Cincinnati Redlegs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 19, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 5

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 3
Frazier lf 3 2 1 1
  Robinson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Bell cf 5 2 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 2 4 1
Post rf 4 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 2
Burgess c 5 1 3 3
McMillan ss 5 1 2 0
Klippstein p 3 1 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 14 10
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 1 2 0
Reese ss 5 1 2 1
Snider cf 5 1 3 1
Campanella c 5 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 2
Amoros lf 3 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Templeton p 1 0 0 0
  Neal ph 1 0 0 0
  Koufax p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 0 0 0 0
  Zimmer pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Cincinnati 303 030 10010140
Brooklyn 010 003 0015102
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  W(3-2) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3
  Black   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Freeman  SV(3) 3.2 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(5-2) 2.1 6 6 5 2 4
  Templeton   2.2 5 3 3 0 3
  Koufax   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Roebuck   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
2
8

  E–Snider (2), Hodges (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski, Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski, Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Reese-Hodges.  PB–Campanella (2).  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (2,off Newcombe); Jablonski (7,off Newcombe); Burgess (2,off Newcombe)..  HR–Cincinnati Frazier (2,3rd inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out); Temple (1,5th inning off Templeton 2 on 2 out); Burgess (2,7th inning off Koufax 0 on 1 out)., Brooklyn Robinson (3,2nd inning off Klippstein 0 on 1 out).  SH–Post (1,off Newcombe).  IBB–Jablonski (2,by Newcombe).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Robinson (2,2nd base off Black/Burgess); Robinson (2,2nd base off Black/Burgess).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Vic Delmore.
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