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Scores
Standings
KCA
@BAL		0
1
CHW
@BOS		0
4
CLE
@NYY		4
5		 
(10)
DET
@WSH		6
5
PIT
@CHC		2
6
PIT
@CHC		5
6		 
(10)
PHI
@CIN		2
0
BRO
@MLN		2
3		 
(10)
NYG
@STL		2
5
Saturday, July 14, 1956
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:15
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
2
37-40
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
 at Cubs
6
33-42
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 11½ GB
W: Bob Rush (8-3)
L: Vern Law (3-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2 10  0
Cubs            0  0  1   3  1  0   1  0  X    6 11  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .741 6 0
Dick Groat SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 .289 .664 1 2 2B
Lee Walls LF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .857 0 0
Frank Thomas 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .816 3 0
Dale Long 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .944 10 0
Roberto Clemente RF-2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .746 3 2
Jack Shepard C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .258 .806 1 2 2B
   Eddie O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .558
Bill Mazeroski 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .130 .330 0 2
   Bob Skinner LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .657 0 0
Vern Law P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .522 0 3 GDP
   Fred Waters P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
Team Totals 35 2 10 2 1 2 .286 .648 24 12
2B: J Shepard (8); D Groat (10).
TB: J Shepard 4; D Groat 4; F Thomas 2; D Long; L Walls.
GIDP: V Law (1).
RBI: F Thomas (46); J Shepard (16).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Clemente-F Thomas.
E: L Walls 2 (8); D Groat (14).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Don Hoak 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .211 .560 0 1
Gene Baker 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .271 .731 2 8 2B
Dee Fondy 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .290 .674 12 2 CS,SF
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .288 .954 4 4
Walt Moryn RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .287 .819 0 1 2B
Jim King LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .241 .734 2 0 HR
Eddie Miksis CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .252 .725 4 0 2B
Hobie Landrith C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .686 2 0
Bob Rush P 3 0 0 1 0 1 .146 .375 1 1 SH
Team Totals 31 6 11 5 5 1 .355 .981 27 17
2B: G Baker (13); E Miksis (5); W Moryn (12).
HR: J King (7).
SF: D Fondy (7).
SH: B Rush (3).
TB: J King 4; E Miksis 3; G Baker 3; E Banks 2; W Moryn 2; D Hoak 2; D Fondy.
RBI: J King 2 (27); E Banks (53); D Fondy (26); B Rush (2).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Banks-G Baker-D Fondy.
E: D Hoak (3).
Baserunning
CS: D Fondy (3, -1st base by  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vern Law, L (3-10) 4.1 8 5 4 1 0 1 5.66 22 28
Fred Waters 3.2 3 1 1 4 1 0 2.45 16
Team Totals 8 11 6 5 5 1 1 5.62 38 28

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Rush, W (8-3) 9 10 2 2 1 2 0 3.85 36 60
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 1 2 0 2.00 36 60
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Don Hoak 3B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Gene Baker 2B
3 Lee Walls LF 3 Dee Fondy 1B
4 Frank Thomas 3B 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Dale Long 1B 5 Walt Moryn RF
6 Roberto Clemente RF 6 Jim King LF
7 Jack Shepard C 7 Eddie Miksis CF
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Hobie Landrith C
9 Vern Law P 9 Bob Rush P

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