1956 NL Game of Note: Pit. at Brk.

September 5, 1956

The Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson had a big day at the plate as the Dodgers pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1. Robinson hit 4 HR and had 5 RBI in the victory. Jackie and Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski are the only 2 players in MLB to hit 4 HR in a game this season. Sal Maglie went the distance for Brooklyn, allowing 1 run and getting his 9th win.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers           9/5/1956
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Long 1B           4  0  1  0 .241     J.Gilliam 2B        4  2  2  1 .316  
  B.Virdon CF         3  0  0  0 .308     P.Reese SS          4  1  1  0 .271  
  R.Clemente RF       4  0  1  0 .318     D.Snider CF         4  2  1  3 .317  
  F.Thomas 3B         4  0  0  0 .301     J.Robinson 3B       5  4  4  5 .299  
  L.Walls LF          4  0  0  0 .259     S.Amoros LF         3  1  1  0 .261  
  D.Groat SS          3  0  1  0 .265     R.Campanella C      4  1  0  0 .195  
  B.Mazeroski 2B      3  1  1  0 .243     C.Furillo RF        4  0  2  1 .274  
  H.Foiles C          2  0  0  0 .275     G.Hodges 1B         3  0  0  0 .284  
  R.Kline P           2  0  0  0 .155     S.Maglie P          4  0  1  1 .107  
A-D.Hall PH,P         1  0  1  1 .268                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  5  1                 Totals      35 11 12 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kline In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  5  1
Dodgers......... 4 0 1  3 0 1  0 2    - 11 12  0
 
Pirates (53-81)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Kline LOSS(11-18)       7      10   9   9   6   3   5   4.71
D.Hall                    1       2   2   2   0   1   1   4.22
Totals                    8      12  11  11   6   4   6
 
Dodgers (83-50)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Maglie WIN(9-8)         9       5   1   1   2   7   0   2.97
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,132 DATE- Wednesday, September 5th 1956 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Stan Landes
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 4  Dodgers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- B.Mazeroski
DOUBLES- B.Mazeroski(6th), D.Hall(2nd)
TRIPLES- P.Reese(4th), S.Amoros(8th)
HOME RUNS- J.Gilliam(5th), D.Snider(39th), J.Robinson-4(14th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Long
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Reese
WALKS- B.Virdon, H.Foiles, J.Gilliam, D.Snider, S.Amoros-2, R.Campanella,
       G.Hodges
STRIKE OUTS- D.Long-2, F.Thomas, L.Walls, H.Foiles, R.Kline-2, P.Reese,
             R.Campanella, S.Maglie-2
GIDP- R.Clemente
WILD PITCHES- R.Kline-2
2-out RBI- J.Robinson-3, C.Furillo, S.Maglie
RLISP 2-out- G.Hodges, H.Foiles, R.Campanella, P.Reese, B.Virdon
 
Third baseman Jackie Robinson cracked 4 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Sal Maglie
tossed a complete game at Ebbets Field as the Brooklyn Dodgers belted the
hapless Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 11 to 1.
 
Robinson was really 'in the zone'.  He cracked a solo homerun in the 1st
inning, blasted a solo shot in the 3rd inning, cracked a two-run shot in the
4th inning and delivered a solo blast in the 6th inning.  Brooklyn banged out
12 hits on the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Maglie(9-8) who went the distance, allowing 1 run.
The loss was charged to Ron Kline(11-18).  He allowed 5 homeruns in 7 innings
of work.  
 
'I felt great out there tonight,' Robinson said, 'Maybe I should make a
regular habit of getting to bed on time!'