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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
1956-08-08 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 12945 · night · 2:31
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Chicago Cubs 8–2. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 3 in the 1st. Johnny Klippstein earned the win. Ted Kluszewski went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| CIN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
W: Johnny Klippstein L: Bob Rush SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Stan Landes · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Hoak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Fondy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ernie Banks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Moryn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Whisenant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hobie Landrith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Rush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Solly Drake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Miksis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Robinson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ed Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Ray Jablonski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Klippstein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rocky Bridges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Thurman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
 Jim Hughes | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Davis | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Moe Drabowsky | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Klippstein | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Hoak: 4
- Gene Baker: 13
- Dee Fondy: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: 9
- Frank Robinson: E6.B-1
- Gus Bell: S2/BG.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: HR/9.2-H(UR);1-H
- Wally Post: K
- Ed Bailey: S9
- Ray Jablonski: 6E4.1-2;B-1
- Roy McMillan: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Ernie Banks: 63
- Walt Moryn: 8
- Monte Irvin: K
Bot 2
- Johnny Klippstein: K
- Johnny Temple: S1
- Frank Robinson: CS2(24)
- Frank Robinson: D7
- Gus Bell: K
Top 3
- Pete Whisenant: 9
- Hobie Landrith: S9
- Bob Rush: 8
- Don Hoak: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Ted Kluszewski: W
- Wally Post: E5.1-3;B-1
- Ed Bailey: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Ray Jablonski: 5E4.1-2;B-1
- Roy McMillan: S4.2-H(UR);1-2#
- Johnny Klippstein: 1/P
- Johnny Temple: 8/L
Top 4
- Gene Baker: HP
- Dee Fondy: D/78.1-3
- Ernie Banks: 9/SF.3-H;2-3#
- Walt Moryn: W
- Monte Irvin: 9/SF/DP.3-H;1X2(9214)
Bot 4
- Frank Robinson: 5
- Gus Bell: HR/9
- Ted Kluszewski: 9
- Wally Post: E6.B-1
- Ed Bailey: SB2
- Ed Bailey: WP.2-3
- Ed Bailey: IW
- Ray Jablonski: 3/FL
Top 5
- Pete Whisenant: 8
- Hobie Landrith: S7#
- Solly Drake: 8/L
- Don Hoak: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Roy McMillan: 7
- Johnny Klippstein: FLE9#
- Johnny Klippstein: 13
- Johnny Temple: 63
Top 6
- Eddie Miksis: K
- Dee Fondy: 13
- Ernie Banks: 8
Bot 6
- Frank Robinson: HP
- Gus Bell: BK.1-2
- Gus Bell: 43.2-3
- Ted Kluszewski: IW
- Wally Post: HP.1-2
- Ed Bailey: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
- Rocky Bridges: PB.3-H(UR);1-2
- Rocky Bridges: K/C
Top 7
- Walt Moryn: 43
- Monte Irvin: 63
- Pete Whisenant: 6/P
Bot 7
- Roy McMillan: S
- Johnny Klippstein: 34/SH.1-2
- Johnny Temple: 9/P
- Frank Robinson: W
- Gus Bell: K
Top 8
- Hobie Landrith: S9
- Jim King: K
- Don Hoak: 8
- Eddie Miksis: 7
Bot 8
- Ted Kluszewski: W
- Wally Post: K
- Ed Bailey: W.1-2
- Bob Thurman: W.2-3;1-2
- Roy McMillan: K
- Johnny Klippstein: K
Top 9
- Dee Fondy: 7
- Ernie Banks: S/78
- Walt Moryn: 6/P
- Monte Irvin: 54(1)/FO