Cincinnati Redlegs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 27, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1956 at Forbes 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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Cincinnati Redlegs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 2 0
Post rf 5 0 2 1
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 3 0
Bailey c 5 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 3 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 3 1 1 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas ss 0 0 0 0
Fowler p 3 0 1 1
Totals 38 3 13 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 2 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Long 1b 4 2 2 1
Thomas 3b 4 0 1 1
Shepard c 3 0 0 0
O'Brien ss 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Munger p 2 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Cincinnati 000 011 0013130
Pittsburgh 010 000 100281
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(7-9) 9.0 8 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Munger   7.0 11 2 1 1 3
  Face  L(8-7) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Pollet   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
3
2
2
5

  E–Shepard (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Temple-McMillan, Temple-Kluszewski, Pittsburgh 2. Shepard-Mazeroski-E. O'Brien-Mazeroski, Mazeroski-E. O'Brien-Long.  2B–Cincinnati Bell (20,off Munger); Jablonski (18,off Munger), Pittsburgh Virdon (14,off Fowler).  3B–Cincinnati Post (2,off Face), Pittsburgh Thomas (2,off Fowler).  HR–Pittsburgh Long (21,7th inning off Fowler 0 on 0 out).  SH–Fowler (4,off Munger).  Team LOB–11.  Team–3.  CS–E. O'Brien (1,2nd base by Fowler/Bailey); E. O'Brien (1,2nd base by Fowler/Bailey).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:25.  A–31,494.
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