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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1956-05-18 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 10382 · 2:13
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 4th. Turk Lown earned the win. Eddie Miksis went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Turk Lown L: Roy Face SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Babe Pinelli · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Miksis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Baker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dee Fondy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Moryn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pete Whisenant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hobie Landrith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Paul Minner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Turk Lown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Lee Walls | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Freese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Foiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Face | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Kravitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Minner | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Turk Lown | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Nellie King | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eddie Miksis: 5
- Gene Baker: 9
- Dee Fondy: 63
Bot 1
- Johnny O'Brien: FLE2#
- Johnny O'Brien: 43
- Bill Virdon: W
- Lee Walls: W.1-2
- Frank Thomas: 6
- Dale Long: W.2-3;1-2
- Gene Freese: K
Top 2
- Ernie Banks: 8
- Walt Moryn: 8
- Jim King: 43
Bot 2
- Hank Foiles: 2
- Dick Groat: 3
- Vern Law: 6
Top 3
- Pete Whisenant: 43
- Hobie Landrith: K
- Paul Minner: K
Bot 3
- Johnny O'Brien: 13
- Bill Virdon: K
- Lee Walls: S
- Frank Thomas: POCS2(23)
Top 4
- Eddie Miksis: HR/7
- Gene Baker: K
- Dee Fondy: S8
- Ernie Banks: S8.1-2
- Walt Moryn: S8.2-H;1-3
- Jim King: 9
- Pete Whisenant: 53
Bot 4
- Frank Thomas: 63
- Dale Long: 4
- Gene Freese: 63
Top 5
- Hobie Landrith: K
- Paul Minner: 7
- Eddie Miksis: 63
Bot 5
- Hank Foiles: 8
- Dick Groat: S
- Roberto Clemente: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Gene Baker: FLE5#
- Gene Baker: 9
- Dee Fondy: 31
- Ernie Banks: S
- Walt Moryn: CS2(26)
Bot 6
- Jack Shepard: S8
- Bill Virdon: K
- Lee Walls: E5.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Frank Thomas: IW
- Dale Long: S7.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
- Gene Freese: 7
- Hank Foiles: 43
Top 7
- Walt Moryn: 31
- Jim King: K
- Pete Whisenant: K
Bot 7
- Dick Groat: 43
- Roberto Clemente: 43
- Roy Face: S9
- Bill Virdon: D9.1-3
- Lee Walls: 53
Top 8
- Hobie Landrith: K
- Turk Lown: W
- Eddie Miksis: S7.1-2
- Gene Baker: S7.2-H;1X3(756)
- Dee Fondy: 3
Bot 8
- Frank Thomas: 53
- Dale Long: 7
- Gene Freese: HP
- Danny Kravitz: 7
Top 9
- Ernie Banks: 9
- Walt Moryn: S
- Jim King: PB.1-2
- Jim King: K
- Pete Whisenant: K
Bot 9
- Dick Groat: 3
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Bob Skinner: K
- Bill Virdon: K