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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 4, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 4, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Hall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,438 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
| Lee Walls | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Curt Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Dick Hall | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 4, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Fowler
Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Fowler
Skinner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Fowler
Long strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Fowler
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hall
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hall
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Fowler
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Fowler
Walls hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Fowler
Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hall
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hall
Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Hall
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Fowler
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Fowler
Hall 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Fowler
Freese hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hall
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hall
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Hall
Fowler bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Hall
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Fowler
Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Skinner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Fowler
Long hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Fowler
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kravitz vs. Fowler
Kravitz hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Fowler
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Fowler
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hall
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Hall
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hall
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Fowler
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Fowler
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Fowler
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Hall
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Hall
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Hall
McMillan bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Post moves to third. Bailey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fowler vs. Hall
Fowler hits a fly ball into right field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Post tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Hall
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey scores. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hall
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Fowler
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Fowler
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Fowler
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Fowler
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Fowler
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Fowler
There goes Walls. The throw from Bailey and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hall
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hall
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Hall
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Hall
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hall covering, for the out. Jablonski moves to third. Post moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Hall
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. Post scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Hall
Fowler takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Hall
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Fowler
Rocky Bridges now playing second base.
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Fowler
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Fowler
Toby Atwell pinch hits for Dick Hall.
Atwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Face
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Face
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Fowler
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Fowler
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Fowler
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Face
Kluszewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Face
Post strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Face
Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Face
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fowler
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Fowler
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kravitz for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Fowler
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1956 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Skinner B, rf 4 2 2 0 Bridges R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Robinson F, lf 3 0 1 1
Thomas F, lf 3 1 1 2 Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0
Kravitz D, c 4 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 3 1 0 0
Walls L, cf 4 0 2 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0 Post W, rf 3 2 1 0
Roberts C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 1 2 0
Hall D, p 2 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 2 2
Atwell T, ph 1 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 1
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 28 4 6 4
Pittsburgh 000 102 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 000 022 00x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hall D (L) 6.0 5 4 4 4 3
Face R 2.0 1 0 0 0 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (W) 9.0 6 3 3 1 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Skinner B
HR -- Thomas F
CS -- Walls L
SH -- Fowler A, McMillan R
SF -- Fowler A
T -- 2:20
A -- 6438
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