BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Nationals At 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/27/1956
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
J.Temple 2B 6 0 1 0 .311 M.Minoso LF 5 0 2 2 .289
H.Kuenn SS 5 1 1 0 .293 P.Runnels 1B 5 0 0 0 .235
J.Adcock 1B 4 0 2 1 .372 W.Mays CF 6 0 1 0 .237
G.Bell CF 5 1 1 1 .289 Y.Berra C 6 0 2 0 .121
H.Simpson RF 5 0 0 0 .256 S.Amoros RF 4 0 0 0 .364
R.Boone 3B 4 0 1 0 .243 H.Lopez 3B 5 0 0 0 .273
R.Sievers LF 5 0 0 0 .231 A.Dark SS 6 1 1 0 .211
R.Campanella C 4 0 1 1 .273 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 1 3 0 .364
M.Dickson P 5 1 1 0 .167 D.Donovan P 3 0 0 0 .000
R.Face P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Harshman P 1 0 0 0 .500
A-B.Skowron PH 1 0 0 0 .286
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Totals 43 3 8 3 Totals 46 2 9 2
A-Pinch Hit For Harshman In 13th Inning
Nationals....... 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
Pirates......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Nationals (7-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Dickson WIN(2-0) 12 8 2 2 5 9 0 174 2.84 A1 F5
R.Face SAVE(3rd) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.29 F6
Totals 13 9 2 2 5 9 0
Pirates (7-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Donovan 9 5 2 2 3 4 0 126 4.20 A1 D7
J.Harshman LOSS(1-1) 4 3 1 1 3 1 0 55 1.00 D8
Totals 13 8 3 3 6 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 23,277 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1956 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 8 Pirates:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Pirates: 3
DOUBLES- J.Adcock(5th), G.Bell(2nd), M.Dickson, R.Schoendienst(2nd)
TRIPLES- M.Minoso(2nd)
RBIs- J.Adcock(8th), G.Bell(7th), R.Campanella(7th), M.Minoso-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Lopez, D.Donovan
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Bell
WALKS- H.Kuenn, J.Adcock-2, H.Simpson, R.Boone, R.Campanella, P.Runnels,
S.Amoros-2, R.Schoendienst-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Minoso
STRIKE OUTS- G.Bell, H.Simpson, R.Sievers-2, M.Dickson, W.Mays-2, S.Amoros-2,
A.Dark-2, R.Schoendienst, D.Donovan-2
GIDP- H.Kuenn, G.Bell, R.Campanella
2-out RBI- R.Campanella
RLISP 2-out- H.Lopez-2, M.Dickson-2, P.Runnels-2, H.Simpson-3, W.Mays,
R.Sievers, R.Schoendienst-2
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 10 Pirates: 3 for 12
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Willie Mays robbed Harvey Kuenn of an extra base hit.
Top 12th: Red Schoendienst robbed Roy Campanella of a base hit.
The Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates locked up in an exciting
one-run game at Forbes Field. The final score was the Washington Nationals
3, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 in 13 innings.
Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Washington ended up
winning it in the 13th inning. Murry Dickson doubled. After an out was
recorded, Harvey Kuenn stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. Joe
Adcock then doubled scoring the run. Washington totaled 8 hits on the night.
The victory was credited to Dickson(2-0) who went 12 innings, allowing 2 runs.
Roy Face gained credit for his 3rd save. Jack Harshman(1-1) was the loser in
relief. He allowed 3 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
J.Temple-A1 A1:Si *3*:G/53 C1:G/63 D1:G/3 E1:P/6 F1:G/53
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:G-DP/6 B2:Si C2:F/8 D2:F/8 E2:F/7 F2:W>b1
43>1o
J.Adcock-A1 A3:L/5 B3:Si>13 *6*:F/8 *9*:W>b1 *11*:W>b1 F3:Do>2#
13
G.Bell-A1 *2*:Do B4:SF/7>3 C4:F/8 D4:K E4:G-DP/4 F4:G/43
# 63>1o
H.Simpso-A1 A5:W>b1 B5:F/8 C5:F/8 D5:K E5:G/43 F5:F/9
R.Boone-A1 A6:L/5 *4*:G/3 *7*:L/5 D6:W>12 b *12*:Si
1
R.Siever-A1 A7:F/7 B7:K C7:F/8 D7:L/5 E7:K
R.Campan-A1 A8:Si>2# B8:G/63 C8:G/63 *10*:W>b1 E8:G-DP/4
13 63>1o
M.Dickso-A1 A9:F/8 *5*:F/9 *8*:K D9:Force/ *13*:Do
R.Face-F6 54>1o b1
M.Minoso-A1 A1:G/53 B1:Si>23 C1:Tr>3# D1:HBP>12 *9*:F/9 F1:L/5
2#
P.Runnel-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:G/31 C2:G/13 D2:F/8 E2:P/4 F2:G/43
W.Mays-A1 A3:Si>12 *3*:K C3:F/7 *7*:G/53 E3:K *12*:F/8
Y.Berra-A1 A4:Si>23 B4:G/31 *5*:F/8 D4:F/9 *10*:Si F4:P/3
12
S.Amoros-A1 A5:L/4 B5:W>b1 C5:K D5:K E5:W>12 b F5:F/7
1
H.Lopez-A1 A6:F/7 B6:F/7 C6:G/43 *8*:F/8 E6:Sac/54 *13*:F/7
>23 12
A.Dark-A1 *2*:K *4*:Si *6*:G/53 D7:G/53 E7:K F7:F/7
R.Schoen-A1 A8:Do B8:W>12 b C8:W>b1 D8:Si E8:K F8:Si
1
D.Donova-A1 A9:K B9:Sac/54 C9:K D9:G/43 *11*:G/31 F9:G/13
J.Harshm-E4 >23 12
B.Skowro-F9
SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
J.Temple-A1
H.Kuenn-A1
J.Adcock-A1
G.Bell-A1
H.Simpso-A1
R.Boone-A1
R.Siever-A1
R.Campan-A1
M.Dickso-A1
R.Face-F6
M.Minoso-A1
P.Runnel-A1
W.Mays-A1
Y.Berra-A1
S.Amoros-A1
H.Lopez-A1
A.Dark-A1
R.Schoen-A1
D.Donova-A1
J.Harshm-E4
B.Skowro-F9