Cincinnati Redlegs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 15, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Grammas 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 5 2 4 4
Robinson lf 5 2 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 3 1
Post rf 4 0 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 2 1
Jablonski 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bridges 2b 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Lawrence p 2 1 1 0
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 4 1 2 0
Powers lf 4 0 1 0
Long 1b 4 0 2 1
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Thomas 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 2
Foiles c 4 1 1 1
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
  Cole ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Cincinnati 210 200 1006140
Pittsburgh 100 000 300490
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence  W(19-9) 6.1 7 4 4 0 2
  Freeman  SV(13) 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L(15-16) 7.0 12 6 6 2 2
  Hall   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Pollet   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Groat-Mazeroski-Long, Foiles-Groat.  PB–Burgess (4).  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (24,off Friend).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (6,off Lawrence); Long (6,off Lawrence).  HR–Cincinnati Bell 2 (27,1st inning off Friend 0 on 1 out,4th inning off Friend 1 on 2 out), Pittsburgh Mazeroski (3,7th inning off Lawrence 1 on 1 out); Foiles (7,7th inning off Lawrence 0 on 1 out).  SH–Grammas (9,off Friend); Lawrence (6,off Friend).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Bell (2,2nd base by Pollet/Foiles).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:15.  A–2,654.
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