Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 11 Philadelphia Phillies
14 August 1956 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 13+ Batters in an Inning · 13 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 131 games |
| 33 | final score 11–2 | 1 in 258 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Curt Simmons | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 11 | 16 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Walls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Shepard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dale Long | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Munger | 1.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Cholly Naranjo | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Swanson | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Hall | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Marv Blaylock | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stan Lopata | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Del Ennis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Greengrass | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elmer Valo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Granny Hamner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Kazanski | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Curt Simmons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 40 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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