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Reds 9 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
September 29, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 29, 1956 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 29, 1956 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 9
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherHersh Freeman  
Losing PitcherTurk Lown  
SaveHal Jeffcoat  
Game Winning RBIArt Schult 

Game Info

DateSeptember 29, 1956 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Nuxhall  
Home Starting PitcherSam Jones  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance6,411 
Time of Game2 hours 51 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: Artie Gore
3B: Dusty Boggess

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Frank Robinson  Left Fielder 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Wally Post  Right Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
George Crowe  First Baseman 
Alex Grammas  Third Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Joe Nuxhall  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Solly Drake  Center Fielder 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Gene Baker  Second Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Walt Moryn  Right Fielder 
Frank Kellert  First Baseman 
Harry Chiti  Catcher 
Sam Jones  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

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Reds 9 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
September 29, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/29/1956 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          4  0  1  1   Drake S, cf           5  1  1  0   
Robinson F, lf        5  1  1  0   Hoak D, 3b            5  2  2  0   
Bell G, cf            6  1  1  1   Baker G, 2b           5  2  2  0   
Post W, rf            6  1  2  0   Banks E, ss           5  1  3  4   
Bailey E, c           2  1  1  1   Irvin M, lf           4  0  0  0   
Crowe G, 1b           4  0  2  0   Whisenant P, lf       0  0  0  0   
Grammas A, 3b         2  0  0  0   King J, ph            1  0  0  1   
Kluszewski T, ph      1  0  0  0   Moryn W, rf           4  0  2  0   
Bridges R, 3b         0  0  0  0   Kellert F, 1b         1  0  0  0   
Jablonski R, ph-3b    2  1  1  1   Fondy D, ph-1b        1  0  1  1   
McMillan R, ss        1  2  0  0   Chiti H, c            3  0  0  0   
Nuxhall J, p          0  0  0  0   Jones S, p            2  0  1  0   
Fowler A, p           0  0  0  0   Lown T, p             1  0  0  0   
Balcena B, ph         1  0  0  0   Valentinetti V, p     0  0  0  0   
Klippstein J, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Thurman B, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Acker T, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Burgess S, ph         1  1  1  2                                      
Freeman H, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Schult A, ph          1  1  1  2                                      
Jeffcoat H, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  9 11  8                        37  6 12  6

Cincinnati       200 000 025 --  9
Chicago          103 010 001 --  6

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J             2.1  5  4  4  1  2
Fowler A              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Klippstein J          2.0  2  1  1  2  1
Acker T               2.0  3  0  0  0  0
Freeman H (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Jeffcoat H (S)        1.0  1  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S*              7.0  7  4  4  8 10
Lown T (L)            1.1  3  5  4  2  0
Valentinetti V        0.2  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Bell G, Fondy D
LOB -- Cincinnati 13, Chicago 9
2B -- Robinson F, Hoak D, Post W, Jablonski R
3B -- Banks E
HR -- Banks E, Burgess S
SB -- Hoak D
SH -- Temple J, Jones S
SF -- Bailey E, Fondy D
WP -- Nuxhall J, Jeffcoat H
T -- 2:51
A -- 6411

    

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