BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Nationals At 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates      6/28/1956

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Temple 2B         4  2  1  0 .319     M.Minoso LF         5  0  1  0 .275  
  G.Bell CF           5  1  2  0 .319     P.Runnels 2B        4  0  0  0 .262  
  S.White C           4  1  2  1 .272     W.Mays CF           1  1  1  0 .294  
  J.Adcock 1B         5  1  2  3 .339     Y.Berra C           3  1  0  0 .200  
  H.Kuenn SS          5  0  1  2 .261     W.Post RF           4  0  0  0 .221  
  H.Simpson RF        4  1  1  0 .291     B.Skowron 1B        3  1  1  0 .237  
  R.Sievers LF        4  0  2  0 .254     H.Lopez 3B          4  0  1  1 .256  
  R.Boone 3B          3  1  0  1 .250     A.Dark SS           4  0  2  1 .339  
  D.Larsen P          4  0  1  0 .143     B.Pierce P          1  0  0  0 .125  
  R.Face P            0  0  0  0 .250   A-L.Skizas PH         1  0  0  0 .306  
                                          J.Harshman P        2  0  0  1 .125  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 12  7                 Totals      32  3  6  3

A-Pinch Hit For Pierce In 6th Inning

Nationals....... 0 0 1  0 4 0  1 1 0  -  7 12  3
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  3  6  3

Nationals (39-24)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Larsen WIN(6-4)         8 1/3   4   3   3   5   2   0 130   5.04  A1 D6
R.Face                    0 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  19   5.36  D7
Totals                    9       6   3   3   5   3   0

Pirates (26-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Pierce LOSS(1-6)        6       8   5   1   0   2   0 100   5.60  A1 C9
J.Harshman                3       4   2   2   2   2   0  51   2.89  D1
Totals                    9      12   7   3   2   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 17,882 DATE- Monday, June 28th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7  Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- J.Adcock, R.Boone, D.Larsen, H.Lopez-2, B.Pierce
DOUBLES- J.Temple(7th), J.Adcock(20th)
TRIPLES- B.Skowron(3rd)
RBIs- S.White(22nd), J.Adcock-3(65th), H.Kuenn-2(40th), R.Boone(45th),
      H.Lopez(25th), A.Dark(16th), J.Harshman
STOLEN BASES- W.Mays-2(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Mays
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Boone
WALKS- J.Temple, S.White, P.Runnels, W.Mays-3, Y.Berra
HIT BY PITCH- B.Skowron
STRIKE OUTS- H.Kuenn, H.Simpson, R.Boone, D.Larsen, M.Minoso, P.Runnels, W.Post
GIDP- S.White, R.Boone
WILD PITCHES- J.Harshman
2-out RBI- J.Adcock-3, H.Kuenn-2
RLISP 2-out- H.Kuenn-2, H.Lopez, J.Adcock, W.Post, Y.Berra-2, P.Runnels-2
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 5 for 12  Pirates: 2 for 11

The Washington Nationals scored 4 runs in the 5th inning and defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 7 to 3 at Forbes Field.

Don Larsen(6-4) pitched a solid game.  He went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 4
hits and 5 walks.  Washington out-hit Pittsburgh for the game, 12 hits to 6.

Billy Pierce(1-6) was the losing pitcher.  He surrendered 8 hits and no walks
in 6 innings.

SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
J.Temple-A1  A1:Do      B1:Force/  C1:F/8     *7*:W>b1   E1:P/6
                        54>1o b1                         
                                                         
G.Bell-A1    A2:F/8     B2:Si>12   C2:E/5>12  D2:Si>12   *9*:G/13
                                                         
                                                         
S.White-A1   A3:P/6     B3:Si>2#   C3:Si>23   D3:G-DP/1  E3:W>b1
                        1o         12         63>23 1o   
                                                         
J.Adcock-A1  A4:E/5>23  B4:F/7     C4:Do>3#   D4:Si>3#   E4:F/7
                                   2# 13                 
                                                         
H.Kuenn-A1   A5:G/31    *4*:G/63   C5:Si>3#   D5:K       E5:WP>12
                                   2#                    L/5
                                                         
H.Simpso-A1  *2*:G/63   B6:L/4     C6:K       *8*:Si
                                              
                                              
R.Siever-A1  A7:Si      B7:L/6     *6*:G/63   D7:Si>13
                                              
                                              
R.Boone-A1   A8:G-DP/6  *5*:E/1    C8:K       D8:SF/7>3
             43>1o                            #
                                              
D.Larsen-A1  *3*:Si     B9:F/8     C9:G/63    D9:K
R.Face-E6                                     
                                              

M.Minoso-A1  A1:Si+E/5  B1:F/8     C1:G/63    D1:F/8     E1:K
                                                         
                                                         
P.Runnel-A1  A2:F-DP/9  *4*:G/53   C2:W>b1    D2:K       E2:F/7
             5>2o                                        
                                                         
W.Mays-A1    A3:W>b1 C  B3:W>b1    C3:Si>13   *9*:W>b1
             S/26>1o                          
                                              
Y.Berra-A1   *2*:P/3    B4:SB>12   C4:SB>12   D4:E/13>1
                        G/43>23    G/43       2 W>b1
                                              
W.Post-A1    A5:F/8     B5:G/43    *7*:K      D5:F/8
                                              
                                              
B.Skowro-A1  A6:Tr      *5*:G/63   C6:F/7     D6:HBP>23
                                              12 
                                              
H.Lopez-A1   A7:L/5     B7:F/8     C7:F/8     D7:Si>3#
                                              23 12
                                              
A.Dark-A1    *3*:G/63   B8:G/63    *8*:Si     D8:Si>3#
                                              23 12
                                              
B.Pierce-A1  A9:G/63    *6*:G/13   C9:F/9     D9:E/3>3#
L.Skizas-B9                                   23 12 
J.Harshm-C5