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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
1956-05-04 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 6438 · night · 2:20
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 2 in the 5th. Art Fowler earned the win. Frank Thomas went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Art Fowler L: Dick Hall SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gene Freese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Kravitz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Walls | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Toby Atwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Jablonski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Post | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Bailey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Art Fowler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Hall | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
 Roy Face | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Fowler | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Gene Freese: S8
- Bob Skinner: 46(1)/FO
- Dale Long: K
- Frank Thomas: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: 8
- Frank Robinson: K
- Gus Bell: 7
Top 2
- Danny Kravitz: 31
- Lee Walls: 3
- Dick Groat: 4
Bot 2
- Ray Jablonski: K
- Ted Kluszewski: 5
- Wally Post: 53
Top 3
- Curt Roberts: 63
- Dick Hall: 43
- Gene Freese: 6
Bot 3
- Ed Bailey: 3/G
- Roy McMillan: S8
- Art Fowler: 13/SH.1-2
- Johnny Temple: 8
Top 4
- Bob Skinner: D8
- Dale Long: 6
- Frank Thomas: W
- Danny Kravitz: 9
- Lee Walls: S7.2-H;1-2#
- Dick Groat: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Frank Robinson: W
- Gus Bell: 5/FL
- Ray Jablonski: 2/FL
- Ted Kluszewski: 4/FL
Top 5
- Curt Roberts: 4
- Dick Hall: K
- Gene Freese: 8
Bot 5
- Wally Post: W
- Ed Bailey: S9.1-2
- Roy McMillan: FC3/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Art Fowler: 9/SF.3-H
- Johnny Temple: K/C
- Frank Robinson: S7.2-H;1-2#
- Gus Bell: 7
Top 6
- Bob Skinner: S/89
- Dale Long: 8
- Frank Thomas: HR/78.1-H
- Danny Kravitz: 31
- Lee Walls: S7
- Dick Groat: CS2(26)
Bot 6
- Ray Jablonski: W
- Ted Kluszewski: 8
- Wally Post: S7.1-2
- Ed Bailey: 31.2-3;1-2
- Roy McMillan: S8.3-H;2-H
- Art Fowler: W.1-2
- Johnny Temple: 8
Top 7
- Dick Groat: 7
- Curt Roberts: 4
- Toby Atwell: K
Bot 7
- Frank Robinson: 4
- Gus Bell: K
- Ray Jablonski: K
Top 8
- Gene Freese: 43
- Bob Skinner: 8
- Dale Long: 7
Bot 8
- Ted Kluszewski: K/C
- Wally Post: K
- Ed Bailey: S8
- Roy McMillan: K
Top 9
- Frank Thomas: 13
- Danny Kravitz: 3/G
- Lee Walls: 13
Notes & reviews
- Johnny Temple ejected by HP umpire Lee Ballanfant