The Cincinnati Redlegs decisively defeated the Chicago Cubs, 7 to 4, on April 27, 1956.

1956 Cincinnati Redlegs

Final

CHC

Cubs

3-4

4

CIN

Redlegs

2-5

7

CHC

CIN

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

2

2

5

0

3

6

2

1

7

0

1

8

0

0

9

0

R

4

7

H

8

12

E

1

2

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Don Hoak 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gale Wade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solly Drake CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Dee Fondy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ernie Banks SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Walt Moryn RF 4 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 9
Monte Irvin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Baker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Hobie Landrith C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Richie Myers PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russ Meyer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Brosnan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Kellert PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill Tremel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Miksis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 1 4 1 0 15

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Russ Meyer (L) 5.0 9 6 6 4 5 1
Jim Brosnan 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Bill Tremel 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Davis 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 8.0 12 7 7 6 7 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Johnny Temple 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
Stan Palys LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chuck Harmon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gus Bell CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Ray Jablonski 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
George Crowe 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Wally Post RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Ed Bailey C 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 5
Roy McMillan SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Johnny Klippstein P 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Totals 35 7 12 7 1 6 7 1 0 16

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Johnny Klippstein (W) 9.0 8 4 4 1 4 2
Totals 9.0 8 4 4 1 4 2

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