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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1956-05-16 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3053 · 2:29

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 9–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 4th. Bob Friend earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
PIT	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	1		9	14

W: Bob Friend L: Joe Nuxhall SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Artie Gore · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	5	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Robinson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Gus Bell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	0	1
Wally Post	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ray Jablonski	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Bailey	4	1	1	0	0	0
Roy McMillan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Nuxhall	2	0	2	2	0	0
Bob Thurman	1	0	0	0	0	1
George Crowe	1	0	1	0	0	0
Stan Palys	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Roberts	3	2	1	1	2	1
Dick Groat	5	0	2	2	0	0
Dale Long	4	1	2	1	1	1
Frank Thomas	5	1	2	0	0	0
Lee Walls	5	2	2	1	0	1
Roberto Clemente	4	1	2	2	0	1
Gene Freese	3	1	2	0	1	1
Jack Shepard	1	0	0	1	1	0
Bob Friend	3	1	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Nuxhall	3.1	6	3	3
Tom Acker	1.2	1	0	2
Hal Jeffcoat	3.0	7	2	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	9.0	9	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: 9
Frank Robinson: 8
Gus Bell: W
Ted Kluszewski: K

Bot 1

Curt Roberts: K
Dick Groat: D
Dale Long: W
Frank Thomas: 7
Lee Walls: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Wally Post: K/C
Ray Jablonski: K/C
Ed Bailey: S
Roy McMillan: S.1-2#
Joe Nuxhall: D.2-H;1-H
Johnny Temple: S.2-3#
Frank Robinson: W.1-2
Gus Bell: 7

Bot 2

Roberto Clemente: K
Gene Freese: K/C
Jack Shepard: W
Bob Friend: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Ted Kluszewski: S
Wally Post: SB2#
Wally Post: 7
Ray Jablonski: 8
Ed Bailey: 7

Bot 3

Curt Roberts: W
Dick Groat: 4
Dale Long: 7
Frank Thomas: 9

Top 4

Roy McMillan: 43
Joe Nuxhall: S
Johnny Temple: 8
Frank Robinson: 13

Bot 4

Lee Walls: T
Roberto Clemente: S.3-H
Gene Freese: S.1-2
Jack Shepard: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Friend: S.3-H;2-3
Curt Roberts: D.3-H;1-3
Dick Groat: S.3-H;2-H
Dale Long: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 5

Gus Bell: S
Ted Kluszewski: E4.1-2;B-1
Wally Post: K
Ray Jablonski: 8
Ed Bailey: 7

Bot 5

Frank Thomas: 53
Lee Walls: K
Roberto Clemente: 31

Top 6

Roy McMillan: 8
Bob Thurman: K
Johnny Temple: 63

Bot 6

Gene Freese: S
Jack Shepard: SB2#
Jack Shepard: 8
Bob Friend: 23/SH.2-3
Curt Roberts: 63

Top 7

Frank Robinson: K
Gus Bell: 8
Ted Kluszewski: 9

Bot 7

Dick Groat: 53
Dale Long: S
Frank Thomas: S.1-2#
Lee Walls: S.2-H;1-2#
Roberto Clemente: S.2-H;1-3#
Gene Freese: IW.1-2
Jack Shepard: 9/SF.3-H
Bob Friend: 13

Top 8

Wally Post: 7
Ray Jablonski: S
Ed Bailey: 43.1-2
Roy McMillan: 23

Bot 8

Curt Roberts: W
Dick Groat: 63.1-2
Dale Long: S8.2-H;BX2(81)
Frank Thomas: D7
Lee Walls: 9

Top 9

George Crowe: S
Johnny Temple: 54(1)3/GDP
Stan Palys: 6

Notes & reviews

Bob Friend objected to a called ball on Frank Robinson; Pirates Manager Bobby Bragan ejected by HP umpire Shag Crawford when he intervened in the argument; Dick Littlefield ejected by Crawford for yelling from the bench
Frank Robinson injured trying to catch Frank Thomas' double

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