Final
CIN 2 — PIT 9
5/16/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT195605160
Complete available game record for CIN at PIT, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 9 | 14 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Roberts | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnny Temple | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Palys | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Long | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gus Bell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Kluszewski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Post | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Jablonski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Freese | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Bailey | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy McMillan | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Scantlebury | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Crowe | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Acker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Thurman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Friend | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nuxhall | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Acker | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Roberts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Clemente | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Friend | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Shepard | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy McMillan | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Bailey | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gus Bell | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Palys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Post | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Robinson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Acker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Jablonski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S.2-3# | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2# | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | T | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S.3-H | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D.3-H;1-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-H | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E4.1-2;B-1 | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | SB2# | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 23/SH.2-3 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2# | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2# | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-3# | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW.1-2 | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 23 | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | S8.2-H;BX2(81) | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6 | 2–9 |