Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Redlegs
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 Crosley 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Redlegs 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Neal 2b 5 0 2 0
Reese 3b 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 3 0 2 0
Furillo rf 4 0 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Amoros lf 3 1 0 0
Walker c 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 2 1
  Gilliam ph 1 0 0 0
Maglie p 2 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Bessent p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Post rf 3 1 1 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 2
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 2
Bailey c 3 0 1 0
Jablonski 3b 1 0 1 1
  Bridges pr 0 1 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas 3b 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Jeffcoat p 4 1 1 1
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 6
Brooklyn 000 101 0002102
Cincinnati 010 002 40x790
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  L(2-3) 6.0 5 3 3 1 4
  Roebuck   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Bessent   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat  W(2-1) 8.2 10 2 2 2 3
  Klippstein  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
3

  E–Reese (16), Bessent (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Walker-Neal, Cincinnati 2. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski, Jeffcoat-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Post (17,off Maglie); Robinson (11,off Bessent).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (20,6th inning off Jeffcoat 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Bell (18,6th inning off Maglie 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Jablonski (5,off Maglie).  IBB–Kluszewski (10,by Bessent); Bailey (9,by Bessent).  Team–6.  SB–Amoros (3,2nd base off Jeffcoat/Bailey); Post (3,2nd base off Maglie/Walker); Bridges (1,2nd base off Roebuck/Walker).  CS–Jablonski (2,2nd base by Maglie/Walker).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:18.  A–20,958.
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