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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
1956-07-23 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 11318 · night · 2:25
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Brooks Lawrence earned the win and Hersh Freeman picked up the save. Bob Thurman went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
W: Brooks Lawrence L: Roy Face SV: Hersh Freeman
Umpires — HP: Bill Engeln · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Jocko Conlan · 3B: Vic Delmore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Walls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Laurin Pepper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Waters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roberto Clemente | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Robinson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Thurman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Jablonski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy McMillan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Art Fowler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bruce Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurin Pepper | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Fred Waters | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Roy Face | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Fowler | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Brooks Lawrence | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Don Gross | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hersh Freeman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Virdon: 43
- Bob Skinner: 63
- Lee Walls: S5
- Dale Long: S9.1-3
- Frank Thomas: WP.3-H;1-2
- Frank Thomas: 3
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: S8
- Frank Robinson: S7.1-2
- Gus Bell: E4.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Ted Kluszewski: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
- Ed Bailey: 6/L
Top 2
- Jack Shepard: 8
- Eddie O'Brien: 8
- Bill Mazeroski: S9
- Laurin Pepper: K
Bot 2
- Bob Thurman: 4
- Ray Jablonski: 53
- Roy McMillan: 9/L
Top 3
- Bill Virdon: 7
- Bob Skinner: D7
- Lee Walls: 9(B)5(2)/DP
Bot 3
- Art Fowler: K
- Johnny Temple: W
- Frank Robinson: W.1-2
- Gus Bell: E3.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
- Ted Kluszewski: W.2-3;1-2
- Ed Bailey: K
- Bob Thurman: 4/P
Top 4
- Dale Long: 7
- Frank Thomas: S6
- Jack Shepard: S/78.1-2
- Eddie O'Brien: D/78.2-H;1-H;B-3(TH)
- Bill Mazeroski: PO3(2525)
- Bill Mazeroski: 2/FL
Bot 4
- Ray Jablonski: K
- Roy McMillan: W
- Art Fowler: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Fred Waters: K
- Bill Virdon: 7
- Bob Skinner: K/C
Bot 5
- Johnny Temple: S7
- Frank Robinson: 64(1)/FO
- Gus Bell: 5
- Ted Kluszewski: K
Top 6
- Roberto Clemente: 6/P
- Dale Long: K/C
- Frank Thomas: 53
Bot 6
- Ed Bailey: 43
- Bob Thurman: HR/9
- Ray Jablonski: 2/FL
- Roy McMillan: W
- Bruce Edwards: 4
Top 7
- Jack Shepard: 63
- Eddie O'Brien: D9
- Bill Mazeroski: K/C
- Fred Waters: 7/P
Bot 7
- Johnny Temple: 8
- Frank Robinson: S8
- Gus Bell: W.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Ed Bailey: K
Top 8
- Bill Virdon: K
- Bob Skinner: 43
- Roberto Clemente: 53
Bot 8
- Bob Thurman: S7
- Ray Jablonski: FC/SH.1-2;B-1
- Roy McMillan: K
- Smoky Burgess: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Johnny Temple: S7.3-H;1-2
- Frank Robinson: 6(1)/FO
Top 9
- Dale Long: K
- Frank Thomas: E5.B-1
- Jack Shepard: S7.1-2
- Jerry Lynch: 3/FL
- Dick Cole: K