Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
July 22, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1956 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Redlegs 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 1 4 1
Walls lf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 5 0 2 1
Thomas 3b 4 0 1 0
Long 1b 2 0 1 0
Foiles c 4 0 0 0
O'Brien E. ss 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 1 1 0
  Cole ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Naranjo p 0 0 0 0
  Pollet p 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien J. ph,p 1 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Waters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 2 4 0
Robinson lf 3 2 1 0
Bell cf 5 1 2 2
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 1
Burgess c 2 1 0 1
Thurman rf 4 1 2 3
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 2 2 1
  Dyck ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 8
Pittsburgh 002 000 0002101
Cincinnati 200 103 21x9121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Naranjo   0.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Pollet  L(0-1) 4.1 3 1 1 2 1
  King   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  O'Brien   1.0 1 2 2 1 2
  Waters   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
5
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W(7-8) 7.0 8 2 1 2 2
  Acker  SV(1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
3
3

  E–E. O'Brien (1), Bell (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan.  PB–Burgess (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (12,off Nuxhall), Cincinnati Temple (11,off Pollet); Bell (19,off Waters).  3B–Cincinnati Robinson (4,off Pollet).  HR–Cincinnati Nuxhall (2,4th inning off Pollet 0 on 2 out); Bell (19,6th inning off King 1 on 2 out); Thurman (3,7th inning off J. O'Brien 1 on 0 out).  SH–Pollet (1,off Nuxhall).  HBP–Thomas (3,by Acker).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Burgess (1,off Naranjo).  IBB–Kluszewski (11,by Naranjo).  Team–8.  SB–Virdon (4,2nd base off Acker/Burgess).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:37.  A–28,505.
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