windy McCall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 1
   Dusty Rhodes 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .750
   Steve Ridzik P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .533 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 9 1 2 3 .273 .587 27 9
TB: J Brandt 3; F Castleman 2; B White 2; B Sarni; R Schoendienst.
GIDP: D Spencer (8); B Sarni (8).
RBI: F Castleman (28).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Spencer-R Schoendienst-B White.
E: W Mays (4).
Baserunning
SB: B White (12, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Friend, W (14-12) 9 9 1 1 2 3 0 3.50 35 66
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 2 3 0 1.00 35 66

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ruben Gomez, L (6-13) 6.1 7 6 5 3 2 2 4.74 27 36
Windy McCall 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 4.85 9
Steve Ridzik 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.58 5
Team Totals 9 12 9 8 4 4 2 8.00 41 36
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 4,955.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Frank Thomas 3B 1 Jackie Brandt LF
2 Dale Long 1B 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Bill Virdon CF 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Lee Walls LF 4 Don Mueller RF
5 Roberto Clemente RF 5 Bill White 1B
6 Dick Groat SS 6 Bill Sarni C
7 Bob Friend P 7 Foster Castleman 3B
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Daryl Spencer SS
9 Jack Shepard C 9 Ruben Gomez P

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