Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 1, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 1
Blaylock 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopata c 4 1 0 0
Ennis lf 5 2 1 2
Valo rf 3 1 2 1
Jones 3b 3 0 1 1
Hamner ss,2b 5 0 3 1
Kazanski 2b 3 0 1 0
  Hemus ph 0 0 0 0
  Burk pr 0 1 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Miller B. p 1 0 0 0
  Greengrass ph 1 0 0 0
  Negray p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller S. p 0 0 0 0
  Haddix ph 1 1 1 0
  Smalley ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 1 1 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 0 0
Snider cf 3 1 1 3
Jackson 3b 5 0 2 0
Hodges lf,1b 5 1 0 0
Nelson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Cimoli lf 1 0 0 0
  Amoros ph 1 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 2 1
Walker c 4 0 0 0
Maglie p 3 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Bessent p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Philadelphia 000 002 0057100
Brooklyn 400 000 000472
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens   0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Miller B.   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Negray   2.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Miller S.  W(4-4) 3.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Meyer  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
8
11
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   8.0 6 3 2 4 5
  Labine  L(7-3) 0.1 4 4 4 2 0
  Bessent   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
6
5

  E–Hodges (7), Cimoli (2), Hodges (7), Cimoli (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jackson-Gilliam-Hodges, Brooklyn 1. Jackson-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Philadelphia Valo (3,off Maglie); Kazanski (7,off Maglie)..  HR–Brooklyn Snider (18,1st inning off Owens 2 on 0 out).  SH–Blaylock (2,off Labine); Maglie (1,off S. Miller).  HBP–Hemus (2,by Maglie).  IBB–Lopata (3,by Labine); Snider (14,by B. Miller); Gilliam (1,by S. Miller).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  SB–Gilliam 2 (7,2nd base off B. Miller/Lopata,2nd base off Negray/Lopata); Gilliam 2 (7,2nd base off B. Miller/Lopata,2nd base off Negray/Lopata).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Jocko Conlan.
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