Final
CHC 3 — PIT 2
5/18/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT195605180
Complete available game record for CHC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Skinner | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Shepard | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie O'Brien | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Miksis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Baker | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dee Fondy | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Banks | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Moryn | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim King | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Freese | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Foiles | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Whisenant | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Kravitz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hobie Landrith | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Groat | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Minner | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Paul Minner | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Nellie King | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Turk Lown | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Roy Face | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Whisenant | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Banks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dee Fondy | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim King | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hobie Landrith | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Miksis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Minner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Moryn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Baker | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Kravitz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Foiles | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | FLE2# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | POCS2(23) | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | FLE5# | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | E5.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 31 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D9.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | S7.2-H;1X3(756) | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | PB.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |