BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Nationals At 1956 Cincinnati Reds 4/15/1956
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG
J.Temple 2B 5 0 1 0 .200 N.Fox 2B 4 1 3 1 .750
H.Kuenn SS 4 2 1 0 .250 P.Reese SS 3 0 1 0 .333
J.Adcock 1B 4 1 3 1 .750 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 1 1 2 .250
G.Bell CF 4 1 0 0 .000 A-W.Belardi 1B 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Simpson RF 5 1 3 4 .600 L.Doby CF 4 1 2 1 .500
R.Boone 3B 4 0 1 1 .250 B.Virdon LF 4 1 1 1 .250
C-B.White PH 1 0 0 0 .000 H.Bauer RF 4 0 0 0 .000
R.Sievers LF 3 0 0 0 .000 L.Berberet C 4 1 2 1 .500
R.Campanella C 4 0 1 0 .250 B-D.Crandall C 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Newcombe P 2 1 1 0 .500 G.McDougald 3B 4 0 0 0 .000
R.Face P 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Brewer P 2 1 1 0 .500
G.Staley P 1 1 0 0 .000
N.King P 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Aguirre P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 37 6 11 6 Totals 34 7 11 6
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Kluszewski In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Berberet In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Boone In 9th Inning
Nationals....... 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 6 11 1
Reds............ 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 11 1
Nationals (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe LOSS(0-1) 5 2/3 11 7 6 0 2 4 99 9.53 A1 D1
R.Face 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00 D2
Totals 8 11 7 6 0 3 4
Reds (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Brewer 5 2/3 10 6 6 4 1 0 120 9.53 A1 D3
G.Staley WIN(1-0) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00 D4 D9
N.King HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00 E1 E3
H.Aguirre HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 E4 E5
D.Bessent SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 E6
Totals 9 11 6 6 4 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 21,758 DATE- Thursday, April 15th 1956 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 9 Reds: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Reds: 0
ERRORS- R.Sievers, T.Kluszewski
DOUBLES- R.Campanella(1st)
TRIPLES- H.Simpson(1st), N.Fox(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski(1st), L.Doby(1st), B.Virdon(1st), L.Berberet(1st)
RBIs- J.Adcock(1st), H.Simpson-4(4th), R.Boone(1st), N.Fox(1st),
T.Kluszewski-2(2nd), L.Doby(1st), B.Virdon(1st), L.Berberet(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Reese
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Adcock
WALKS- H.Kuenn, G.Bell, R.Sievers, D.Newcombe
STRIKE OUTS- J.Temple, H.Kuenn, G.Bell, R.Face, L.Berberet, G.McDougald,
T.Brewer
WILD PITCHES- D.Bessent
2-out RBI- B.Virdon, N.Fox
RLISP 2-out- T.Kluszewski, J.Temple, R.Campanella-2, H.Bauer, G.Bell, P.Reese,
B.White
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 11 Reds: 1 for 6
Second baseman Nellie Fox had 3 base hits as the Cincinnati Reds beat the
Washington Nationals by a score of 7 to 6.
Gerry Staley(1-0) came on to close the door tight in relief. No one was able
to reach base in his 1 and 2/3 innings. Washington threatened in the 9th but
their rally came up short.
Don Bessent earned his 1st save. Don Newcombe(0-1) was the losing pitcher.
He surrended 4 homeruns in his 5 and 2/3 innings.
Gordy Renaud was in a contemplative mood after the tough loss, 'It is really
hard to lose this kind of a game. It may seem weird to some, but it is
easier to take the occasional blow-out loss. It is the ones that just barely
get away that hurt so much - like this one!'
SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Cincinnati Reds
J.Temple-A1 A1:P/6 B1:K C1:G/53 D1:Si>12 E1:G/63
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:Si B2:L/6 *5*:W>b1 D2:G/43>2 E2:K
3 12
J.Adcock-A1 A3:Si>12 B3:Si>1o C3:Si>12 D3:SF/9>3 *9*:F/9
# 23
G.Bell-A1 A4:W>23 1 *3*:F/9 C4:F/9>23 D4:P/4 E4:K
2 b1
H.Simpso-A1 A5:Tr>3# B5:G/43 C5:Si>3# *7*:G/43 E5:Si
2# 1# 12
R.Boone-A1 A6:Si>3# B6:F/8 C6:F/8 D6:F/7 E6:WP>12
B.White-E6 G/53
R.Siever-A1 A7:F/8 *4*:G/63 C7:W>23 1 D7:E/3
2 b1
R.Campan-A1 A8:Force/ B8:Do C8:G/63 D8:G/53
54>1o b1
D.Newcom-A1 *2*:Si B9:G/3>23 *6*:W>b1 *8*:K
R.Face-D5
N.Fox-A1 A1:Si B1:Si+E/7 C1:L/4 D1:Tr>1#
>1#
P.Reese-A1 A2:Sac/14 B2:L/6 *5*:Si D2:F/9
>12
T.Klusze-A1 A3:HR>2# B3:P/4 C3:L/3 *7*:G/53
W.Belard-D6 b#
L.Doby-A1 A4:P/4 *3*:HR>b# C4:Si>12 D4:G/43
B.Virdon-A1 A5:HR>b# B5:G/31 C5:F/8 D5:F/8
H.Bauer-A1 A6:L/5 B6:G/43 C6:F/8 *8*:G/31
L.Berber-A1 *2*:HR>b# B7:G/63 *6*:Si D7:K
D.Cranda-D9
G.McDoug-A1 A8:G/63 *4*:F/8 C8:K D8:G/43
T.Brewer-A1 A9:Si B9:K C9:Force/
G.Staley-C7 56>1o b1
N.King-D6+