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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 8, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 8, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,945 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 8, 1956
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Klippstein
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Klippstein
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Klippstein
Fondy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rush
Bell bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Rush
Post strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Rush
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Rush
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Rush
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Klippstein
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Klippstein
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Rush
Klippstein strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Rush
There goes Temple. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Rush
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Klippstein
Whisenant hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Klippstein
Rush hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Klippstein
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Rush
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Rush
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kluszewski tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Rush
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Post moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Rush
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Post scores. Jablonski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klippstein vs. Rush
Klippstein hits a popup towards the mound. Rush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a line drive into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Klippstein
Baker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Klippstein
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Gene Baker.
Fondy hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Klippstein
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miksis tags and scores. Fondy tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moryn vs. Klippstein
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a fly ball for a double play. Fondy tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Eddie Miksis now playing second base.
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Rush
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Rush
There goes Post. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Post steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Rush
There's a wild pitch. Post moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Rush
Bailey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Rush
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Klippstein
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Landrith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drake vs. Klippstein
Solly Drake pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Drake hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Klippstein
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Hughes
Klippstein hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Moryn chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Moryn. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Hughes
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hughes
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Klippstein
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Klippstein
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Klippstein
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hughes
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hughes
The umpire calls a balk on Hughes Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hughes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Hughes
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Hughes
Post is hit by the pitch. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Davis
Jim Davis now pitching.
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. Kluszewski tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Davis
The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Kluszewski scores. Post moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Davis
Bridges is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Klippstein
Moryn 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Klippstein
Whisenant hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Davis
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Davis
Klippstein bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Davis
Temple hits a popup into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Davis
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Davis
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Klippstein
Jim King pinch hits for Jim Davis.
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Klippstein
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Klippstein
Miksis 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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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Drabowsky
Post strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Drabowsky
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Drabowsky
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Thurman takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Drabowsky
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klippstein vs. Drabowsky
Klippstein strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Klippstein
Alex Grammas now playing third base.
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Klippstein
Banks hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Klippstein
Moryn hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1956 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Hoak D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Baker G, 2b 1 0 0 0 Robinson F, lf 3 2 1 0
Miksis E, pr-2b 2 1 0 0 Bell G, cf 5 2 2 1
Fondy D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 2 3 1 3
Banks E, ss 3 0 1 1 Post W, rf 4 1 0 0
Moryn W, rf 3 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 1 0 1 2
Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 1 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Whisenant P, cf 3 0 0 0 Bridges R, 3b 1 0 0 0
Landrith H, c 3 0 3 0 Thurman B, ph 0 0 0 0
Rush B, p 1 0 0 0 Grammas A, 3b 0 0 0 0
Drake S, ph 1 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 5 0 2 1
Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 4 0 0 0
Davis J, p 0 0 0 0
King J, ph 1 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 5 2 33 8 8 7
Chicago 000 200 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 302 102 00x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 4.0 7 6 3 2 3
Hughes J 1.1 0 2 1 1 0
Davis J 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Drabowsky M 1.0 0 0 0 3 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W) 9.0 5 2 2 1 4
E -- Banks E 2, Baker G 2, Hoak D, Moryn W
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Cincinnati 13
2B -- Robinson F, Fondy D
HR -- Kluszewski T, Bell G
SB -- Post W
CS -- Temple J
SH -- Klippstein J
SF -- Bailey E 2, Banks E, Irvin M
HBP -- by Klippstein J (Baker G), by Hughes J (Robinson F), by Hughes J (Post W)
WP -- Rush B
Balk -- Hughes J
PB -- Landrith H
T -- 2:31
A -- 12945
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