BOXSCORE: 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1956 Kansas City Athletics 4/26/1956
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
V.Wertz 1B 5 1 1 0 .333 F.Robinson LF 5 1 2 0 .222
D.Snider CF 6 3 3 0 .306 J.Logan SS 5 0 0 0 .387
S.Lopata C 3 1 1 2 .381 M.Mantle RF 3 1 1 0 .444
A-E.Howard PH,C 1 1 1 0 .500 G-W.Moon PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .304
E.Mathews 3B 3 2 1 3 .200 K.Boyer 3B 3 0 2 1 .424
E.Banks SS 5 1 2 1 .250 H-B.Cerv PH 1 0 0 0 .286
P.Ward LF 1 0 1 0 .250 J-D.Williams 3B 0 0 0 0 .000
B-N.Siebern PH,LF 2 1 1 4 .667 D.Gernert 1B 3 0 1 0 .200
J.Robinson 2B 1 0 0 0 .303 I-G.Hodges PH,1B 0 0 0 0 .250
F-T.Lepcio PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Piersall CF 3 0 1 1 .273
C.Furillo RF 3 0 1 1 .289 G.Triandos C 4 0 2 0 .474
K-B.Del Greco PH,RF 0 0 0 0 .250 F.Bolling 2B 2 0 1 0 .316
W.Ford P 2 1 0 0 .000 D-D.Blasingame PH,2B 2 0 1 0 .476
C-M.Irvin PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Johnson P 2 0 0 0 .000
H.Freeman P 1 0 0 0 .000 E-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 1 0 .286
L.Jackson P 0 0 0 01.000
T.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 ----
L-M.Vernon PH 1 0 0 0 .143
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Totals 35 11 12 11 Totals 36 2 12 2
A-Pinch Hit For Lopata In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ward In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ford In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bolling In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Robinson In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Mantle In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 8th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Gernert In 8th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cerv In 9th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Furillo In 9th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 9th Inning
Cubs............ 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 - 11 12 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 12 0
Cubs (7-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford WIN(1-0) 6 9 2 2 1 2 0 83 3.00 A1 C7
H.Freeman SAVE(1st) 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 43 0.00 C8
Totals 9 12 2 2 2 4 0
Athletics (7-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Johnson LOSS(1-1) 7 10 7 7 6 6 3 127 5.93 A1 D9
L.Jackson 0 2/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 23 7.04 E1 E5
T.Phillips 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 6.75 E6
Totals 9 12 11 11 9 7 4
ATTENDANCE- 30,285 DATE- Monday, April 26th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 9 Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 3 Athletics: 1
DOUBLES- D.Snider(2nd), K.Boyer(4th)
TRIPLES- F.Robinson(2nd)
HOME RUNS- S.Lopata(5th), E.Mathews(2nd), E.Banks(3rd), N.Siebern(1st)
RBIs- S.Lopata-2(16th), E.Mathews-3(4th), E.Banks(5th), N.Siebern-4(6th),
C.Furillo(6th), K.Boyer(11th), J.Piersall(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Ward, J.Robinson
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Furillo
WALKS- V.Wertz, E.Howard, E.Mathews-2, P.Ward, J.Robinson-2, B.Del Greco,
W.Ford, G.Hodges, J.Piersall
STRIKE OUTS- V.Wertz, D.Snider, S.Lopata, N.Siebern, J.Robinson, C.Furillo,
H.Freeman, F.Robinson, M.Mantle, W.Moon, D.Gernert
GIDP- G.Triandos, C.Johnson-2
2-out RBI- E.Mathews-3, J.Piersall, N.Siebern-4
RLISP 2-out- C.Furillo-2, W.Ford, J.Logan-2, J.Piersall, E.Mathews, G.Triandos
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 2 for 9 Athletics: 2 for 11
What a day for the Chicago-NL Cubs! They shellacked the Kansas City Athletics
pitching for 11 runs while Whitey Ford(1-0), with relief help from Hersh
Freeman, surrendered 2 runs to Kansas City.
Ford had a steady outing. He went 6 innings allowing 9 hits and 1 walk.
Chicago-NL and Kansas City each finished the afternoon with 12 hits.
Ford got help from Freeman who earned his 1st save. Connie Johnson(1-1) was
charged with the loss. He served up 3 gopher balls in 7 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1956 Kansas City Athletics
V.Wertz-A1 A1:F/9 B1:K *4*:G/63 D1:Si *8*:W>b1 F1:P/3
D.Snider-A1 A2:Si B2:Si>12 C2:F/7 D2:K E2:Do>13 F2:F/7
S.Lopata-A1 A3:HR>1# B3:F/9 C3:K D3:Si>13 E3:W>b1
E.Howard-D3 b#
E.Mathew-A1 A4:W>b1 B4:HR>2# *5*:W>b1 D4:G/43 E4:L/4
1# b#
E.Banks-A1 A5:F/7 B5:G/63 C5:Si>12 *7*:HR>b# E5:P/6
P.Ward-A1 A6:Si>12 *3*:W>b1 C6:Sac/14 D6:K E6:HR>3#
N.Sieber-D6 >23 12 2# 1# b#
J.Robins-A1 A7:W>23 1 B7:Sac/54 C7:W>b1 D7:K E7:G/63
T.Lepcio-E7 2 b1 >12
C.Furill-A1 A8:L/5 B8:K C8:SF-DP/ D8:Si *9*:W>b1
B.Del Gr-E8 75>3# 2o
W.Ford-A1 *2*:W>b1 B9:F/8 *6*:FO/3 D9:G/63 E9:K
M.Irvin-D9
H.Freema-E1
F.Robins-A1 A1:G/13 B1:Tr *6*:Si D1:F/8 E1:K
J.Logan-A1 A2:F/7 B2:G/63 C2:F/9 D2:F/7 E2:G/31
M.Mantle-A1 A3:K *4*:G/43 C3:Si>12 *8*:K
W.Moon-D3
K.Boyer-A1 *2*:F/9 B4:Do C4:Si>2# D4:L/5
B.Cerv-D4 13
D.Willia-D7
D.Gerner-A1 A5:Si B5:F/8 C5:K D5:W>b1
G.Hodges-D5
J.Piersa-A1 A6:W>12 b B6:G/43 C6:Si>3# D6:G/63
1 12
G.Triand-A1 A7:G-DP/5 *5*:Si C7:F/7 *9*:Si
43>1o
F.Bollin-A1 *3*:Si B8:P/6 *7*:G/31 D8:Si>12
D.Blasin-C8
C.Johnso-A1 A9:G-DP/6 B9:G-DP/6 C9:Si D9:F/8
C.Maxwel-C9 43>1o 43>1o
L.Jackso-D3+