Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
July 21, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1956 at Crosley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Walls lf 3 1 1 0
Long 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 4 1 2 1
Clemente rf 4 1 1 3
Shepard c 4 0 0 0
O'Brien E. ss 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 1 0 1 0
  Cole ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien J. 2b 0 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Grammas 2b 3 0 1 1
  Temple pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Post rf 4 1 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 2 0
Jablonski 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 1
Lawrence p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 100 000 003460
Cincinnati 101 100 000371
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   7.0 7 3 3 1 3
  Face  W(8-5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence  L(13-1) 9.0 6 4 4 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
4

  E–McMillan (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Mazeroski-E. O'Brien-Long, E. O'Brien-Mazeroski-Long, Cincinnati 1. Grammas-Kluszewski.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (2,off Lawrence), Cincinnati Post (18,off Friend); Lawrence (2,off Friend); Grammas (3,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (4,9th inning off Lawrence 2 on 1 out).  SH–Walls (6,off Lawrence).  Team LOB–3.  IBB–Jablonski (5,by Friend).  Team–4.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Vic Delmore, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–1:51.  A–8,859.
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