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Cincinnati Reds @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1956-07-29 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 30429 Β· 2:42
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3β2. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 2 in the 5th. Hersh Freeman earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Hersh Freeman L: Vern Law SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Bill Jackowski Β· 1B: Vic Delmore Β· 2B: Jocko Conlan Β· 3B: Artie Gore Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Temple | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Frank Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gus Bell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smoky Burgess | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ray Jablonski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Roy McMillan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Gross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
George Crowe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Virdon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Cole | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Walls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roberto Clemente | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Johnny O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vern Law | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Gross | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Hersh Freeman | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vern Law | 8.1 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Howie Pollet | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nellie King | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Temple: E6.B-1
- Bob Thurman: S.1-2
- Frank Robinson: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: IW
- Gus Bell: 5/P
- Smoky Burgess: 8
Bot 1
- Bill Virdon: 5/P
- Dick Cole: 63
- Lee Walls: 7
Top 2
- Ray Jablonski: K/C
- Roy McMillan: S
- Don Gross: 7
- Johnny Temple: S.1-2#
- Bob Thurman: 43
Bot 2
- Frank Thomas: S
- Roberto Clemente: S.1-2
- Dale Long: K
- Jack Shepard: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Johnny O'Brien: K
Top 3
- Frank Robinson: 9
- Ted Kluszewski: K
- Gus Bell: S
- Smoky Burgess: 4
Bot 3
- Vern Law: K
- Bill Virdon: 53
- Dick Cole: S
- Lee Walls: 3/P
Top 4
- Ray Jablonski: 7
- Roy McMillan: 63
- Don Gross: 43
Bot 4
- Frank Thomas: D
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Dale Long: K
- Jack Shepard: 6/P
Top 5
- Johnny Temple: S
- Bob Thurman: S.1-2#
- Frank Robinson: S.2-H;1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: 43.2-3;1-2
- Gus Bell: 4/P
- Smoky Burgess: W
- Ray Jablonski: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Roy McMillan: 8
Bot 5
- Johnny O'Brien: S
- Vern Law: E6.1-2;B-1
- Bill Virdon: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Dick Cole: FC6.2X3(654);3-H(UR);B-1
- Lee Walls: W.1-2
- Frank Thomas: 7
Top 6
- Don Gross: W
- Johnny Temple: 1/SH.1-2
- Bob Thurman: 3/FL
- Frank Robinson: W
- Ted Kluszewski: 4
Bot 6
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Dale Long: 31
- Jack Shepard: 6/P
Top 7
- Gus Bell: 5/P
- Smoky Burgess: K
- Ray Jablonski: 7
Bot 7
- Johnny O'Brien: K
- Vern Law: 6/P
- Bill Virdon: T
- Dick Cole: S.3-H
- Lee Walls: 6
Top 8
- Roy McMillan: 8
- George Crowe: S
- Johnny Temple: 7
- Bob Thurman: S.1-2#
- Frank Robinson: K
Bot 8
- Frank Thomas: 7
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Dale Long: 64(1)/FO
- Jack Shepard: K
Top 9
- Ted Kluszewski: 43
- Gus Bell: S
- Smoky Burgess: D.1-H;B-3(E4)
- Ed Bailey: K
- Roy McMillan: 8
Bot 9
- Bob Skinner: 5/P
- Jerry Lynch: 31
- Bill Virdon: 7






















