Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Redlegs
July 12, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1956 at Crosley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Redlegs 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 2 2 0
Blaylock 1b 5 2 4 2
Lopata c 2 1 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 1
Valo rf 5 0 1 2
Jones 3b 4 0 1 2
Hamner ss 4 0 0 0
Kazanski 2b 3 1 2 0
Haddix p 3 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller pr 0 1 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Negray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Post rf 5 1 1 0
Bell cf 2 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 1 1
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 1 1 2
Jablonski 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 1 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 0 1 0 0
Fowler p 2 0 1 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 29 4 6 4
Philadelphia 200 000 0057121
Cincinnati 020 000 011460
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W(7-3) 8.0 5 3 3 4 6
  Meyer   0.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Negray  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
6
8
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  L(5-9) 8.1 9 4 4 3 3
  Freeman   0.2 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
3

  E–Hamner (13).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Kazanski-Hamner-Blaylock, Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Philadelphia Blaylock (8,off Freeman), Cincinnati Kluszewski (5,off Haddix); Post (16,off Haddix).  3B–Cincinnati Thurman (2,off Meyer).  HR–Cincinnati Bailey (15,2nd inning off Haddix 1 on 1 out).  SH–Lopata (3,off Fowler); Fowler (3,off Haddix); Bell (6,off Haddix).  IBB–Ennis (3,by Fowler); Lopata (4,by Freeman).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Kluszewski (5,off Haddix).  Team–7.  CS–Robinson (4,3rd base by Haddix/Lopata); Robinson (4,3rd base by Haddix/Lopata).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:47.  A–12,331.
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