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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 28, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 28, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 28, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,915 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Shag Crawford |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 28, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Munger
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Munger
Post is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Munger
Bell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Foiles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Klippstein
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Klippstein
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Klippstein
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Munger
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Munger
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burgess vs. Munger
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Munger
Jablonski is walked intentionally. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Munger
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Klippstein
Long 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Klippstein
Freese hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Klippstein
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Munger
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Munger
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Munger
Post hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Munger
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Klippstein
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Klippstein
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Klippstein
Jacobs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Jacobs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Munger
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs misplays the ball. That's an error on Jacobs. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Munger
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jacobs throws to first for one, and Long throws to third, and Freese drops the ball. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burgess vs. Munger
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. Munger
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Munger gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Munger. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. Munger
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Klippstein
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Klippstein
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Klippstein
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Klippstein
Freese hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Munger
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Munger
Klippstein bunts towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Munger
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Munger
There goes Temple. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Jacobs applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Klippstein
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Klippstein
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Klippstein
Munger 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 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Munger
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Munger
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Munger
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Klippstein
Jacobs hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Klippstein
Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Klippstein
Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Klippstein
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Klippstein
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Munger
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Munger
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Munger
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Munger
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Munger
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Thurman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Acker
Tom Acker now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Acker
Foiles bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munger vs. Acker
Munger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Acker
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Acker
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Munger
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Munger
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Bell takes first base on ball four. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Arroyo
Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Arroyo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Arroyo
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Face
Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Ray Jablonski. Roy Face now pitching.
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Face
Stan Palys pinch hits for Tom Acker.
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Walls reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Fowler
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Fowler
Long hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Fowler
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Gene Freese.
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Fowler
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Dick Groat.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Face
Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Bob Skinner now playing left field. Frank Thomas now playing third base.
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Face
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Face
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Face
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Fowler
Dick Cole pinch hits for Hank Foiles.
Cole hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Fowler
Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Roy Face.
Kravitz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Fowler
Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Spook Jacobs.
Clemente 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
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Box Score
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Game of 6/28/1956 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 2 0 Jacobs S, 2b 4 0 2 0
Post W, rf 5 1 2 0 Clemente R, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 4 1 0 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 0 1 0 Walls L, rf 4 1 2 0
Robinson F, lf 4 1 3 1 Thomas F, lf-3b 4 1 1 3
Burgess S, c 4 1 1 3 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Freese G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bridges R, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 3 0 1 0
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0 Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0 O'Brien E, ss 0 0 0 0
Acker T, p 0 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 2 0 0 0
Palys S, ph 1 0 0 0 Cole D, ph 1 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Munger R, p 2 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Kravitz D, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 4 11 4 33 3 7 3
Cincinnati 000 000 040 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 003 000 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J 6.0 5 3 3 1 1
Acker T (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Fowler A (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R 7.1 7 2 2 3 1
Arroyo L (L) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Face R 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Jacobs S, Freese G, Munger R, Robinson F
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Jacobs S, Jablonski R, Walls L
HR -- Thomas F, Burgess S
CS -- Temple J
SH -- Klippstein J, Foiles H
T -- 2:41
A -- 9915
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