BOXSCORE: 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1956 Cleveland Indians 9/8/1956
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
N.Siebern LF 6 0 1 0 .158 F.Thomas 2B,LF 3 0 0 0 .282
P.Ward 1B 6 1 1 1 .258 W.Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 .276
E.Mathews 3B 5 0 1 0 .295 D-G.Kell 3B 0 0 0 0 .247
D.Snider CF 2 0 0 0 .284 R.Clemente RF 5 0 0 0 .314
E-M.Irvin PH 0 0 0 0 .224 T.Williams LF 3 0 2 0 .315
G-C.Furillo RF 1 0 0 0 .304 A-B.Mazeroski PR,2B 2 0 0 0 .201
S.Lopata C 2 1 0 0 .262 A.Kaline CF 5 3 3 1 .250
H-E.Howard C 0 0 0 0 .261 D.Long 1B 3 2 2 3 .251
J.Lemon RF 4 1 1 0 .276 B-B.Boyd PR,1B 1 0 0 0 .336
I-B.Del Greco CF 1 0 0 0 .240 C.Courtney C 4 0 1 0 .283
E.Banks SS 4 2 2 1 .302 K-B.Hoeft PR 0 0 0 0 .294
T.Lepcio 2B 5 2 3 5 .198 D.Groat SS 5 0 1 1 .260
T.Gorman P 3 0 0 0 .069 F.Sullivan P 1 0 0 0 .059
F-V.Wertz PH 0 0 0 0 .241 C-G.Crowe PH 1 0 0 0 .247
V.Valentinetti P 1 0 0 0 .077 D.Mossi P 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Byerly P 0 0 0 0 ----
W.McCall P 0 0 0 01.000
J-W.Covington PH 1 0 0 0 .195
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000
T.Sturdivant P 0 0 0 0 .292
L-F.Hatfield PH 1 0 0 0 .303
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Totals 40 7 9 7 Totals 38 5 9 5
A-Pinch Ran For Williams In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Long In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Sullivan In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Jones In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Snider In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Gorman In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Irvin In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lopata In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Lemon In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For McCall In 9th Inning
K-Pinch Ran For Courtney In 11th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Sturdivant In 11th Inning
Cubs............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 - 7 9 1
Indians......... 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 9 1
Cubs (67-68) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Gorman 8 6 4 4 1 2 3 98 6.46 A1 D4
V.Valentinet W(8-3)B(7th) 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 40 4.79 D5
Totals 11 9 5 5 1 2 3
Indians (58-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
F.Sullivan 7 4 3 3 3 4 3 102 4.66 A1 C9
D.Mossi HOLD(10th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.62 D1 D3
B.Byerly BS(3rd) 0 2/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 22 2.29 D4 D8
W.McCall 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.09 D9 E1
H.Wilhelm 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 6.59 E2 E4
T.Sturdivant LOSS(11-12) 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 2 1 38 3.06 E5
Totals 11 9 7 7 9 7 4
ATTENDANCE- 3,165 DATE- Wednesday, September 8th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 9 Indians: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Indians: 3
ERRORS- P.Ward, D.Groat
DOUBLES- N.Siebern(2nd), E.Banks(17th)
HOME RUNS- P.Ward(4th), E.Banks(32nd), T.Lepcio-2(10th), A.Kaline(19th),
D.Long-2(27th)
RBIs- P.Ward(15th), E.Banks(68th), T.Lepcio-5(30th), A.Kaline(75th),
D.Long-3(60th), D.Groat(43rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Jones, G.Kell, B.Boyd, F.Sullivan
WALKS- E.Mathews, D.Snider, M.Irvin, C.Furillo, S.Lopata-2, E.Howard, E.Banks,
V.Wertz, F.Thomas
HIT BY PITCH- F.Thomas, C.Courtney
STRIKE OUTS- N.Siebern, P.Ward, D.Snider, J.Lemon, T.Lepcio, T.Gorman,
V.Valentinetti, F.Thomas, G.Crowe
GIDP- J.Lemon, E.Banks, T.Lepcio
2-out RBI- T.Lepcio-3, D.Groat
RLISP 2-out- T.Williams, F.Thomas, N.Siebern-2, B.Del Greco, B.Mazeroski,
C.Furillo, F.Hatfield
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 3 for 9 Indians: 2 for 8
Ted Lepcio rocketed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Chicago-NL Cubs beat the
Cleveland Indians in 11 innings by a score of 7 to 5.
Both teams had scored 5 runs after nine full innings. Finally, Chicago-NL
prevailed in the 11th inning. Ernie Banks led off and keyed the rally when
he doubled. Lepcio stepped into the batter's box and he clubbed a two-run
home run. Both teams ended up with 9 hits on the afternoon.
Vito Valentinetti(8-3) allowed 1 run in 3 innings, and picked up the victory.
Tom Sturdivant(11-12) was given the loss in relief. With this win,
Chicago-NL has a 67-68 record. They have been 5-5 lately. With this loss,
Cleveland has a 4-6 record of late, 58-80 overall.
SCORESHEET: 1956 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1956 Cleveland Indians
N.Sieber-A1 A1:FO/2 *3*:FO/2 C1:G/3 *8*:K E1:F/8 F1:Do
P.Ward-A1 A2:HR>b# B2:F/7 *6*:G/43 D2:G/43 *10*:F/9 F2:K
E.Mathew-A1 A3:G/31 B3:F/9 C3:Si D3:P/3 E3:G/43 F3:IW>b1
D.Snider-A1 A4:W>b1 *4*:K C4:F/9 *9*:W>b1 E4:W>b1 F4:G/63
M.Irvin-D4
C.Furill-E2
S.Lopata-A1 A5:G/63 B5:W>b1 C5:F/7 D5:W>12 b E5:W>12 b
E.Howard-E2 1 1
J.Lemon-A1 *2*:K B6:G-DP/5 *7*:F/8 D6:Si>23 E6:L/4
B.Del Gr-E2 43>1o 12
E.Banks-A1 A7:HR>b# *5*:W>b1 C7:F/7 D7:G-DP/5 *11*:Do
23>3o 23
12
T.Lepcio-A1 A8:K B8:G-DP/6 C8:HR>b# D8:Si>3# E8:HR>2#
43>1o 2# b#
T.Gorman-A1 A9:K B9:E/6>b2 C9:F/8 D9:W>12 b E9:K
V.Wertz-D9 1
V.Valent-E2
F.Thomas-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:G/63 *5*:K D1:FO/2 *10*:HBP
W.Jones-A1 A2:Sac/14 *3*:F/8 C2:G/63 *8*:G/53 E2:Sac/54
G.Kell-D5 >12 >12
R.Clemen-A1 A3:F/8 B3:G/53 C3:G/13 D3:F/8 E3:P/5
T.Willia-A1 A4:Si>2o B4:G/3 *6*:Si D4:G/63 E4:P/6
B.Mazero-C5
A.Kaline-A1 *2*:Si *4*:HR>b# C5:Force/ *9*:Si *11*:F/9
56>1o b1
D.Long-A1 A6:HR>1# B6:HR>b# C6:Force/ D6:Sac/54 E6:F/9
B.Boyd-C7 b# 64>1o b1 >12
C.Courtn-A1 A7:HBP B7:G/53 C7:L/4 D7:G/43>2 E7:Si
B.Hoeft-E8 3
D.Groat-A1 A8:F/7 B8:F/7 *7*:G/53 D8:Si>3# E8:E/3>12
F.Sulliv-A1 A9:Sac/14 B9:G/53 C9:K D9:F/8 E9:G/63
G.Crowe-C9 >12
D.Mossi-D2+