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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1956-07-26 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 7121 · 2:04
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 4–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 6th. Fred Waters earned the win and Howie Pollet picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Fred Waters L: Sam Jones SV: Howie Pollet
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Bill Engeln · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Solly Drake | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Baker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Fondy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ernie Banks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Walt Moryn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Miksis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Chiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Hoak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Shepard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fred Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 Russ Meyer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Waters | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Howie Pollet | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Solly Drake: 7
- Gene Baker: S/78
- Dee Fondy: 53/SH.1-2
- Ernie Banks: 5/P
Bot 1
- Bill Virdon: 43
- Bob Skinner: 9
- Roberto Clemente: 8
Top 2
- Monte Irvin: 63
- Walt Moryn: 31
- Eddie Miksis: 4/P
Bot 2
- Dale Long: 7/L
- Frank Thomas: D9
- Jack Shepard: W
- Fred Waters: 53.2-3;1-2
- Eddie O'Brien: 7
Top 3
- Harry Chiti: 7
- Sam Jones: 43
- Solly Drake: 63
Bot 3
- Bill Mazeroski: 8/L
- Bill Virdon: 6/P
- Bob Skinner: 9
Top 4
- Gene Baker: S7
- Dee Fondy: K/C
- Ernie Banks: S7.1-2
- Monte Irvin: 3/P
- Walt Moryn: 3/L
Bot 4
- Roberto Clemente: D7
- Dale Long: K
- Frank Thomas: S8.2-H
- Jack Shepard: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Eddie Miksis: 8
- Harry Chiti: 2/FL
- Sam Jones: 8
Bot 5
- Fred Waters: 6/P
- Eddie O'Brien: 63
- Bill Mazeroski: 6/P
Top 6
- Solly Drake: S/89
- Gene Baker: 46(1)3/GDP
- Dee Fondy: K
Bot 6
- Bill Virdon: S9
- Bob Skinner: W.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: E1/TH3.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2(THH)
- Dale Long: 9.2-3
- Frank Thomas: K
- Jack Shepard: K
Top 7
- Ernie Banks: 4/P
- Monte Irvin: K
- Walt Moryn: W
- Eddie Miksis: K
Bot 7
- Fred Waters: 3/FL
- Eddie O'Brien: S3/G
- Bill Mazeroski: S/BG.1-2
- Bill Virdon: W.2-3;1-2
- Bob Skinner: 7/SF.3-H
- Roberto Clemente: 8
Top 8
- Harry Chiti: W
- Don Hoak: W.1-2
- Solly Drake: K
- Gene Baker: 53.2-3;1-2
- Dee Fondy: 43
Bot 8
- Dale Long: 7
- Frank Thomas: 8
- Jack Shepard: 63
Top 9
- Ernie Banks: W
- Monte Irvin: 64(1)/FO
- Walt Moryn: 9
- Eddie Miksis: 53