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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 29, 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 July 29, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 29, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Friend
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Friend
Post 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--
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Friend
There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Lawrence
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lawrence
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
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Friend
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Friend
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Friend
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lawrence
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lawrence
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Lawrence
Foiles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Lawrence
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Friend
Lawrence hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Friend
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Lawrence
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Friend
Bell takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Friend
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Friend
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Friend
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawrence vs. Friend
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mazeroski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Lawrence
Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Lawrence
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walls tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lawrence
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lawrence
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Friend
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Lawrence
Foiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Lawrence
O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Lawrence
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Friend
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Friend
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon 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, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Lawrence
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lawrence
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Friend
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawrence vs. Friend
Lawrence bunts towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Friend
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Lawrence moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. Lawrence moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawrence scores. Post moves to third. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Robinson scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Waters
Fred Waters now pitching.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Waters
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lawrence
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lawrence
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Lawrence
Foiles hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Waters
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Waters
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Waters
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Lawrence
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Lawrence
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski.
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waters vs. Lawrence
Waters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Waters
Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Dick Cole now playing shortstop.
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Waters
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Waters
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Waters
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Bell takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. King
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Lawrence
George Crowe now playing first base.
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lawrence
Clemente hits a popup towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lawrence
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1956, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Post W, rf 5 1 1 0 Walls L, lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson F, lf 3 1 0 0 Clemente R, rf 3 0 0 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 3 2 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, pr 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, 3b 3 0 1 0
Crowe G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 3 0 1 0
Bell G, cf 3 0 1 2 O'Brien E, ss 1 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 5 0 1 1 Lynch J, ph 1 0 1 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cole D, ss 0 0 0 0
Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 2 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lawrence B, p 3 1 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Friend B, p 2 0 0 0
Waters F, p 1 0 0 0
King N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 9 6 29 1 4 1
Cincinnati 100 100 400 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 100 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 6.1 9 6 5 3 3
Waters F 2.0 0 0 0 3 0
King N 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Mazeroski B, Long D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 3
3B -- Walls L
SH -- O'Brien E, Lawrence B
SF -- Clemente R
WP -- Friend B
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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