Brooklyn Dodgers (3) Pittsburgh Pirates (0)

| 1956

Date of Game: Tuesday, August 07, 1956
Stadium: Roosevelt Stadium

Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)	Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
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Attendance: 17,504 Time of Game: 2:11

Game Notes:

Don Newcombe - Complete game/Shutout

None listed
Best at-bats

Duke Snider HR in 3rd inning (18.3)

Chico Fernandez 1B in 4th inning (7.98)

Bill Mazeroski 1B in 3rd inning (4.68)
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GAME INFORMATION

Boxscore

Play by Play

Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Brooklyn Dodgers	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	x	3	8	0

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Lee Walls	lf	23.213	3	0	0	0	1	0	.278	73	90	8	37	2
Roberto Clemente	rf	21.354	4	0	0	0	0	1	.258	71	163	5	27	4
Dale Long	1b	30.182	4	0	1	0	0	1	.304	78	204	19	47	1
Bill Virdon	cf	25.059	4	0	2	0	0	0	.295	81	198	6	21	4
Dick Groat	ss	25.276	4	0	0	0	0	0	.276	67	240	0	13	0
Frank Thomas	3b	27.057	3	0	2	0	0	1	.279	79	405	12	38	0
Jack Shepard	c	24.086	2	0	0	0	1	0	.198	46	174	4	14	0
Eddie O'Brien	pr	25.239	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	37	138	0	2	0
Hank Foiles	c	27.058	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	38	111	4	12	0
Bill Mazeroski	2b	19.336	2	0	1	0	0	1	.209	22	22	0	3	0
Bob Skinner	ph	24.309	1	0	0	0	0	1	.187	57	158	2	9	0
Cholly Naranjo	p	21.255	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	6	6	0	0	0
Vern Law	p	26.148	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	21	122	1	6	0
Dick Hall	ph	25.314	1	0	0	0	0	1	.308	13	126	0	0	0
Nellie King	p	28.145	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	28	45	0	0	0
Roy Face	p	28.169	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	36	91	0	0	0
Dick Cole	ph-2b	30.093	1	0	0	0	0	0	.247	46	306	0	8	0
Totals:			30	0	6	0	2	6	.200	799	2599

Brooklyn Dodgers Batting Stats

Brooklyn Dodgers	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Jim Gilliam	2b	27.294	3	1	2	0	1	0	.282	102	546	4	30	13
Dale Mitchell	lf	34.349	4	0	1	0	0	0	.167	41	686	0	7	0
Gino Cimoli	lf	26.232	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	57	57	0	4	0
Duke Snider	cf	29.322	4	1	2	2	0	1	.293	101	997	31	64	3
Carl Furillo	rf	34.152	4	0	0	0	0	2	.305	100	967	14	48	1
Jackie Robinson	3b	37.188	2	1	1	0	0	0	.294	69	880	8	30	6
Randy Jackson	3b	30.178	2	0	1	0	0	0	.288	70	626	4	37	2
Gil Hodges	1b	32.125	2	0	0	0	1	0	.257	102	1011	22	63	2
Roy Campanella	c	34.261	1	0	0	0	2	1	.215	81	856	14	47	1
Chico Fernandez	ss	24.158	3	0	1	1	0	1	.226	20	20	1	8	2
Don Newcombe	p	30.054	3	0	0	0	0	0	.256	37	199	0	12	0
Totals:			28	3	8	3	4	5	.286	780	6845

Game Stats

2B: Dale Long (13), Bill Virdon (11)
HR: Duke Snider (31)
RBIs: Chico Fernandez (8), Duke Snider 2 (64)
SB: Gil Hodges (2)
CS: Chico Fernandez (2)
SH: Gil Hodges (4)
GDP: Dick Groat (7), Dale Mitchell (1), Jack Shepard (3), Lee Walls (6)

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Vern Law (L 3-9)	26.148	5	6	3	3	2	3	1	5.00	1.54	75	45	30	22	127
Nellie King	28.145	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	2.93	1.20	23	10	13	28	46
Roy Face	28.169	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	1.18	3	3	0	35	90
Cholly Naranjo	21.255	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7.07	1.64	14	9	5	7	7
Pitching Totals:		8	8	3	3	4	5	1			115	67	48	92	270

Brooklyn Dodgers Pitching Stats

Brooklyn Dodgers	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Don Newcombe (W 17-5)	30.054	9	6	0	0	2	6	0	3.02	1.01	108	73	35	24	167
Pitching Totals:		9	6	0	0	2	6	0			108	73	35	24	167

Other Game Information

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Vern Law 75-45-30; Nellie King 23-10-13; Roy Face 3-3-0; Cholly Naranjo 14-9-5; Don Newcombe 108-73-35;
Batters Faced: Vern Law 21; Nellie King 7; Roy Face 1; Cholly Naranjo 4; Don Newcombe 32;
Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 17,504
Umpires: Home: Hal Dixon 1B Augie Donatelli 2B Tom Gorman 3B Babe Pinelli

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