Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Redlegs
July 18, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 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 6, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 0 0 0
  Neal 2b 0 0 0 0
Reese 3b 5 1 2 0
Snider cf 4 2 2 1
Furillo rf 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 2 0
Amoros lf 4 1 2 2
Walker c 3 0 2 1
  Cimoli pr 0 0 0 0
  Campanella c 0 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Erskine p 3 0 1 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 4
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 2 0 0 0
Post rf 4 1 1 1
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 0
Bailey c 4 1 1 1
Jablonski 3b 3 0 1 1
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 1 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Brooklyn 400 020 0006121
Cincinnati 100 000 200362
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  W(7-6) 6.2 5 3 3 3 5
  Labine  SV(13) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(7-6) 0.2 3 4 1 1 0
  Black   4.1 6 2 2 1 3
  Acker   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Freeman   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
3
2
7

  E–Erskine (1), Post (7), Robinson (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (14,off Klippstein), Cincinnati Bell (18,off Erskine); Jablonski (15,off Erskine).  HR–Brooklyn Amoros (5,1st inning off Klippstein 1 on 2 out), Cincinnati Post (16,1st inning off Erskine 0 on 1 out).  SH–Snider (4,off Freeman).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Fernandez (1,2nd base off Freeman/Bailey); Reese (6,3rd base off Freeman/Bailey).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:32.  A–24,373.
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