1956 All-Star Game
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
BOX SCORE
The hometown fans had a lot to cheer about today. Pirates outfielder William Perry hit a 2-out single in the 2nd off New York's Bourbon Allen Jr. Brooklyn SS Roger Joyce followed with another single and then Pirates rookie catcher Doug Provenzano hit a 2-run single to give the NL the first runs of the game. Yankees CF John Young scored the AL's first run in the 3rd on a sac fly from Detroit's Dennis Kitterman. In the bottom of the 3rd, the NL got that run back when another Pittsburgh OF, Matt Praks, hit a 2-out single to score Brooklyn's Mark Silcox.
In the bottom of the 4th, A's pitcher Martin Gwaltney came to the mound and received a standing ovation from his former Pirates fans. He allowed a leadoff single to Joyce but then recorded three straight outs. In the top of the 5th, the AL tied the score at 3-3 after two Yankees, Arnie Stewart and John Young, hit singles, then were sac bunted to 2nd and 3rd, and then scored on a clutch pinch hit single from Cleveland's Dave Lemmings.
The NL started to take control of the game in the 6th when Pirate William Perry led off with a triple of former Cards and Reds ace Grady Ingram, now with Kansas City. After a walk to Cincinnati's pinch hitting Delmar Yordy, Provenzano singled in the go-ahead run. Dennis Ward then doubled in another run, and Provenzano scored when fellow Pirate Ben Giordano singled him home.
In the 7th, Praks singled off Cleveland pitcher Herman Labombard, and with two outs, Yordy hit a 2-run homer. After the next two batters reached base to keep the inning alive, Giordano hit a 2-run double before Milwaukee's Rudel Dietrich struck out to end the inning.
Brooklyn's Abraham Noel hit a 2-out single off Lex Tjeenk-Willink of Cleveland in the 8th. He scored on a double by Rex Seelinger of the Giants. Yordy then singled Seelinger home, and then he advanced to 3rd on a single by Brooklyn catcher Charlie Shellenbarger. He later scored when Ward reached base on an error.
The AL managed a run in the 9th, but it was a blowout for the NL, making this the 4th straight All-Star win by the senior circuit.
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
AL Allstars 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 7 1
NL Allstars 0 2 1 0 0 4 4 3 X 14 18 0
WP: Matt Keyes Jr., MLN
LP: Grady Ingram, KCA
MVP: Delmar Yordy, CIN (2-for-2, 3 Runs, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR)
American League Starters:
C John Degal, DET*
1B Charlton Brown, KCA*
2B Hans Habermehl, KCA*
3B Wilford Woodworth, NYA*
SS Kenneth Whitt, BAL*
LF Paul Lett, CLE
CF John Young, NYA
RF Arnie Stewart, NYA*
SP Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA*
Reserves:
SP Jackie Bowen, KCA
SP Carpenter Erickson, NYA*
SP Martin Gwaltney, KCA
SP Grady Ingram, KCA
SP Herman Labombard, CLE
SP Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE*
SP Tad Zonkas, KCA
C Rich Curtis, NYA
1B Dennis Kitterman, DET
2B Dale Thompson, BAL
3B Dave Lemmings, CLE*
3B Boris Zimyanin, BAL*
3B Jim Coleman, DET
LF Ed Monchak, KCA
LF Emanuel Ryan, KCA*
LF Jesse Baker, NYA
National League Starters:
C Doug Provenzano, PIT
1B Bobby Johnson, CHN
2B Herm Vardaman, PIT
3B Ben Cook, CIN
SS Roger Joyce, BKN*
LF Matt Praks, PIT
CF Mark Silcox, BKN
RF William Perry, PIT*
SP Randy Liebermann, CHN
Reserves:
SP Daniel Blisit, PIT
SP Dewey Coughlin, BKN
SP Harvey Gaunt, PIT*
SP Joe Helton, BKN
SP Matt Keyes Jr., MLN
SP Adam Sardina, CHN
SP Mike Walker, MLN
C Charlie Shellenbarger, BKN
1B Ben Giordano, PIT*
1B Ted McMurray, CIN*
1B Abraham Noel, BKN*
2B Rex Seelinger, NYG
SS Dennis Ward, CIN*
LF Delmar Yordy, CIN*
CF Rudel Dietrich, MLN*
CF David Mau, PHI*
* denotes ancestor
Next All-Star Game scheduled at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC