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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1956-08-14 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7788 · 2:03

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Chicago Cubs 2–0. Joe Nuxhall earned the win. Wally Post went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Nuxhall L: Don Kaiser SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	4	1	3	0	0	0
Frank Robinson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Bell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Post	4	1	1	1	0	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Grammas	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Nuxhall	3	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Miksis	4	0	0	0
Don Hoak	4	1	0	0
Dee Fondy	4	0	0	1
Monte Irvin	4	2	0	0
Jim King	4	1	0	0
Pete Whisenant	4	0	0	1
Hobie Landrith	3	0	1	0
Jerry Kindall	3	1	0	1
Don Kaiser	3	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Nuxhall	9.0	5	1	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Kaiser	9.0	6	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: S5.B-2(E5)
Frank Robinson: 63
Gus Bell: 13
Ted Kluszewski: 7

Bot 1

Eddie Miksis: 63
Don Hoak: S
Dee Fondy: K
Monte Irvin: S.1-2#
Jim King: 4/FL

Top 2

Wally Post: 5
Smoky Burgess: 43
Alex Grammas: 7/L

Bot 2

Pete Whisenant: 3
Hobie Landrith: 13
Jerry Kindall: S
Don Kaiser: 9

Top 3

Roy McMillan: 63
Joe Nuxhall: S
Johnny Temple: S.1-2
Frank Robinson: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Gus Bell: 13

Bot 3

Eddie Miksis: 43
Don Hoak: 2/P
Dee Fondy: 8

Top 4

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Wally Post: HR
Smoky Burgess: 8
Alex Grammas: W
Roy McMillan: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Monte Irvin: 9
Jim King: 4/L
Pete Whisenant: 4/P

Top 5

Roy McMillan: 63
Joe Nuxhall: 7
Johnny Temple: 43

Bot 5

Hobie Landrith: W
Jerry Kindall: K
Don Kaiser: 56(1)/FO/BG
Eddie Miksis: 8

Top 6

Frank Robinson: 7/L
Gus Bell: 13
Ted Kluszewski: 43

Bot 6

Don Hoak: 8
Dee Fondy: 43
Monte Irvin: S
Jim King: D.1-3
Pete Whisenant: 3/P

Top 7

Wally Post: E5.B-1
Smoky Burgess: 46(1)/FO
Alex Grammas: 43.1-2
Roy McMillan: IW
Joe Nuxhall: 3/G

Bot 7

Hobie Landrith: 8
Jerry Kindall: 43
Don Kaiser: K

Top 8

Johnny Temple: S
Frank Robinson: K
Gus Bell: S.1-2#
Ted Kluszewski: 36(1)/FO.2-H(E6)(NR)(UR);B-1
Wally Post: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Eddie Miksis: E6.B-1
Don Hoak: 46(1)/FO
Dee Fondy: 4/P
Monte Irvin: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Smoky Burgess: 7
Alex Grammas: 63
Roy McMillan: 8

Bot 9

Jim King: 43
Pete Whisenant: K
Hobie Landrith: 5/P