Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 22, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 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."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 3 0
Blaylock 1b 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 2
Lopata c 2 1 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Greengrass rf 4 0 0 0
Hamner ss 4 0 0 0
Kazanski 2b 3 0 0 0
Haddix p 1 0 0 0
  Negray p 0 0 0 0
  Lonnett ph 1 0 0 0
  Pillette p 0 0 0 0
  Hemus ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Drake cf 4 1 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 2 2 2
Baker 2b 3 1 1 2
Irvin lf 4 1 2 1
Whisenant rf 4 1 1 1
Kellert 1b 4 0 0 0
Chiti c 4 0 2 1
Kindall ss 4 1 0 0
Rush p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 8 9 7
Philadelphia 200 000 001352
Chicago 012 410 00x891
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  L(11-5) 3.2 6 7 2 2 6
  Negray   1.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Pillette   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
3
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(12-6) 9.0 5 3 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
5

  E–Lopata (13), Hamner (27), Whisenant (2).  DP–Chicago 2. Kindall-Baker-Kellert, Kindall-Baker-Kellert.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (20,off Rush), Chicago Irvin 2 (13,off Haddix 2); Baker (16,off Negray); Chiti (6,off Negray).  HR–Philadelphia Jones (13,1st inning off Rush 1 on 1 out), Chicago Whisenant (10,5th inning off Negray 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  SB–Irvin (1,3rd base off Haddix/Lopata); Hoak (6,2nd base off Haddix/Lopata); Irvin (1,3rd base off Haddix/Lopata); Hoak (6,2nd base off Haddix/Lopata).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:22.  A–5,782.
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