July 14, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
KCA 0 BOS 4
CHW 0 NYY 5
CLE 4
(10) DET 6
@WSH 5 CHC 6
PIT 2 CHC 6
PIT 5
(10) PHI 2
@CIN 0 MLN 3
BRO 2
(10) STL 5
NYG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 17,195

Saturday, July 14, 1956
Time of Game: 0:00

Pirates

37-41

Lost 3

5th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
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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

W: T Lown (4-3), L: R Face (7-5)

Cubs

34-42

Won 3

6th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .284  .743         7   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .654         5   3   SH,GDP
L Walls LF                    3   2   2   0    2   0  .300  .868         2   0   
F Thomas 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .809         0   0   
D Long 1B                     5   1   2   2    0   0  .304  .945         7   0   2B
R Clemente RF                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .306  .755         0   0   
H Foiles C                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .216  .645         6   1   SF
B Mazeroski 2B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .305         0   1   
  J Shepard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .798         0   0   GDP
  J O'Brien 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .410         0   2   
  B Skinner PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .229  .698         0   0   HR
  E O'Brien 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558         1   0   
R Munger P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .321         0   0   
  D Cole PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .574         0   0   
  F Waters P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .422         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  12   5    2   6                    28   7

BATTING

2B: D Long (12).

HR: B Skinner (3, off T Lown; 9th inn, 1 on).

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.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hoak 3B                     4   1   2   0    1   1  .219  .576         0   1   CS
G Baker 2B                    5   1   2   3    0   1  .273  .742         1   6   HR
D Fondy 1B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .292  .688        12   0   HR
E Banks SS                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .946         1   3   
W Moryn RF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .818         3   0   
J King LF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .247  .736         0   0   
E Miksis CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .735         7   0   HR
H Chiti C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .235  .740         5   1   
J Davis P                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .546         0   1   
  T Lown P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.583         1   0   
Totals                       40   6  14   6    2   6                    30  12

BATTING

HR: E Miksis (9, off R Munger; 2nd inn, 0 on); G Baker (8, off R Munger; 7th inn, 2 on); D Fondy (3, off R Face; 10th inn, 0 on).

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.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Baker-E Banks-D Fondy; D Hoak-G Baker-D Fondy.

PB: H Chiti (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Hoak (2).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Munger                       7     9   4   4    1   5   2   3.55   30     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·       47    -                
F Waters                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    4     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
R Face, L (7-5)                1.1   4   2   2    1   1   1   2.65    8     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
Totals                         9.1  14   6   6    2   6   3          42     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Davis                        8.1   7   2   2    2   4   0   4.50   32     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·       63    -                
T Lown, W (4-3)                1.2   5   3   3    0   2   1   3.70   10     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
Totals                        10    12   5   5    2   6   1          42     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Babe Pinelli.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 17,195.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Virdon             CF    1. D Hoak               3B 
2. D Groat              SS    2. G Baker              2B 
3. L Walls              LF    3. D Fondy              1B 
4. F Thomas             3B    4. E Banks              SS 
5. D Long               1B    5. W Moryn              RF 
6. R Clemente           RF    6. J King               LF 
7. H Foiles             C     7. E Miksis             CF 
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. H Chiti              C  
9. R Munger             P     9. J Davis              P

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   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 0   5   -                     G Baker                         
   t 0   5   -                     G Baker                         
   t 0   5   -                     G Baker                         
   t 0   5   -                     G Baker                         
   t 0   5   -                     G Baker

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