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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
1956-08-21 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 8267 · night · 2:17
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–4. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 4 in the 8th. Hersh Freeman earned the win. Ted Kluszewski went 3-for-4 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
W: Hersh Freeman L: Howie Pollet SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Vic Delmore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee Walls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Robinson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Jablonski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hersh Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Howie Pollet | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Hall | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gross | 7.2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Hersh Freeman | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frank Thomas: 31
- Lee Walls: 13
- Roberto Clemente: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: 63
- Frank Robinson: HR/7
- Gus Bell: 7
- Ted Kluszewski: S8
- Wally Post: 9
Top 2
- Bill Virdon: K
- Dick Groat: 43
- Dale Long: 3/G
Bot 2
- Smoky Burgess: 8
- Ray Jablonski: 63
- Roy McMillan: 9
Top 3
- Vern Law: K
- Bill Mazeroski: 63
- Jack Shepard: S8
- Frank Thomas: CS2(24)
Bot 3
- Don Gross: 4
- Johnny Temple: 9
- Frank Robinson: 13
Top 4
- Frank Thomas: D7
- Lee Walls: S4/BG.2-3#
- Roberto Clemente: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
- Bill Virdon: S9
- Dick Groat: 6(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Gus Bell: HR/89
- Ted Kluszewski: D/78
- Wally Post: S8.2-H
- Smoky Burgess: 46(1)/FO
- Ray Jablonski: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Dale Long: 6
- Vern Law: W
- Bill Mazeroski: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Roy McMillan: 63
- Don Gross: 43
- Johnny Temple: 4
Top 6
- Jack Shepard: 7
- Frank Thomas: W
- Lee Walls: W.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Frank Robinson: W
- Gus Bell: K
- Ted Kluszewski: 9
- Wally Post: 6
Top 7
- Bill Virdon: S3/BG
- Dick Groat: 36(1)1/GDP
- Dale Long: 3/G
Bot 7
- Smoky Burgess: 5/FL
- Ray Jablonski: S5
- Roy McMillan: 8
- Don Gross: 46(1)/FO
Top 8
- Dick Cole: W
- Bill Mazeroski: FC6.1X2(6E4);B-1
- Jack Shepard: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Frank Thomas: 4
- Lee Walls: W
- Roberto Clemente: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2#
- Bill Virdon: S9.2-H(UR);1-2#
- Dick Groat: 13
Bot 8
- Johnny Temple: S7
- Frank Robinson: 13/SH.1-2
- Gus Bell: WP.2-3
- Gus Bell: E3.3-H(NR);B-1
- Ted Kluszewski: HR/9.1-H(UR)
- Wally Post: W
- Smoky Burgess: S7.1-2
- Ed Bailey: S9.2-H;1-2#
- Roy McMillan: 5
- Hersh Freeman: 9/FL
Top 9
- Dale Long: 63
- Bob Skinner: 7
- Bill Mazeroski: 6/P