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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1956-07-12 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:12

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Ron Kline earned the win. Bill Virdon went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Ron Kline L: Don Kaiser SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Hal Dixon · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	5	1	3	1	0	0
Dick Groat	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lee Walls	3	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dale Long	3	1	1	0	1	0
Roberto Clemente	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Shepard	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ron Kline	3	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Hoak	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dee Fondy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	1	2	1	0	0
Walt Moryn	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jim King	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Miksis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hobie Landrith	3	0	0	0	0	1
Don Kaiser	2	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Kellert	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Winceniak	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Kline	9.0	6	3	5

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Kaiser	7.0	7	3	2
Turk Lown	2.0	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: 8/F
Dick Groat: 63
Lee Walls: W
Frank Thomas: 7/F

Bot 1

Don Hoak: HP
Gene Baker: PO1(E1).1-2#
Gene Baker: OA.2X3(356)#
Gene Baker: K
Dee Fondy: K

Top 2

Dale Long: 7/F
Roberto Clemente: K/C
Jack Shepard: D/89
Bill Mazeroski: W
Ron Kline: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Ernie Banks: 3/FL
Walt Moryn: 3/G
Jim King: W
Eddie Miksis: S9.1-2
Hobie Landrith: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Bill Virdon: HR/F7D
Dick Groat: S7
Lee Walls: 64(1)3/GDP
Frank Thomas: 5/P

Bot 3

Don Kaiser: K
Don Hoak: 63
Gene Baker: D9
Dee Fondy: 7/F

Top 4

Dale Long: D7/7L
Roberto Clemente: 9/F
Jack Shepard: D7/G5L.2-H
Bill Mazeroski: 53
Ron Kline: 63

Bot 4

Ernie Banks: S8
Walt Moryn: 7
Jim King: 7
Eddie Miksis: K

Top 5

Bill Virdon: 43/G
Dick Groat: 8/F
Lee Walls: 63/G

Bot 5

Hobie Landrith: K/C
Don Kaiser: S9
Don Hoak: 3/FL
Gene Baker: 6/P

Top 6

Frank Thomas: S
Dale Long: 46(1)3/GDP
Roberto Clemente: E6.B-2
Jack Shepard: K

Bot 6

Dee Fondy: 3/G
Ernie Banks: HR/F78XD
Walt Moryn: W
Jim King: S9/F9DW.1X3(965)
Eddie Miksis: 63

Top 7

Bill Mazeroski: 43/G
Ron Kline: W
Bill Virdon: S9.1X3(95);B-2
Dick Groat: 9/F

Bot 7

Hobie Landrith: 9/F
Frank Kellert: W
Ed Winceniak: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Lee Walls: 63/G
Frank Thomas: K
Dale Long: W
Roberto Clemente: S9.1-3;BX2(964)

Bot 8

Gene Baker: 53/G
Dee Fondy: 43/G
Ernie Banks: 63/G

Top 9

Jack Shepard: 3/P
Bill Mazeroski: S
Ron Kline: 2/P
Bill Virdon: S.1-3
Dick Groat: 63/G

Bot 9

Walt Moryn: 43/G
Jim King: 31/G
Eddie Miksis: 8/F

Notes & reviews

last two plays really one play
Mazeroski: good play on low throw from Thomas

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