1956 NL Game of Note: Phi. at Pit.

Sept. 2, 1956

Philadelphia catcher Stan Lopata had a great day at the plate today hitting 3 HR and picking up 5 RBI. The veteran Lopata also had a single in the 3rd, giving him 4 hits in a game that saw the Phillies crush the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Philadelphia Phillies At 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates      9/2/1956
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Ashburn CF        3  0  0  1 .304     B.Virdon CF         4  0  1  0 .316  
  S.Hemus 2B          5  2  2  2 .208     F.Thomas 3B         4  1  1  0 .303  
  M.Blaylock 1B       6  1  2  1 .254     L.Walls LF          4  0  0  0 .260  
  S.Lopata C          5  3  4  5 .285     R.Clemente RF       4  0  2  0 .318  
  D.Ennis LF          5  1  1  0 .290     D.Groat SS          4  0  1  1 .266  
  W.Jones 3B          5  1  4  2 .294     D.Long 1B           3  0  0  0 .243  
  E.Valo RF           5  1  2  0 .308     V.Law P             2  0  0  0 .140  
  R.Smalley SS        5  2  2  0 .243     C.Naranjo P         1  0  0  0 .200  
  C.Simmons P         5  0  3  0 .296     R.Face P            0  0  0  0 .067  
                                          J.Shepard C         2  0  0  0 .269  
                                          B.Mazeroski 2B      3  0  0  0 .244  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      44 11 20 11                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
 
Phillies........ 2 0 0  2 0 5  0 2 0  - 11 20  0
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
Phillies (58-68)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Simmons WIN(9-10)       9       5   1   1   1   8   0   5.00
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1   8   0
 
Pirates (53-77)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Law LOSS(7-14)          5 2/3  11   7   7   2   1   2   4.43
C.Naranjo                 2       7   4   4   1   0   3   5.40
R.Face                    1 1/3   2   0   0   0   2   0   4.71
Totals                    9      20  11  11   3   3   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 6,893 DATE- Sunday, September 2nd 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Stan Landes, Larry Goetz
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies:11  Pirates: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Pirates: 2
DOUBLES- D.Ennis(21st), E.Valo(14th), R.Smalley(5th), C.Simmons-2
HOME RUNS- S.Hemus(3rd), S.Lopata-3(31st), W.Jones(15th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Ashburn
WALKS- R.Ashburn-2, S.Lopata, J.Shepard
HIT BY PITCH- S.Hemus
STRIKE OUTS- S.Lopata, D.Ennis, R.Smalley, F.Thomas, L.Walls-2, R.Clemente,
             D.Long-2, V.Law, B.Mazeroski
GIDP- S.Hemus, D.Ennis, L.Walls
2-out RBI- S.Lopata-4, D.Groat, S.Hemus, M.Blaylock, W.Jones-2
RLISP 2-out- D.Long-2, C.Simmons, D.Ennis, M.Blaylock, R.Smalley, S.Lopata
 
Catcher Stan Lopata smacked 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Curt Simmons
delivered 9 solid innings as the Philadelphia Phillies smashed the
overmatched Pittsburgh Pirates, 11 to 1.
 
Lopata was really in 'the zone'. He hit a bases-empty home run in the 1st
inning, delivered a one-base hit in the 3rd inning, rifled a three-run blast
in the 6th inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 8th inning.
Philadelphia kept the scorekeepers busy in the 6th inning with 5 runs on 5
hits.  Philadelphia finished with 20 hits in the victory.  
 
Simmons(9-10) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Vern Law(7-14)
absorbed the loss.  He was knocked around by Philadelphia, allowing 11 hits
and 2 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 
With this win, Philadelphia has a 58-68 record.  They have been 7-3 lately.
With this loss, Pittsburgh has a 4-6 record of late, 53-77, worst in the
league overall.