Cincinnati Reds 10 – 4 Chicago Cubs
29 May 1956 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Gus Bell | 1 in 321 games |
| 29 | final score 10–4 | 1 in 168 games | |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | Brooks Lawrence | 1 in 728 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Robinson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gus Bell | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Ted Kluszewski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Post | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ray Jablonski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Bailey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Roy McMillan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brooks Lawrence | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Lawrence | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Baker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dee Fondy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Moryn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Monte Irvin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Whisenant | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Harry Chiti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hobie Landrith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Kellert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 |