Final
CIN 3 — PIT 2
7/29/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT195607292
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Cole | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Thurman | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Kluszewski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gus Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoky Burgess | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Long | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Bailey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Bridges | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Jablonski | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Shepard | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy McMillan | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Skinner | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Crowe | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lynch | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gross | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hersh Freeman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Pollet | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gross | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Vern Law | 8.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Hersh Freeman | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Howie Pollet | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Nellie King | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Walls | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Cole | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nellie King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Howie Pollet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Thurman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bridges | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoky Burgess | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy McMillan | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hersh Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gross | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Jablonski | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Bell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Robinson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | E6.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | IW | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S.1-2# | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E6.1-2;B-1 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | FC6.2X3(654);3-H(UR);B-1 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 1/SH.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 4 | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5/P | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | T | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S | 2–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D.1-H;B-3(E4) | 2–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |