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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 | Don Gross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 30,429 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Artie Gore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bob Thurman | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Gross | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Cole | Shortstop |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Vern Law | 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. Law
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Law
Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Law
Bell hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Gross
Cole 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: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball 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: ---
Jablonski vs. Law
Jablonski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Law
McMillan 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--
Gross vs. Law
Gross 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--
Temple vs. Law
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Law
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas 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--
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Gross
Long strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Gross
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Law
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it 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: ---
Law vs. Gross
Law strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Gross
Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Law
Jablonski 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Law
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Law
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Gross
Long strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard hits a popup towards short. McMillan 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: ---
Temple vs. Law
Temple 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--
Thurman vs. Law
Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thurman moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Law
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Law
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Thurman scores. Robinson moves to third. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Law
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gross
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Gross
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Law moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cole vs. Gross
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and has Law trapped. There's the throw to Jablonski and over to Temple, who tags Law for the out. O'Brien scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Gross
Walls takes first base on ball four. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas 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, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Law
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Law
Temple bunts between the mound and first base. Law scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Law
Thurman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it 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: ---
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gross
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it 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: ---
Bell vs. Law
Bell hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Law
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gross
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Gross
Law hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cole vs. Gross
Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Law
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Law
George Crowe pinch hits for Don Gross.
Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Law
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for George Crowe.
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Law
Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Freeman
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Freeman
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Freeman
Shepard strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Law
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Virdon chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards O'Brien. O'Brien fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on O'Brien. Bell goes all the way around to score. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Pollet
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Ray Jablonski. Howie Pollet now pitching.
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Freeman
Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Bob Skinner pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
Skinner hits a popup towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Freeman
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Nellie King.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Freeman covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Freeman
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson 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 7/29/1956, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0
Thurman B, rf 5 1 3 0 Cole D, ss 4 0 2 2
Robinson F, lf 3 0 1 1 Walls L, lf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 2 0
Bell G, cf 5 1 2 0 Clemente R, rf 3 0 1 0
Burgess S, c 4 0 1 1 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 0 1 Shepard J, c 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 0 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 5 0 1 0 Law V, p 3 0 0 0
Gross D, p 2 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 1 0 King N, p 0 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, pr 0 0 0 0 Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 11 3 34 2 7 2
Cincinnati 000 020 001 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 010 100 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gross D 7.0 7 2 1 1 7
Freeman H (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V (L) 8.1 11 3 3 5 4
Pollet H 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
King N 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Cole D, McMillan R, O'Brien J
LOB -- Cincinnati 14, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Thomas F, Burgess S
3B -- Virdon B
SH -- Robinson F, Virdon B, Temple J
T -- 2:42
A -- 30429
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