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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
1956-07-04 · Day game · Crosley Field · 2:17
Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 9th. Jim Hughes earned the win and Turk Lown picked up the save. Ted Kluszewski went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Jim Hughes L: Art Fowler SV: Turk Lown
Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: Dusty Boggess · 3B: Hal Dixon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Hoak | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Baker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dee Fondy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ernie Banks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Moryn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Pete Whisenant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim King | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Chiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Rush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eddie Miksis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hobie Landrith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Kellert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ed Bailey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Grammas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Fowler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Smoky Burgess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
 Jim Hughes | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Turk Lown | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Fowler | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
 Hersh Freeman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Hoak: 9
- Gene Baker: K
- Dee Fondy: 3
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: S8
- Wally Post: 56(1)/FO
- Gus Bell: 8
- Ted Kluszewski: HR/9.1-H
- Frank Robinson: S7
- Ed Bailey: 43
Top 2
- Ernie Banks: 43
- Walt Moryn: K
- Pete Whisenant: 63
Bot 2
- Alex Grammas: 4
- Roy McMillan: 8
- Art Fowler: 9
Top 3
- Jim King: S9
- Harry Chiti: K
- Bob Rush: K/C
- Don Hoak: S9.1-2
- Gene Baker: S7.2-H;1-2
- Dee Fondy: W.2-3;1-2
- Ernie Banks: 9
Bot 3
- Johnny Temple: 8
- Wally Post: D/89
- Gus Bell: 9
- Ted Kluszewski: IW
- Frank Robinson: K
Top 4
- Walt Moryn: 13
- Eddie Miksis: 2/FL
- Jim King: 9
Bot 4
- Ed Bailey: W
- Alex Grammas: 14/SH.1-2
- Roy McMillan: D/89.2-H
- Art Fowler: 143.2-3
- Johnny Temple: S8.3-H
- Wally Post: 5/FL
Top 5
- Harry Chiti: 9
- Bob Rush: K
- Don Hoak: S6
- Gene Baker: S/78.1-3
- Dee Fondy: 7
Bot 5
- Gus Bell: 13
- Ted Kluszewski: S9
- Frank Robinson: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Ernie Banks: 2/FL
- Walt Moryn: HR/9
- Eddie Miksis: S8
- Jim King: 6
- Harry Chiti: 54(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Ed Bailey: 43
- Alex Grammas: 9
- Roy McMillan: 8
Top 7
- Hobie Landrith: K
- Don Hoak: 9
- Gene Baker: 5/FL
Bot 7
- Art Fowler: 43
- Johnny Temple: 63
- Wally Post: 5
Top 8
- Dee Fondy: 53
- Ernie Banks: HR/7
- Walt Moryn: W
- Eddie Miksis: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Gus Bell: 53
- Ted Kluszewski: 7
- Frank Robinson: K/C
Top 9
- Jim King: S9
- Frank Kellert: S9.1-3;B-2(E9/TH)
- Monte Irvin: IW
- Don Hoak: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Gene Baker: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Dee Fondy: 7/SF.3-H
- Ernie Banks: 9
Bot 9
- Ed Bailey: 5/FL
- George Crowe: K
- Smoky Burgess: W
- Bob Thurman: 6
Notes & reviews
- Pete Whisenant injured on Roy McMillan's fly in 2nd