BOXSCORE: 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1956 Cleveland Indians 6/23/1956
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
M.Minoso LF 3 4 3 1 .286 W.Jones 3B 4 1 3 0 .293
G-L.Skizas PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .333 G.Kell 1B 5 1 3 2 .250
R.Schoendienst 2B 5 3 2 0 .362 D.Mossi P 0 0 0 0 .000
W.Mays CF 4 2 2 4 .296 R.Clemente CF 2 0 1 0 .287
E-S.Amoros PH,CF 2 0 1 2 .313 H.Wilhelm P 1 0 0 0 .000
H.Smith C 4 1 2 3 .333 D-T.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .324
W.Post RF 4 2 2 2 .228 T.Sturdivant P 0 0 0 0 .364
B.Skowron 1B 4 0 2 0 .244 F-D.Long 1B 1 0 0 0 .222
R.Jablonski 3B 3 0 0 0 .200 A.Kaline RF,CF 5 1 2 0 .239
C-A.Carey PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .222 F.Thomas LF 5 1 2 1 .328
A.Dark SS 5 1 3 1 .349 R.Wilson C 5 0 3 0 .273
B.Pierce P 4 0 0 0 .100 D.Groat SS 4 0 0 1 .265
B.Mazeroski 2B 3 0 1 0 .203
B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 .105
A-D.Ennis PH 1 0 0 0 .243
W.McCall P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-B.Boyd PH,RF 3 0 0 0 .289
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Totals 40 13 17 13 Totals 40 4 15 4
A-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McCall In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jablonski In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Mays In 7th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Sturdivant In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Minoso In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 4 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 - 13 17 1
Indians......... 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 15 0
Pirates (29-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Pierce WIN(2-6) 9 15 4 4 1 3 1 155 5.40 A1
Totals 9 15 4 4 1 3 1
Indians (28-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Hoeft LOSS(4-7) 2 8 8 8 1 3 2 62 7.54 A1 B6
W.McCall 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 45 6.00 B7 C7
H.Wilhelm 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 47 6.42 C8 D9
T.Sturdivant 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 35 2.78 E1 E9
D.Mossi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.46 F1
Totals 9 17 13 13 6 5 3
ATTENDANCE- 25,994 DATE- Wednesday, June 23rd 1956 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8 Indians:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Indians: 0
TRIPLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Indians: 1
ERRORS- H.Smith
DOUBLES- R.Schoendienst-2(9th), H.Smith(3rd), B.Skowron(6th), F.Thomas(2nd),
R.Wilson(7th)
TRIPLES- H.Smith(1st), A.Kaline(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Minoso(4th), W.Mays(9th), W.Post(9th), G.Kell(3rd)
RBIs- M.Minoso(21st), W.Mays-4(35th), S.Amoros-2(19th), H.Smith-3(9th),
W.Post-2(21st), A.Dark(18th), G.Kell-2(14th), F.Thomas(8th),
D.Groat(26th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Minoso, B.Pierce
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Groat
WALKS- M.Minoso, R.Schoendienst, H.Smith, W.Post, B.Skowron, A.Carey,
B.Mazeroski
STRIKE OUTS- W.Mays, B.Skowron, B.Pierce-3, G.Kell, F.Thomas, R.Wilson
GIDP- A.Kaline
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- W.Jones
2-out RBI- A.Dark
RLISP 2-out- B.Skowron, D.Ennis, R.Jablonski-2, R.Schoendienst, D.Groat-2,
B.Pierce-3, A.Kaline-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 6 for 14 Indians: 2 for 8
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Dick Groat robbed Ray Jablonski of a base hit.
Top 7th: Cleveland turns a triple play!
Billy Pierce went the distance as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the
Cleveland Indians by the score of 13 to 4 at Municipal Stadium.
Willie Mays was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine
day at their team's expense. He lashed a single plating two runs in the 2nd
inning and popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 4th inning.
Pittsburgh totaled 17 hits on the night.
Pierce(2-6), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Billy
Hoeft(4-7) was tagged with the loss. Pittsburgh knocked him around a bit, as
he gave up 8 runs in 2 innings.
With this win, Pittsburgh has a 29-29 record. They have been 5-5 lately. Mel
Gross was unhappy with his club's recent performance. 'We can't keep losing
games' he said. 'It gets to be embarrassing after a while.'
SCORESHEET: 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1956 Cleveland Indians
M.Minoso-A1 A1:HR>b# B1:Si>12 *4*:Si D1:Sac/54 *7*:W>b1 *9*:F/7
L.Skizas-F1 >23
R.Schoen-A1 A2:Do B2:W>23 1 C2:F/9 D2:F/7 E2:Do>13 F2:L/6
2 b1
W.Mays-A1 A3:K B3:Si>3# C3:HR>1# *6*:G/43 E3:Si>3# F3:G/53
S.Amoros-E3 2# 13 b# 2#
H.Smith-A1 A4:Do>2# B4:Tr>3# C4:F/9 D4:F/8 E4:W>12 b
1# 1
W.Post-A1 A5:HR>2# B5:G/53 C5:Si D5:W>b1 E5:L-TP/5
b# 43>2o 1o
B.Skowro-A1 A6:K B6:G/63 C6:Do>13 D6:W>12 b *8*:Si
1
R.Jablon-A1 A7:G/63 *3*:F/9 C7:G/63 D7:W>23 1 E7:P/6
A.Carey-D7 2 b1
A.Dark-A1 *2*:Si B8:G/43 *5*:Si D8:Si>3# E8:G/43>1
23 12 2
B.Pierce-A1 A9:K B9:F/7 C9:Sac/54 D9:K E9:K
>12
W.Jones-A1 A1:G/63 *3*:Si *5*:Si D1:Si>12 E1:CatInt
/2>b1
G.Kell-A1 A2:Si B2:K C2:HR>1# D2:Si>23 E2:F/9
D.Mossi-E3 b# 12
R.Clemen-A1 A3:Si>12 B3:F/9 C3:G/53 D3:P/3 *9*:G/53
H.Wilhel-C1
T.Willia-D3+
A.Kaline-A1 A4:G-DP/3 B4:G/43 C4:Si D4:F/8 E4:Tr
63>1o
F.Thomas-A1 *2*:Si *4*:Do C5:F/7 *7*:K E5:G/63>3
#
R.Wilson-A1 A6:F/9 B6:Si>23 C6:Do>13 D6:K E6:Si
D.Groat-A1 A7:F/7 B7:SF/8>3 C7:P/6 D7:P/5 E7:G/63
#
B.Mazero-A1 A8:Si>12 B8:F/9 *6*:W>b1 *8*:G/43
B.Hoeft-A1 A9:G/43 B9:G/53 C9:F/7 D9:F/8
D.Ennis-A9
W.McCall-B1+