BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Nationals At 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/30/1956
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
J.Temple 2B 5 1 3 0 .304 M.Minoso LF 4 0 0 0 .274
H.Kuenn SS 5 1 1 0 .274 B.Skowron 1B 4 1 1 1 .290
J.Adcock 1B 4 1 1 1 .313 W.Mays CF 4 1 1 1 .286
G.Bell CF 5 2 3 2 .318 Y.Berra C 4 0 2 0 .266
H.Simpson RF 5 1 4 1 .284 W.Post RF 4 0 0 0 .254
R.Boone 3B 4 1 2 1 .260 P.Runnels 2B 4 0 1 0 .281
R.Sievers LF 3 1 0 0 .247 H.Lopez 3B 3 0 0 0 .254
R.Campanella C 4 0 0 0 .237 A.Dark SS 3 0 0 0 .343
B.Rush P 4 0 1 2 .129 B.Friend P 2 1 1 1 .130
M.Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-L.Skizas PH 1 0 0 0 .250
J.Harshman P 0 0 0 0 .067
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Totals 39 8 15 7 Totals 33 3 6 3
A-Pinch Hit For Drabowsky In 8th Inning
Nationals....... 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 - 8 15 0
Pirates......... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1
Nationals (59-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Rush WIN(12-5) 9 6 3 3 0 5 3 111 4.05 A1
Totals 9 6 3 3 0 5 3
Pirates (55-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Friend LOSS(8-8) 7 12 7 7 1 5 1 114 4.27 A1 D5
M.Drabowsky 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.33 D6 D9
J.Harshman 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 22 2.35 E1
Totals 9 15 8 8 3 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 14,553 DATE- Monday, August 30th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7 Pirates: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Pirates: 2
ERRORS- M.Minoso
DOUBLES- J.Temple(16th), H.Simpson-2(15th), Y.Berra-2(19th)
HOME RUNS- G.Bell(24th), B.Skowron(12th), W.Mays(18th), B.Friend(2nd)
RBIs- J.Adcock(84th), G.Bell-2(79th), H.Simpson(57th), R.Boone(68th), B.Rush-2,
B.Skowron(35th), W.Mays(70th), B.Friend
WALKS- J.Adcock, R.Boone, R.Sievers
STRIKE OUTS- J.Temple, J.Adcock, G.Bell, R.Campanella, B.Rush, M.Minoso,
W.Post-3, A.Dark
GIDP- H.Kuenn, H.Simpson
WILD PITCHES- B.Friend-2
2-out RBI- J.Adcock, G.Bell-2, B.Skowron, W.Mays, H.Simpson
RLISP 2-out- R.Campanella-2, R.Boone-2, W.Post, H.Kuenn, P.Runnels
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 6 for 14 Pirates: 0 for 3
Bob Rush was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete
game at Forbes Field where the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates 8 to 3.
Rush(12-5) pitched well for Washington in their victory. He was reached for 6
hits and no walks in 9 innings and allowed 3 gopher balls. Washington
totaled 15 hits on the afternoon.
Bob Friend(8-8) took the loss. He surrendered 7 runs and 12 hits in 7
innings.
SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
J.Temple-A1 A1:K B1:Si *5*:Si D1:WP>12 *9*:Do
G/63>23
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:G/53 B2:G/63>1 C2:G-DP/6 D2:G/63 E2:Si>2o
2 43>1o
J.Adcock-A1 A3:K B3:Si+E/7 C3:F/9 *7*:F/8 E3:W>12 b
>2# 1
G.Bell-A1 *2*:K B4:HR>2# *6*:Si D4:Si E4:P/3
b#
H.Simpso-A1 A5:Si B5:Do C5:Do>13 D5:G-DP/1 E5:Si>2#
63>1o 13
R.Boone-A1 A6:Si>12 B6:G/53 C6:Si>3# *8*:W>b1 E6:G/43
23
R.Siever-A1 A7:G/43>2 *4*:G/63 C7:W>12 b D7:F/9
3 12 1
R.Campan-A1 A8:F/8 B8:K C8:WP>3# D8:F/8
23 12 L/6
B.Rush-A1 *3*:K B9:F/7 C9:Si>3# D9:G/43
2#
M.Minoso-A1 A1:F/9 B1:K C1:F/8 D1:G/63
B.Skowro-A1 A2:F/9 B2:HR>b# C2:L/6 D2:F/8
W.Mays-A1 A3:G/43 B3:HR>b# *6*:F/7 *9*:F/8
Y.Berra-A1 *2*:G/31 B4:Do C4:FO/4 D4:Do
W.Post-A1 A5:K B5:K C5:K D5:P/5
P.Runnel-A1 A6:Si *4*:G/23 *7*:G/43 D6:G/43
H.Lopez-A1 A7:G/63 B7:F/9 C7:F/9
A.Dark-A1 *3*:G/13 B8:F/7 C8:K
B.Friend-A1 A9:HR>b# *5*:G/13 *8*:G/43
M.Drabow-C9
L.Skizas-C9+