The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled it off against the Milwaukee Braves, 2 to 1, on September 20, 1956.

1956 Pittsburgh Pirates

Final

MIL

Braves

88-59

1

PIT

Pirates

63-83

2

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

1

8

0

0

9

1

0

10

0

1

R

1

2

H

4

5

E

1

2

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bobby Thomson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Johnny Logan SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jack Dittmer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Adcock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Danny O'Connell 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Del Rice C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wes Covington PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Del Crandall C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Buhl P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chuck Tanner PH 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Hersh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ray Crone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 5

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Buhl 8.0 3 1 1 2 2 1
Ernie Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ray Crone (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 9.2 5 2 2 2 3 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Roberto Clemente RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill Virdon CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Lee Walls LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dale Long 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Frank Thomas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dick Groat SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Shepard C 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bob Friend P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 2 3 0 0 8

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Friend (W) 10.0 4 1 0 3 3 0
Totals 10.0 4 1 0 3 3 0

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