1956 Game Log: 66–88 (Home: 35–43; Away: 31–45) April: 5–6 (Home: 1–2; Away: 4–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 17 @ Giants 3–4 Antonelli Friend (0–1)— 12,790 0–1 2 April 18 @ Giants 4–5 McCall Law (0–1)— 2,493 0–2 3 April 19 @ Giants 3–2 Kline (1–0)Worthington — 1,922 1–2 4 April 20 Dodgers 0–5 Craig Hall (0–1)— 23,357 1–3 5 April 21 Dodgers 3–1 Friend (1–1)Lehman — 8,603 2–3 6 April 22 Dodgers 1–4 (6) Newcombe Law (0–2)— 15,264 2–4 7 April 25 @ Phillies 6–5 Law (1–2)Owens King (1)5,347 3–4 8 April 27 @ Dodgers 2–7 Craig Kline (1–1)— 7,056 3–5 9 April 28 @ Dodgers 2–5 Newcombe Hall (0–2)— 7,806 3–6 10 April 29 @ Dodgers 10–1 Friend (2–1)Drysdale — 4–6 11 April 29 @ Dodgers 11–3 King (1–0)Loes — 22,609 5–6
May: 16–10 (Home: 11–6; Away: 5–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 12 May 1 @ Cardinals 4–2 Face (1–0)Mizell Law (1)6,331 6–6 13 May 2 @ Cardinals 9–10 (10) Collum Munger (0–1)— 6,382 6–7 14 May 3 @ Redlegs 5–1 Friend (3–1)Nuxhall — 2,561 7–7 15 May 4 @ Redlegs 3–4 Fowler Hall (0–3)— 6,438 7–8 16 May 5 @ Redlegs 6–7 (10) LaPalme King (1–1)— 4,481 7–9 17 May 6 @ Cubs 2–1 Kline (2–1)Minner — 8–9 18 May 6 @ Cubs 6–6 (7) — 11,426 8–9 19 May 8 @ Braves 0–5 Spahn Friend (3–2)— 18,466 8–10 20 May 11 Phillies 6–5 Arroyo (1–0)Meyer — 17,605 9–10 21 May 12 Phillies 6–5 Friend (4–2)Roberts King (2)20,115 10–10 22 May 13 Phillies 11–9 Face (2–0)Meyer Law (2)11–10 23 May 13 Phillies 2–7 Rogovin Hall (0–4)Roberts 20,435 11–11 24 May 16 Redlegs 9–2 Friend (5–2)Nuxhall — 3,053 12–11 25 May 17 Cubs 1–4 Meyer Kline (2–2)Lown 6,627 12–12 26 May 18 Cubs 2–3 Lown Face (2–1)— 10,382 12–13 27 May 19 Cubs 7–4 King (2–1)Jones Face (1)6,863 13–13 28 May 20 Braves 6–3 Friend (6–2)Crone — 14–13 29 May 20 Braves 5–0 Kline (3–2)Spahn — 32,346 15–13 30 May 22 Cardinals 3–6 Wehmeier Law (1–3)Collum 19,316 15–14 31 May 23 Cardinals 6–0 Friend (7–2)Schmidt — 19,917 16–14 32 May 25 @ Phillies 8–5 King (3–1)Simmons Munger (1)10,407 17–14 33 May 26 @ Phillies 6–2 Law (2–3)Miller — 4,614 18–14 34 May 28 Dodgers 3–2 Friend (8–2)Erskine — 32,221 19–14 35 May 29 Dodgers 1–10 Newcombe Kline (3–3)— 11,935 19–15 36 May 30 Giants 5–4 (10) Face (3–1)McCall — 20–15 37 May 30 Giants 3–5 (15) Antonelli Law (2–4)— 27,680 20–16 38 May 31 Giants 3–0 (8) Kline (4–3)Hearn — 15,123 21–16
June: 11–17 (Home: 4–12; Away: 7–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 39 June 1 @ Braves 4–1 Friend (9–2)Spahn King (3)24,528 22–16 40 June 2 @ Braves 4–2 Munger (1–1)Conley Kline (1)27,650 23–16 41 June 3 @ Braves 3–1 Face (4–1)Crone King (4)24–16 42 June 3 @ Braves 3–4 Buhl Law (2–5)— 34,915 24–17 43 June 5 @ Cubs 3–7 Hacker Friend (9–3)— 7,847 24–18 44 June 6 @ Cubs 8–2 Kline (5–3)Minner — 7,545 25–18 45 June 7 @ Cubs 2–5 Rush Face (4–2)— 4,535 25–19 46 June 8 @ Cardinals 2–0 (11) Friend (10–3)Dickson — 20,079 26–19 47 June 9 @ Cardinals 3–8 Mizell Law (2–6)Konstanty 12,149 26–20 48 June 10 @ Cardinals 11–3 Arroyo (2–0)Schmidt — 27–20 49 June 10 @ Cardinals 0–3 Wehmeier Kline (5–4)— 28,129 27–21 50 June 12 @ Redlegs 4–3 Face (5–2)Nuxhall King (5)15,919 28–21 51 June 15 Cardinals 12–1 Kline (6–4)Mizell — 26,276 29–21 52 June 16 Cardinals 2–0 (7) Friend (11–3)Wehmeier — 14,550 30–21 53 June 17 Cardinals 1–3 Poholsky Law (2–7)— 30–22 54 June 17 Cardinals 3–8 Schmidt Arroyo (2–1)Konstanty 30,127 30–23 55 June 18 Braves 2–3 Spahn Kline (6–5)— 16,735 30–24 56 June 19 Braves 3–5 Burdette Friend (11–4)Sleater 23,743 30–25 57 June 20 Braves 3–7 Conley Law (2–8)— 19,775 30–26 58 June 21 Braves 2–7 Buhl Kline (6–6)— 8,292 30–27 59 June 23 Cubs 5–9 (10) Davis Face (5–3)— 7,809 30–28 60 June 24 Cubs 3–5 Valentinetti Face (5–4)— 30–29 61 June 24 Cubs 1–0 (6) Pepper (1–0)Jones Arroyo (1)17,066 31–29 62 June 25 Redlegs 1–2 Fowler Kline (6–7)— 17,007 31–30 63 June 27 Redlegs 2–10 Lawrence Friend (11–5)Freeman 24,353 31–31 64 June 28 Redlegs 3–4 Acker Arroyo (2–2)Fowler 9,915 31–32 65 June 29 Giants 6–3 Law (3–8)Hearn Face (2)18,797 32–32 66 June 30 Giants 4–6 Gomez Kline (6–8)Wilhelm 8,111 32–33
July: 11–20 (Home: 5–9; Away: 6–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 67 July 1 Giants 2–3 Antonelli Friend (11–6)Grissom 32–34 68 July 1 Giants 6–7 McCall Arroyo (2–3)Grissom 23,459 32–35 69 July 3 Phillies 6–5 O'Brien (1–0)Meyer — 5,804 33–35 70 July 4 Phillies 2–4 Haddix Kline (6–9)— 33–36 71 July 4 Phillies 8–4 Face (6–4)Miller — 16,076 34–36 72 July 7 @ Giants 2–3 Antonelli Friend (11–7)Wilhelm 7,151 34–37 73 July 8 @ Giants 1–11 Gomez Law (3–9)— 34–38 74 July 8 @ Giants 5–2 Kline (7–9)Worthington Face (3)15,406 35–38 75 July 12 @ Cubs 2–1 Kline (8–9)Kaiser — 36–38 76 July 12 @ Cubs 5–4 Face (7–4)Jones — 10,077 37–38 77 July 13 @ Cubs 6–7 Lown Friend (11–8)— 6,958 37–39 78 July 14 @ Cubs 2–6 Rush Law (3–10)— 37–40 79 July 14 @ Cubs 5–6 (10) Lown Face (7–5)— 17,195 37–41 80 July 15 @ Braves 2–3 Spahn Law (3–11)— 37–42 81 July 15 @ Braves 1–4 Phillips Naranjo (0–1)— 35,631 37–43 82 July 16 @ Braves 1–2 Buhl Kline (8–10)— 20,124 37–44 83 July 17 @ Cardinals 4–2 (10) Friend (12–8)Wehmeier Face (4)12,182 38–44 84 July 18 @ Cardinals 1–1 — 15,195 38–44 85 July 20 @ Redlegs 4–6 (12) Klippstein Waters (0–1)— 19,342 38–45 86 July 21 @ Redlegs 4–3 Face (8–5)Lawrence — 8,859 39–45 87 July 22 @ Redlegs 8–6 Munger (2–1)Freeman — 40–45 88 July 22 @ Redlegs 2–9 Nuxhall Pollet (0–1)Acker 28,505 40–46 89 July 23 @ Redlegs 3–4 Lawrence Face (8–6)Freeman 11,318 40–47 90 July 24 Cubs 6–2 Kline (9–10)Rush — 12,861 41–47 91 July 25 Cubs 9–8 King (4–1)Brosnan — 12,861 42–47 92 July 26 Cubs 4–0 Waters (1–1)Jones Pollet (1)7,121 43–47 93 July 27 Redlegs 2–3 Fowler Face (8–7)— 31,494 43–48 94 July 28 Redlegs 3–8 Klippstein Pollet (0–2)— 10,166 43–49 95 July 29 Redlegs 1–6 Lawrence Friend (12–9)— 43–50 96 July 29 Redlegs 2–3 Freeman Law (3–12)— 30,429 43–51 97 July 30 Redlegs 2–4 Freeman Pepper (1–1)— 11,256 43–52 98 July 31 Cardinals 0–7 Dickson Munger (2–2)— 10,965 43–53
August: 12–20 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 99 August 1 Cardinals 1–4 Schmidt Kline (9–11)— 8,592 43–54 100 August 2 Cardinals 5–7 Wehmeier Friend (12–10)Jackson 5,745 43–55 101 August 3 Braves 4–3 Law (4–12)Spahn — 17,479 44–55 102 August 4 Braves 3–7 Trowbridge Pollet (0–3)— 7,494 44–56 103 August 5 Braves 1–5 Conley Kline (9–12)Johnson 44–57 104 August 5 Braves 0–5 (5) Burdette Friend (12–11)— 18,004 44–58 105 August 7 @ Dodgers 0–3 Newcombe Law (4–13)— 17,504 44–59 106 August 8 Dodgers 8–5 Munger (3–2)Craig Kline (2)18,612 45–59 107 August 9 Dodgers 3–7 Roebuck Hall (0–5)— 7,486 45–60 108 August 10 Giants 3–2 Friend (13–11)Littlefield — 8,234 46–60 109 August 11 Giants 2–4 Antonelli Kline (9–13)Hearn 5,655 46–61 110 August 12 Giants 3–2 Law (5–13)Gomez — 47–61 111 August 12 Giants 11–3 Waters (2–1)McCall — 9,552 48–61 112 August 14 @ Phillies 0–3 Haddix Friend (13–12)— 48–62 113 August 14 @ Phillies 2–11 Simmons Munger (3–3)— 32,873 48–63 114 August 15 @ Phillies 5–1 Kline (10–13)Meyer — 12,337 49–63 115 August 16 @ Phillies 4–1 Law (6–13)Roberts — 7,070 50–63 116 August 17 @ Giants 3–5 Margoneri Munger (3–4)McCall 5,998 50–64 117 August 18 @ Giants 9–1 Friend (14–12)Gomez — 4,955 51–64 118 August 19 @ Giants 6–7 Wilhelm Hall (0–6)— 51–65 119 August 19 @ Giants 2–3 Antonelli Kline (10–14)McCall 8,587 51–66 120 August 21 @ Redlegs 4–7 Freeman Pollet (0–4)— 8,267 51–67 121 August 22 @ Redlegs 3–6 Nuxhall Friend (14–13)Jeffcoat 8,076 51–68 122 August 23 @ Cardinals 0–3 Mizell Kline (10–15)— 51–69 123 August 23 @ Cardinals 2–3 Collum Face (8–8)— 11,935 51–70 124 August 24 @ Cardinals 2–6 Dickson Waters (2–2)— 9,317 51–71 125 August 25 @ Cardinals 5–8 Blaylock Law (6–14)Jackson 8,976 51–72 126 August 26 @ Cubs 2–0 Friend (15–13)Rush — 10,631 52–72 127 August 26 @ Cubs 2–1 Kline (11–15)Jones Friend (1)10,631 53–72 128 August 28 @ Braves 5–4 Face (9–8)Trowbridge — 25,778 54–72 129 August 29 @ Braves 1–4 Burdette Face (9–9)— 24,861 54–73 130 August 30 @ Braves 1–1 (9) — 17,783 54–73 131 August 31 Phillies 6–3 Kline (12–15)Hamner Pollet (2)11,147 55–73
September: 11–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 3–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 132 September 1 Phillies 2–3 Rogovin Hall (0–7)— 5,071 55–74 133 September 2 Phillies 10–6 Law (7–14)Simmons — 56–74 134 September 2 Phillies 5–1 Naranjo (1–1)Roberts — 12,470 57–74 135 September 3 @ Dodgers 3–4 Bessent Friend (15–14)— 57–75 136 September 3 @ Dodgers 3–2 Face (10–9)Drysdale Friend (2)29,045 58–75 137 September 5 @ Dodgers 3–4 Maglie Kline (12–16)Bessent 10,332 58–76 138 September 7 @ Phillies 2–5 Roberts Friend (15–15)— 7,835 58–77 139 September 8 @ Phillies 5–4 Face (11–9)Flowers Hall (1)4,806 59–77 140 September 9 @ Phillies 4–1 (10) Kline (13–16)Miller Face (5)60–77 141 September 9 @ Phillies 5–6 (10) Roberts Naranjo (1–2)— 11,104 60–78 142 September 11 Cubs 4–3 Face (12–9)Lown — 3,987 61–78 143 September 12 Cubs 0–3 Jones Law (7–15)— 3,689 61–79 144 September 13 Redlegs 4–5 Nuxhall Face (12–10)Freeman 8,765 61–80 145 September 15 Redlegs 4–6 Lawrence Friend (15–16)Freeman 2,654 61–81 146 September 16 Cardinals 2–3 (10) Dickson Face (12–11)— 61–82 147 September 16 Cardinals 9–3 Law (8–15)Wehmeier — 8,742 62–82 148 September 18 Braves 4–6 Sleater Face (12–12)Spahn 9,786 62–83 149 September 20 Braves 2–1 (10) Friend (16–16)Crone — 1,691 63–83 150 September 21 Dodgers 2–1 Kline (14–16)Maglie — 10,872 64–83 151 September 22 Dodgers 5–1 Arroyo (3–3)Erskine Friend (3)6,452 65–83 152 September 23 Dodgers 3–8 Newcombe Face (12–13)Labine 44,932 65–84 153 September 24 Dodgers 6–5 Friend (17–16)Craig — 17,252 66–84 154 September 25 @ Giants 0–10 Antonelli Kline (14–17)Surkont 1,275 66–85 155 September 29 @ Dodgers 2–6 Maglie Friend (17–17)— 26,340 66–86 156 September 29 @ Dodgers 1–3 Labine Kline (14–18)— 26,340 66–87 157 September 30 @ Dodgers 6–8 Newcombe Law (8–16)Bessent 31,983 66–88
Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member