Cincinnati Redlegs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 23, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1956 at Ebbets 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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Cincinnati Redlegs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 2 0
Post rf 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 3 1 2 2
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 2
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 3 0 1 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas 3b 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Jeffcoat p 4 1 1 1
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 5 0 3 2
  Neal pr 0 1 0 0
Snider cf 2 0 0 0
Nelson 1b 5 0 1 1
Furillo rf 4 1 1 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 2
Hodges lf 4 2 3 2
Zimmer ss 1 0 0 0
  Reese pr,ss 2 1 1 0
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Bessent p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Amoros ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Cincinnati 002 004 0006100
Brooklyn 030 001 0037112
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat   8.0 8 5 5 4 3
  Freeman  L(5-2) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.1
11
7
7
5
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax   5.1 6 5 4 2 2
  Bessent   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Labine  W(6-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
7

  E–Gilliam (8), Zimmer (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Kluszewski-McMillan-Kluszewski, Brooklyn 4. Zimmer-Gilliam-Nelson, Reese-Gilliam-Nelson, Jackson-Gilliam-Nelson, Gilliam-Reese.  2B–Cincinnati Jeffcoat (1,off Koufax), Brooklyn Jackson (5,off Freeman).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (14,6th inning off Koufax 1 on 1 out); Robinson (15,6th inning off Bessent 1 on 1 out), Brooklyn Campanella (9,2nd inning off Jeffcoat 1 on 0 out); Hodges 2 (13,2nd inning off Jeffcoat 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Jeffcoat 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Zimmer (1,by Jeffcoat).  IBB–Snider (12,by Freeman).  Team–8.  SB–Temple (8,2nd base off Koufax/Campanella).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Bill Engeln.
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