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Cincinnati Reds @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1956-07-30 Β· Night game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 11256 Β· 2:23
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4β2. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 2 in the 2nd. Hersh Freeman earned the win. Gus Bell went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Hersh Freeman L: Laurin Pepper SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Augie Donatelli Β· 1B: Tom Gorman Β· 2B: Babe Pinelli Β· 3B: Hal Dixon Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Temple | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Frank Robinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gus Bell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Smoky Burgess | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Jablonski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Roy McMillan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tom Acker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hersh Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dick Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Walls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Jerry Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Foiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dick Groat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Johnny O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Acker | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Hersh Freeman | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Fred Waters | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nellie King | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Temple: 63
- Bob Thurman: 9
- Frank Robinson: 63
Bot 1
- Bill Virdon: K/C
- Dick Cole: 5/P
- Lee Walls: 31
Top 2
- Ted Kluszewski: S
- Gus Bell: S.1-2#
- Smoky Burgess: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Ray Jablonski: S.3-H;2-H
- Roy McMillan: 53.1-2
- Tom Acker: K/C
Bot 2
- Dale Long: 7
- Frank Thomas: 63
- Roberto Clemente: 9
Top 3
- Johnny Temple: W
- Bob Thurman: 43(B)6(1)/GDP
- Frank Robinson: S
- Ted Kluszewski: E3.1-2;B-1
- Gus Bell: PB.2-3;1-2
- Gus Bell: D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Smoky Burgess: 41
Bot 3
- Jack Shepard: 5/P
- Bill Mazeroski: K
- Cholly Naranjo: K
Top 4
- Ray Jablonski: K/C
- Roy McMillan: 53
- Tom Acker: K
Bot 4
- Bill Virdon: S
- Dick Cole: 43.1-2
- Lee Walls: 53
- Dale Long: 8
Top 5
- Johnny Temple: 53
- Bob Thurman: 3/G
- Frank Robinson: K
Bot 5
- Frank Thomas: T
- Roberto Clemente: 1/L
- Jack Shepard: S.3-H
- Bill Mazeroski: 6/P
- Jerry Lynch: W.1-2
- Bill Virdon: S.2-H;1-2#
- Bob Skinner: 9
Top 6
- Ted Kluszewski: 63
- Gus Bell: 43
- Smoky Burgess: S
- Ray Jablonski: 53
Bot 6
- Lee Walls: 63
- Dale Long: 63
- Frank Thomas: K
Top 7
- Roy McMillan: W
- Hersh Freeman: CS2(2636)#
- Hersh Freeman: K
- Johnny Temple: 8
Bot 7
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Jack Shepard: 4/P
- Bill Mazeroski: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4)#
- Hank Foiles: K
Top 8
- Bob Thurman: 9
- Frank Robinson: 63
- Ted Kluszewski: 43
Bot 8
- Bill Virdon: S
- Dick Groat: K
- Lee Walls: 7
- Dale Long: K
Top 9
- Gus Bell: S
- Smoky Burgess: PO1(134)
- Smoky Burgess: 6/L
- Ray Jablonski: 8
Bot 9
- Frank Thomas: 63
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Johnny O'Brien: 43.1-2
- Bill Mazeroski: 63






















