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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: 17,195, Time of Game: 2:54
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
5
37-41
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
 at Cubs
6
34-42
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
6th, 11½ GB
W: Turk Lown (4-3)
L: Roy Face (7-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  4   1    5 12  0
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   3  0  0   2    6 14  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Virdon CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .284 .742 7 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .655 5 3 SH,GDP
Lee Walls LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .300 .868 2 0
Frank Thomas 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .809 0 0
Dale Long 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .304 .945 7 0 2B
Roberto Clemente RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 .306 .755 0 0
Hank Foiles C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .216 .646 6 1 SF
Bill Mazeroski 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .120 .305 0 1
   Jack Shepard 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .798 GDP
   Johnny O'Brien 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .410 0 2
   Bob Skinner 1 1 1 2 0 0 .229 .698 HR
   Eddie O'Brien 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .558 1 0
Red Munger P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .321 0 0
   Dick Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .574
   Fred Waters P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .421 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 12 5 2 6 .316 .763 28 7
2B: D Long (12).
HR: B Skinner (3).
SF: H Foiles (2).
SH: D Groat (10).
TB: B Skinner 4; D Long 3; R Clemente 3; L Walls 2; B Virdon 2; F Thomas; H Foiles.
GIDP: J Shepard (2); D Groat (6).
RBI: B Skinner 2 (15); D Long 2 (56); H Foiles (16).
Team LOB: 7.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Don Hoak 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .219 .576 0 1 CS
Gene Baker 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 .273 .742 1 6 HR
Dee Fondy 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .292 .687 12 0 HR
Ernie Banks SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .945 1 3
Walt Moryn RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .818 3 0
Jim King LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .247 .736 0 0
Eddie Miksis CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .252 .735 7 0 HR
Harry Chiti C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 .741 5 1
Jim Davis P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .273 .545 0 1
   Turk Lown P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.583 1 0
Team Totals 40 6 14 6 2 6 .350 .956 30 12
HR: G Baker (8); E Miksis (9); D Fondy (3).
TB: G Baker 5; D Fondy 5; E Miksis 4; W Moryn 2; D Hoak 2; J King 2; J Davis; E Banks; H Chiti.
RBI: G Baker 3 (31); E Miksis (21); D Fondy (27); J King (28).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Baker-E Banks-D Fondy; D Hoak-G Baker-D Fondy.
Baserunning
CS: D Hoak (2, -1st base by  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Red Munger 7 9 4 4 1 5 2 3.55 30 47
Fred Waters 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 4
Roy Face, L (7-5) 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 1 2.65 8
Team Totals 9.1 14 6 6 2 6 3 5.79 42 47

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Davis 8.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 4.50 32 63
Turk Lown, W (4-3) 1.2 5 3 3 0 2 1 3.70 10
Team Totals 10 12 5 5 2 6 1 4.50 42 63
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 17,195.
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 Hank Foiles C 7 Eddie Miksis CF
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Harry Chiti C
9 Red Munger P 9 Jim Davis P

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