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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dodgers | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Padres | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5.0 |
 Diamondbacks | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
 Giants | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18.0 |
 Rockies | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
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Pirates Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Pirates decisively defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8 to 5, on August 8, 1956.
Game Info
August 8, 1956
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
S. Amoros LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .750 |
D. Snider CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .400 | .750 |
C. Furillo RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Jackson 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. Hodges 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
R. Campanella C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
C. Fernandez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Mitchell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Lehman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Robinson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Craig P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Bessent P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
C. Neal PH-SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walls LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.250 |
R. Clemente RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
D. Long 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Virdon CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Groat SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
F. Thomas 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
J. Shepard C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Mazeroski 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Munger P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
H. Pollet P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
R. Kline P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: D. Snider
3B: S. Amoros, G. Hodges
RBI: S. Amoros 2, G. Hodges, D. Snider
Batting
2B: L. Walls 2
HR: F. Thomas
RBI: D. Groat 2, D. Long, J. Shepard, F. Thomas 3, B. Virdon
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Craig (L) | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15.00 |
D. Bessent | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Lehman | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Munger (W) | 8.1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.24 |
H. Pollet | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Kline (S) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
S. Amoros LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .750 |
D. Snider CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .400 | .750 |
C. Furillo RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Jackson 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. Hodges 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
R. Campanella C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
C. Fernandez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Mitchell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Lehman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Robinson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Craig P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Bessent P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
C. Neal PH-SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: D. Snider
3B: S. Amoros, G. Hodges
RBI: S. Amoros 2, G. Hodges, D. Snider
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Craig (L) | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15.00 |
D. Bessent | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Lehman | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walls LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.250 |
R. Clemente RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
D. Long 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Virdon CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Groat SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
F. Thomas 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
J. Shepard C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Mazeroski 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Munger P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
H. Pollet P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
R. Kline P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: L. Walls 2
HR: F. Thomas
RBI: D. Groat 2, D. Long, J. Shepard, F. Thomas 3, B. Virdon
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Munger (W) | 8.1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.24 |
H. Pollet | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Kline (S) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
