BOXSCORE: 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1956 Cincinnati Reds              7/18/1956

  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Snider CF         5  0  0  0 .276     P.Reese SS          3  0  0  0 .250  
  E.Banks SS          4  1  2  0 .294   C-T.Kluszewski PH     1  0  1  0 .335  
F-J.Lumpe PH,SS       1  0  0  0 .091     H.Aguirre P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Lemon LF          5  1  1  0 .307     T.Morgan P          0  0  0  0 .000  
L-B.Del Greco LF      0  0  0  0 .284   K-L.Berberet C        1  1  1  2 .311  
  E.Mathews 3B        4  3  3  3 .302     A.Rosen 3B          5  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Furillo RF        4  1  2  0 .311     R.Colavito RF       3  1  2  1 .306  
  S.Lopata C          2  1  1  0 .275   G-L.Doby PH,CF        1  0  0  0 .290  
I-E.Howard PH,C       0  0  0  1 .215     H.Sauer LF          3  0  1  0 .317  
  V.Wertz 1B          4  1  1  3 .259   H-B.Virdon PH,LF      1  0  0  0 .289  
  T.Lepcio 2B         3  0  2  1 .188     D.Crandall C        4  1  1  1 .308  
  W.Ford P            3  0  0  0 .114     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Gorman P          0  0  0  0 .087     H.Bauer CF,RF       3  2  1  1 .232  
E-P.Ward PH           1  0  0  0 .280     G.McDougald 2B,SS   4  0  0  0 .283  
  H.Freeman P         0  0  0  0 .000     W.Belardi 1B        4  1  1  1 .250  
J-N.Siebern PH        1  0  0  0 .192     R.Kline P           1  0  0  0 .091  
  V.Valentinetti P    0  0  0  0 .200   A-B.Klaus PH          1  0  0  0 .277  
                                          W.Burnette P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-E.Valo PH           1  0  0  0 .264  
                                        D-N.Fox 2B            1  0  0  0 .291  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  8 12  8                 Totals      37  6  9  6

A-Pinch Hit For Kline In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burnette In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Reese In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Valo In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Gorman In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Banks In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Colavito In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Sauer In 8th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Lopata In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Freeman In 9th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Morgan In 9th Inning
L-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lemon In 9th Inning

Cubs............ 0 1 2  0 4 0  0 0 1  -  8 12  1
Reds............ 1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 3  -  6  9  1

Cubs (37-45)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Ford WIN(9-7)           6       6   3   3   0   3   3  92   5.32  A1 C6
T.Gorman                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5.18  C7 D2
H.Freeman                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.62  D3 D5
V.Valentinet              1       2   3   3   1   1   1  24   5.40  D6
Totals                    9       9   6   6   1   4   4

Reds (44-38)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Kline LOSS(4-7)         5       9   7   4   2   2   3 111   4.79  A1 C9
W.Burnette                2       2   0   0   0   1   0  37   5.28  D1 D8
H.Aguirre                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   9   5.29  D9 E1
T.Morgan                  1       1   1   1   3   1   0  24   3.08  E2 E8
G.Staley                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.66  E9
Totals                    9      12   8   5   5   5   3

ATTENDANCE- 29,636 DATE- Sunday, July 18th 1956 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:10  Reds: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Reds: 0
ERRORS- E.Mathews, P.Reese
DOUBLES- C.Furillo(14th)
HOME RUNS- E.Mathews-2(23rd), V.Wertz(10th), L.Berberet(2nd), R.Colavito(7th),
           D.Crandall(18th), H.Bauer(16th)
RBIs- E.Mathews-3(50th), E.Howard(4th), V.Wertz-3(26th), T.Lepcio(18th),
      L.Berberet-2(5th), R.Colavito(22nd), D.Crandall(47th), H.Bauer(37th),
      W.Belardi(16th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Furillo
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Howard, T.Lepcio
WALKS- E.Mathews, S.Lopata-2, V.Wertz, T.Lepcio, H.Bauer
STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider-2, J.Lumpe, J.Lemon, P.Ward, P.Reese, H.Sauer,
             G.McDougald, R.Kline
PASSED BALLS- E.Howard-2
2-out RBI- R.Colavito, E.Mathews-3, D.Crandall, V.Wertz-3, L.Berberet-2
RLISP 2-out- W.Ford, D.Snider, D.Crandall, T.Lepcio, A.Rosen, N.Siebern-2
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 1 for 9  Reds: 3 for 8

Eddie Mathews blasted 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Chicago-NL Cubs defeated
the Cincinnati Reds 8 to 6 at Crosley Field.

Mathews had a big evening at the plate.  He stroked a single in the 2nd
inning, popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 3rd inning and smashed a
solo-shot out of the park in the 5th inning.  Chicago-NL finished with 12
hits while Cincinnati ended up with 9.  

Whitey Ford(9-7) allowed 3 runs in 6 innings, and picked up the victory. Ron
Kline(4-7) was the loser.  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 5 innings.  


SCORESHEET: 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1956 Cincinnati Reds
D.Snider-A1  A1:G/43    *3*:K      C1:G/13    *6*:K      E1:G/43
                                                         
                                                         
E.Banks-A1   A2:L/6     B2:Si      *5*:G/53   D2:Si      E2:K
J.Lumpe-E2                                               
                                                         
J.Lemon-A1   A3:K       B3:FO/6    C3:P/5     D3:L/4     *9*:Si
B.Del Gr-F1                                              
                                                         
E.Mathew-A1  *2*:Si     B4:HR>1#   C4:HR>b#   D4:F/9     E4:W>12 b
                        b#                               1
                                                         
C.Furill-A1  A5:Si>12   B5:F/9     C5:E/6     *7*:Do     E5:Sac/54
                                                         >23 12
                                                         
S.Lopata-A1  A6:W>23 1  *4*:Si     C6:W>12 b  D6:F/8     E6:SF/8>3
E.Howard-E6  2 b1                  1                     #
                                                         
V.Wertz-A1   A7:F/8     B7:L/4     C7:HR>2#   D7:F/8     E7:IW>b1
                                   1# b#                 
                                                         
T.Lepcio-A1  A8:SF/7>3  B8:Si>12   C8:Si      D8:F/8     E8:W>23 1
             #                                           2 b1
                                                         
W.Ford-A1    A9:F/7     B9:F/8     C9:L/4     *8*:K      E9:F/8
T.Gorman-D9                                              
P.Ward-D9+                                               

P.Reese-A1   A1:K       B1:P/4     *6*:G/13   D1:Si>23   E1:HR>2#
T.Klusze-D1                                              b#
H.Aguirr-D3+                                             
A.Rosen-A1   A2:G/43    B2:G/63    C2:Si      D2:P/4     E2:F/8
                                                         
                                                         
R.Colavi-A1  A3:HR>b#   *4*:G/53   C3:Si>12   *8*:G/53
L.Doby-D3                                     
                                              
H.Sauer-A1   A4:Si      B4:K       C4:F/8     D4:F/9
B.Virdon-D4                                   
                                              
D.Cranda-A1  A5:F/7     B5:HR>b#   C5:F/8     D5:F/8
G.Staley-D6                                   
                                              
H.Bauer-A1   *2*:G/43   B6:G/53    *7*:HR>b#  *9*:W>b1
                                              
                                              
G.McDoug-A1  A7:G/63    *5*:G/63   C7:F/7     D7:PB>12
                                              K
                                              
W.Belard-A1  A8:G/31    B8:FO/4    C8:G/63    D8:Si>2#
                                              
                                              
R.Kline-A1   *3*:K      B9:F/8     C9:E/5>b2  D9:PB>12
B.Klaus-B9                                    L/4
W.Burnet-C1+