Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 19, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1956 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 2 0
Blaylock 1b 5 1 1 0
Lopata c 5 0 2 0
Ennis lf 5 0 0 0
Valo rf 2 0 0 0
  Greengrass rf 0 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 0 1 1
Hamner ss 4 1 1 1
Kazanski 2b 3 1 2 0
Rogovin p 2 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 3b 5 0 1 0
Baker 2b 5 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 5 2 2 1
Banks ss 4 0 2 1
Moryn rf 4 1 1 1
King lf 4 1 1 1
Whisenant cf 4 0 2 0
Chiti c 3 0 1 0
  Kindall pr 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Rush p 3 0 0 0
  Landrith ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Philadelphia 000 100 101 03100
Chicago 110 000 001 14101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rogovin   6.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Miller  L(1-3) 3.2 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.2
10
4
4
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush   9.0 9 3 2 3 5
  Lown  W(6-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
3
2
3
5

  E–Banks (10), Banks (10).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Rush-Baker-Fondy, Chicago 1. Rush-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Philadelphia Lopata (25,off Rush).  3B–Philadelphia Blaylock (7,off Rush).  HR–Philadelphia Hamner (3,9th inning off Rush 0 on 1 out), Chicago King (8,2nd inning off Rogovin 0 on 0 out); Moryn (11,9th inning off B. Miller 0 on 1 out); Fondy (5,10th inning off B. Miller 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  CS–Kazanski (2,2nd base by Rush/Chiti).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–3:06.
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