BOXSCORE: 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs 5/6/1956
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
M.Minoso LF 5 1 1 0 .266 J.Robinson 1B 5 0 1 0 .262
P.Runnels 2B 5 1 3 3 .245 A.Grammas 2B 4 0 0 0 .254
W.Mays CF 4 0 0 0 .297 E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .308
Y.Berra C 3 0 1 1 .236 J.Lemon LF 3 1 1 0 .336
W.Post RF 4 0 1 0 .268 B.Del Greco CF 3 2 2 2 .241
B.Skowron 1B 4 0 0 0 .224 S.Lopata C 4 0 3 0 .311
H.Lopez 3B 4 1 1 0 .248 C.Furillo RF 4 0 0 0 .304
C-A.Carey 3B 0 0 0 0 .250 E.Mathews 3B 3 0 1 0 .255
A.Dark SS 4 1 2 0 .317 R.Roberts P 2 0 0 0 .172
H.Score P 2 0 1 0 .278 H.Freeman P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-L.Skizas PH 0 0 0 0 .346 V.Valentinetti P 0 0 0 0 .500
B-S.Amoros PH 1 1 0 0 .255 D-D.Snider PH 1 0 0 0 .288
T.Acker P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 36 5 10 4 Totals 33 3 8 2
A-Pinch Hit For Score In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Skizas In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Lopez In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Valentinetti In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 10 1
Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 3
Pirates (22-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Score WIN(5-2) 8 8 3 3 3 12 1 134 2.75 A1 D8
T.Acker SAVE(5th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.10 D9
Totals 9 8 3 3 3 12 1
Cubs (21-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Roberts 8 1/3 9 3 1 1 5 0 144 4.59 A1 D8
H.Freeman L(0-2) H(2nd) 0 1/3 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 3.05 D9 E1
V.Valentinet BS(3rd) 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 2.92 E2
Totals 9 10 5 1 1 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 18,358 DATE- Thursday, May 6th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Cubs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Cubs: 2
ERRORS- H.Lopez, E.Banks, E.Mathews-2
DOUBLES- P.Runnels(7th), H.Lopez(6th), B.Del Greco(5th)
HOME RUNS- P.Runnels(2nd), B.Del Greco(3rd)
RBIs- P.Runnels-3(16th), Y.Berra(24th), B.Del Greco-2(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Score, A.Grammas, R.Roberts
SACRIFICE FLIES- Y.Berra
WALKS- W.Mays, J.Lemon, B.Del Greco, E.Mathews
STRIKE OUTS- M.Minoso, W.Mays, Y.Berra, W.Post-2, J.Robinson-2, A.Grammas-2,
E.Banks-2, J.Lemon-2, B.Del Greco, C.Furillo, E.Mathews-2
GIDP- Y.Berra, B.Skowron, C.Furillo
PASSED BALLS- S.Lopata
2-out RBI- P.Runnels-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Lemon, H.Score, A.Grammas, P.Runnels, E.Mathews-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 2 for 9 Cubs: 1 for 9
Herb Score whiffed 12 batters at Wrigely Field as the Pittsburgh Pirates came
back dramatically to top the Chicago-NL Cubs by the score of 5 to
3.
Pittsburgh erupted with the game winning runs in the top of the 9th inning
when they came up with 4 runs on 2 hits. The critical plate appearance was
by Pete Runnels who helped quiet the crowd when he belted a three-run homer.
Pittsburgh had 10 hits for the afternoon.
Score(5-2) went 8 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Tom Acker recorded
his 5th save. Hersh Freeman(0-2) took the loss in relief. He pitched 1/3 of
an inning allowing no hits and no walks.
After the game, it took a long while before Ron Mead emerged from his office.
In a subdued tone he answered only a couple of questions. He concluded with,
'Fellows, sorry I'm not in a very talkative mood this afternoon, as I think
you'll understand. I'm sure you'll find the banter a lot more light-hearted
over in the Pittsburgh locker room.'
SCORESHEET: 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs
M.Minoso-A1 A1:Si B1:K *5*:L/5 D1:F/8 E1:FO/5
P.Runnel-A1 A2:Do>13 *3*:Si C2:F/9 D2:P/4 E2:HR>3#
1# b#
W.Mays-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:K C3:G/63 *8*:G/31 E3:G/3
Y.Berra-A1 A4:SF/8>3 B4:G-DP/3 *6*:Si D4:K
# 63>1o
W.Post-A1 A5:Si>23 *4*:K C5:K D5:G/63
12
B.Skowro-A1 A6:G-DP/6 B6:E/5 C6:F/9 *9*:F/8
43>1o
H.Lopez-A1 *2*:G/53 B7:F/7 C7:P/6 D7:Do
A.Carey-E4
A.Dark-A1 A8:G/43 B8:Si>12 *7*:Si D8:E/5>23
H.Score-A1 A9:Si B9:P/4 C9:Sac/24 D9:PB>3#
L.Skizas-D9 >12 12 E/6>23
S.Amoros-D9+
J.Robins-A1 A1:Si *3*:K C1:K D1:F/7 E1:G/23
A.Gramma-A1 A2:Sac/54 B2:G/63 C2:K D2:K E2:F/9
>12
E.Banks-A1 A3:F/9 B3:K *6*:L/5 *8*:K
J.Lemon-A1 A4:K *4*:K C4:Si D4:W>b1
B.Del Gr-A1 *2*:Do B5:K C5:HR>1# D5:W>12 b
b# 1
S.Lopata-A1 A6:Si>23 B6:Si C6:Si D6:E/5>23
12
C.Furill-A1 A7:G-DP/6 B7:F/8 C7:F/9 D7:K
43>3# 1o
E.Mathew-A1 A8:W>b1 *5*:Si C8:K D8:K
R.Robert-A1 A9:G/3 B9:Sac/54 *7*:F/9 *9*:G/43
H.Freema-D9 >12
V.Valent-D9+