Cincinnati Redlegs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 24, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 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 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Thurman rf 4 1 2 1
  Post rf 0 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 3 1
Bailey c 2 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 2 0 0 0
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0
  Snider cf 0 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Hodges lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 0 1 1
Cimoli cf,lf 2 0 0 0
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 3 1
Cincinnati 001 000 010270
Brooklyn 000 000 100131
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W(5-6) 9.0 3 1 1 7 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
7
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   7.0 5 1 1 4 3
  Labine  L(6-2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
4

  E–Reese (10).  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Jablonski-Temple-Kluszewski, Brooklyn 1. Reese-Gilliam-Robinson.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (9,off Drysdale), Brooklyn Robinson (6,off Nuxhall).  HR–Cincinnati Thurman (2,3rd inning off Drysdale 0 on 2 out); Robinson (16,8th inning off Labine 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Bailey (7,by Drysdale); Furillo (7,by Nuxhall); Cimoli (1,by Nuxhall).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Robinson (5,3rd base off Nuxhall/Bailey); Jackson (2,2nd base off Nuxhall/Bailey); Robinson (5,3rd base off Nuxhall/Bailey); Jackson (2,2nd base off Nuxhall/Bailey).  U–Augie Donatelli, Vic Delmore, Bill Engeln.
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