Final
PHI 5 — PIT 6
7/3/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT195607030
Complete available game record for PHI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marv Blaylock | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Lee Walls | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Lopata | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Del Ennis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elmer Valo | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Jones | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie O'Brien | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granny Hamner | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Foiles | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kazanski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurin Pepper | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Simmons | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Swanson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumholtz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Meyer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Curt Simmons | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jack Meyer | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nellie King | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Red Swanson | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Laurin Pepper | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Meyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Jones | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kazanski | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Blaylock | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Simmons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Granny Hamner | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Del Ennis | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elmer Valo | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Lopata | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Ashburn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Swanson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Spook Jacobs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurin Pepper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7.1-H;2-H | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 5 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D8 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | FLE3 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 363.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E6.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | OA.2X3(25) | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | PO2(16) | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | PB.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 4(B)6(2)/LDP | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7.B-3(E7) | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D9.3-H | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 31.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | E6.3-H(NR)(UR) | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-H(UR) | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 31 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | FC1.2X3(15);B-1 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 5–4 |