Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 19, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam lf 4 0 3 0
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 2 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 2 2 1
Snider cf 4 1 1 0
Newcombe p 3 0 0 0
  Neal ph,2b 1 0 1 2
Totals 34 3 12 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 0 0
Hamner ss 4 1 1 0
Blaylock 1b 3 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 1
Jones 3b 4 0 1 0
Valo rf 3 1 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 0 0
  Lopata ph 0 0 0 0
  Burk pr 0 0 0 0
Kazanski 2b 2 0 1 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 1
  Haddix pr 0 0 0 0
Simmons p 3 0 0 0
  Miller B. p 0 0 0 0
  Greengrass ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller S. pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Brooklyn 010 000 0023121
Philadelphia 000 100 001250
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(19-6) 8.0 4 1 1 3 2
  Roebuck   0.1 1 1 0 1 0
  Labine  SV(15) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
5
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L(10-7) 8.2 12 3 3 4 2
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
2

  E–Neal (5).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Kazanski-Hamner-Blaylock, Jones-Kazanski-Blaylock, Jones-Kazanski-Blaylock.  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam (14,off Simmons); Neal (5,off Simmons), Philadelphia Hamner (21,off Newcombe); Ennis (14,off Newcombe).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (25,2nd inning off Simmons 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Furillo (13,by Simmons); Kazanski (6,by Newcombe).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Gilliam 2 (16,3rd base off Simmons/Seminick,2nd base off B. Miller/Seminick); Reese (9,2nd base off Simmons/Seminick); Valo (5,2nd base off Newcombe/Campanella).  CS–Gilliam (6,2nd base by Simmons/Seminick).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Shag Crawford.
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