Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Redlegs
June 9, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1956 at Crosley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Redlegs 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam lf 3 2 1 1
  Cimoli lf 1 0 1 1
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 1 2
Nelson 1b 3 0 0 1
  Furillo rf 1 1 1 0
Hodges rf,1b 5 2 2 1
Campanella c 3 1 0 0
Neal 2b 4 1 1 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 1
  Zimmer 2b 0 0 0 0
Maglie p 3 0 1 0
  Labine p 2 0 2 1
Totals 37 8 11 8
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 0
Bell cf 4 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 1 4
Post rf 4 0 1 0
Jablonski 3b 3 0 1 0
  Bailey ph 1 1 1 1
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier ph 1 0 1 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 1 1 0
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Brooklyn 110 120 000 38110
Cincinnati 000 000 041 0571
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   7.2 6 4 4 4 4
  Labine  W(4-1) 2.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
7
5
5
5
4
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   4.1 6 5 3 2 2
  Acker   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Jeffcoat   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Freeman  L(4-1) 1.2 5 3 3 1 1
  Black   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
8
6
5
5

  E–Fowler (1).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Maglie-Reese-Nelson, Neal-Reese-Nelson.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges (8,off Freeman), Cincinnati Post (10,off Maglie).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (10,4th inning off Fowler 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Kluszewski (11,8th inning off Maglie 3 on 2 out); Bailey (8,9th inning off Labine 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Reese (4,off Fowler); Cimoli (1,off Freeman).  SF–Jackson (2,off Fowler); Nelson (1,off Acker); Robinson (2,off Freeman)..  IBB–Snider (5,by Fowler); Campanella (4,by Freeman).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Temple (6,2nd base off Labine/Campanella); Temple (6,2nd base off Labine/Campanella).  U–Artie Gore, Bill Jackowski, Lee Ballanfant.  T–3:11.  A–12,100.
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