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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1956-04-29 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 22609 · 2:33

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 11–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 2nd. Nellie King earned the win. Vern Law went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	11	16
BRO	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	7

W: Nellie King L: Billy Loes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Roberts	4	2	2	0	1	0
Bob Skinner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Long	4	1	1	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	5	2	2	2	0	1
Preston Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Walls	5	1	1	3	0	1
Dick Cole	5	1	3	1	0	0
Jack Shepard	5	1	1	0	0	2
Vern Law	2	2	2	2	0	0
Roberto Clemente	3	0	1	2	1	0
Dick Groat	4	1	3	0	0	0
Nellie King	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	3	0	0	0	1	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	0	0	1	2
Sandy Amoros	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Campanella	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gil Hodges	4	0	0	0	0	2
Randy Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Furillo	4	0	3	1	0	0
Charlie Neal	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Lehman	1	0	1	1	0	0
Don Newcombe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gino Cimoli	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Law	3.1	5	1	2
Nellie King	5.2	2	1	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Loes	1.1	5	1	2
Ken Lehman	2.2	4	1	1
Ed Roebuck	3.0	5	0	1
Clem Labine	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Curt Roberts: S8/L
Bob Skinner: 7
Dale Long: K
Frank Thomas: HR/78.1-H
Preston Ward: 7

Bot 1

Jim Gilliam: 53
Pee Wee Reese: W
Sandy Amoros: 3
Roy Campanella: 7/7D

Top 2

Lee Walls: K
Dick Cole: S8
Jack Shepard: S8.1-3
Vern Law: S1/BG.3-H;1-2
Curt Roberts: W.2-3;1-2
Roberto Clemente: S8/L.3-H;2-H;1-3
Dale Long: 7/SF.3-H;1-2
Frank Thomas: 9/9D

Bot 2

Gil Hodges: 7/L
Randy Jackson: 8
Carl Furillo: 8

Top 3

Dick Groat: S8/L
Lee Walls: 9
Dick Cole: CS2(26)
Dick Cole: 8

Bot 3

Charlie Neal: D8/78/L
Ken Lehman: S8/G.2-H
Jim Gilliam: 43.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: K
Sandy Amoros: 6

Top 4

Jack Shepard: 53
Vern Law: HR/7
Curt Roberts: 6
Roberto Clemente: W
Dale Long: S9/L.1-2
Frank Thomas: K

Bot 4

Roy Campanella: HR/78/L
Gil Hodges: K
Randy Jackson: S7/G
Carl Furillo: D7/78/L.1-H
Charlie Neal: BK.2-3
Charlie Neal: 6
Don Newcombe: 43

Top 5

Dick Groat: 63
Lee Walls: 63
Dick Cole: 8

Bot 5

Jim Gilliam: W
Pee Wee Reese: 54(1)/FO
Sandy Amoros: 5
Roy Campanella: 8

Top 6

Jack Shepard: K
Nellie King: 8
Curt Roberts: S8/L
Roberto Clemente: 43

Bot 6

Gil Hodges: 9
Randy Jackson: 53
Carl Furillo: S7/G
Charlie Neal: 4

Top 7

Dale Long: E3/G.B-1
Frank Thomas: S7/L.1-2
Dick Groat: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Lee Walls: T9.3-H(UR);2-H;1-H
Dick Cole: S8/L.3-H
Jack Shepard: 4(1)/FO
Nellie King: 34/SH.1-2
Curt Roberts: 53

Bot 7

Gino Cimoli: K
Jim Gilliam: 8
Pee Wee Reese: K

Top 8

Roberto Clemente: 53
Dale Long: 43
Frank Thomas: 63

Bot 8

Sandy Amoros: 43
Roy Campanella: 8/8D
Gil Hodges: K

Top 9

Dick Groat: S7/78/L
Lee Walls: 64(1)3/GDP
Dick Cole: S7/G
Jack Shepard: K23

Bot 9

Randy Jackson: 63
Carl Furillo: D9/L
Charlie Neal: 63
Dick Williams: 63

Notes & reviews

Gil Hodges did not cover 1B
Nellie King's spikes caught in the dirt
Pirates manager Bragan ejected by 2B umpire Dascoli for arguing that King should be safe when Neal juggled ball

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