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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 21, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 21, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Gross |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 8,267 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Vic Delmore |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Vern Law | Pitcher |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Jack Shepard | Catcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Wally Post | Right Fielder |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Don Gross | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 21, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Law
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Law
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Law
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gross
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gross
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Law
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Law
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Gross
Law strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gross
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gross
There goes Shepard. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Law
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Law
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Gross
Walls bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thomas scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Gross
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Law
Bell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Law
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Law
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gross
Long hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Gross
Law takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gross
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Law
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Law
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Law
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Gross
Walls takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Law
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Law
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Law
Post hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon bunts towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Gross covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Gross
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Gross covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gross
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Law
Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Law
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Law
Alex Grammas pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Law
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Gross
Alex Grammas now playing third base. Dick Cole pinch hits for Vern Law.
Cole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gross
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Cole.
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. O'Brien moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walls vs. Gross
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Mazeroski scores. Walls moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Gross
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Face
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Face
There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Pollet
Howie Pollet now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Temple scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Pollet
Bob Thurman pinch runs for Gus Bell.
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Pollet
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Pollet
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Post moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Hall
Dick Hall now pitching. Ed Bailey pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post scores. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Hall
McMillan hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freeman vs. Hall
Freeman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Freeman
Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Bob Thurman now playing left field. Frank Robinson now playing center field.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Freeman
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Dick Hall.
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Freeman
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1956 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Thomas F, 3b 3 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Walls L, lf 2 1 1 0 Robinson F, lf-cf 2 1 1 1 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 2 Bell G, cf 4 1 1 1 Virdon B, cf 4 0 3 1 Thurman B, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 2 3 2 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Post W, rf 3 1 1 1 Law V, p 1 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0 Cole D, ph 0 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0 O'Brien E, pr 0 1 0 0 Grammas A, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Bailey E, ph 1 0 1 1 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0 Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hall D, p 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gross D, p 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Freeman H, p 1 0 0 0 Shepard J, c 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 4 7 3 33 7 10 6 Pittsburgh 000 100 030 -- 4 Cincinnati 100 200 04x -- 7 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Law V 7.0 6 3 3 1 1 Face R 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Pollet H (L)* 0.0 2 3 2 1 0 Hall D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Gross D 7.2 7 4 1 5 3 Freeman H (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Temple J, Long D DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 4 LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 5 2B -- Thomas F, Kluszewski T HR -- Robinson F, Bell G, Kluszewski T CS -- Shepard J SH -- Shepard J, Robinson F WP -- Face R T -- 2:17 A -- 8267
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