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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 30, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 30, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Jeffcoat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,046 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Shag Crawford |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 30, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Rush
Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Rush
There go the runners. The throw from Landrith and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Temple scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Rush
Post hits a fly ball towards right. Moryn catches it and throws to home to double up Bell. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Jeffcoat
Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Jeffcoat
There goes Drake. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Drake steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Jeffcoat
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Jeffcoat
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Drake moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Jeffcoat
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Rush
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Rush
Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Rush
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grammas for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jeffcoat
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Jeffcoat
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Jeffcoat
There's a wild pitch. King moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Jeffcoat
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Jeffcoat
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Rush
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Rush
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Rush
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Rush
There goes Temple. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Jeffcoat
Rush is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Jeffcoat
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jeffcoat
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Rush
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Rush
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Rush
Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grammas vs. Rush
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burgess scores. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Rush
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Crowe trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Jeffcoat
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jeffcoat
Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Jeffcoat
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Jeffcoat
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Rush
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rush
There goes Robinson. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Rush
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jeffcoat
Baker hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jeffcoat
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Jeffcoat
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drake vs. Jeffcoat
Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Jeffcoat
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Rush
Post hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Rush
Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Rush
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Jeffcoat
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jeffcoat
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jeffcoat
Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Jeffcoat
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Rush
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Rush
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Rush
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jeffcoat
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jeffcoat
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Jeffcoat
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Rush
Post is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burgess vs. Rush
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Rush
Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Rush
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
There's a wild pitch. Burgess moves to third. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thurman vs. Rush
Thurman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Rush
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Jeffcoat
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Drake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jeffcoat
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Jeffcoat
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Jeffcoat
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Rush
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jeffcoat
Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Jeffcoat
King hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Robinson chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Jeffcoat
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Jeffcoat
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to third. King moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrith vs. Jeffcoat
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Jeffcoat
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Bob Rush.
There's a wild pitch. Moryn scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Jeffcoat
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drake vs. Jeffcoat
Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Monte Irvin.
Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King scores. Kindall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/30/1956 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Drake S, cf 5 0 3 1
Robinson F, lf 5 1 2 0 Hoak D, 3b 5 0 1 0
Bell G, cf 3 1 2 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 1 0
Burgess S, c 3 1 1 1 Moryn W, rf 4 1 2 0
Crowe G, 1b 4 0 2 1 King J, lf 4 1 2 0
Grammas A, 3b 3 0 0 1 Baker G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph 0 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 4 0 0 0
Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Rush B, p 3 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0 Irvin M, ph 0 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 4 0 0 0 Kindall J, pr 0 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 3 37 2 9 1
Cincinnati 100 200 010 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat H (W) 8.2 9 2 2 1 5
Freeman H (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 9.0 9 4 3 4 5
E -- Landrith H, McMillan R, Robinson F
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 9
2B -- Banks E
SB -- Bell G, Temple J 2, Drake S, Robinson F
HBP -- by Rush B (Bell G)
WP -- Jeffcoat H 2, Rush B
T -- 2:23
A -- 6046
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