WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCE AT CHINESE TAIPEI
11/15/1956
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WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCE AT CHINESE TAIPEI
GAME ID: 3460 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH , 1956 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
France 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
France Tops Chinese Taipei
Hail to the France France, 6-5 winners over the Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei, to claim the 1956 World Youth Championship championship! The newly-crowned champions celebrated in style, hoisting their trophy while congratulating each other.

"Chinese Taipei was a worthy opponent," said France manager . "They brought out the best in us."
FRANCE BATTING LINESCORE CHINESE TAIPEI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Balmforth 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .227 1 1
M. Leclère 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .217 0 2
   c-É. Marion 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
L. Castel 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .421 1 6
A. Guillard CF 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 .324 2 8
P. Chauvin RF 4 1 3 3 1 0 2 .275 0 6
J. Pasquet C 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .308 2 11
A. Massé LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .130 0 1
   b-J. Bourgeois PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   d-M. Roux LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 3 5
F. Pépin SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .194 0 0
M. Lesage P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 2 6
   J. Castel P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   a-D. Dubois PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   T. Dupond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6 8 4 21      
a - D. Dubois pinch hit for J. Castel in the 8th
b - J. Bourgeois pinch hit for A. Massé in the 9th
c - É. Marion substituted for M. Leclère in the 9th
d - M. Roux substituted for J. Bourgeois in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Guillard (4, 7th Inning off J. Yi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Chauvin (1, 6th Inning off J. Yi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Balmforth 2 , M. Leclère , L. Castel 2 , A. Guillard 2 , P. Chauvin 5 , J. Pasquet , J. Bourgeois
2-out RBI: A. Guillard , P. Chauvin , J. Bourgeois
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Balmforth , A. Guillard , J. Pasquet 2 , F. Pépin , J. Castel
GIDP: L. Castel , J. Pasquet
Sac Bunt: M. Leclère , L. Castel
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Balmforth , J. Castel
Double Plays: 2 (Pépin-Castel-Balmforth, Leclère-Pasquet-Balmforth)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Xú 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .302 0 4
A. Zhou LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .267 2 6
B. Fang 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .308 1 9
K. Lung 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .275 1 8
J. Shi RF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .350 2 6
S. Yang C 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .344 1 4
C. Jin SS 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 .176 0 4
P. Chen CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .367 2 5
   a-E. Kang RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Yi P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .100 0 0
   b-Y. Leong PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   T. Zhang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Pei PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5 7 3 24      
a - E. Kang substituted for P. Chen in the 8th
b - Y. Leong pinch hit for J. Yi in the 8th
c - L. Pei pinch hit for T. Zhang in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chen (3, 5th Inning off J. Castel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Xú (3, 1st Inning off M. Lesage, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Lung (2, 5th Inning off M. Lesage, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Xú 3 , A. Zhou , B. Fang , K. Lung 4 , J. Shi , S. Yang 2 , P. Chen 3 , E. Kang
2-out RBI: S. Yang , C. Jin , P. Chen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jin , P. Chen , J. Yi , L. Pei
GIDP: B. Fang 2
Sac Bunt: M. Xú
Hit by Pitch: E. Kang
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Xú-Jin-Lung, Xú-Jin-Lung)
FRANCE PITCHING LINESCORE CHINESE TAIPEI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Lesage 4.2 7 5 5 4 1 0 24 102 9.64   
J. Castel 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 10 34 0.00   
T. Dupond W (3-1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 11 45 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lesage 27
Batters Faced: M. Lesage 24, J. Castel 10, T. Dupond 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lesage 3-9, J. Castel 2-2, T. Dupond 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lesage 102-65, J. Castel 34-20, T. Dupond 45-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Castel 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Dupond
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Yi 8.0 8 4 4 6 4 0 36 113 3.38   
T. Zhang L (0-1), BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 8 18 11.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Yi 48
Batters Faced: J. Yi 36, T. Zhang 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Yi 8-10, T. Zhang 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Yi 113-73, T. Zhang 18-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Philippe Chauvin
Ballpark: Toronto Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (39 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 9287
Special Notes: Cheh Jin ties the WYC playoff game record for bases on balls with 4.
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