Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 23, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam lf 5 2 2 0
Reese ss 0 1 0 0
  Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 2 3 3
Furillo rf 4 0 2 3
Robinson 2b 5 0 0 0
  Neal 2b 0 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 1 0
Newcombe p 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 1
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 0
Post rf 4 1 1 3
Bailey c 3 1 2 1
Jablonski 3b 2 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas 3b 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Palys ph 1 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 0 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Brooklyn 300 020 001690
Cincinnati 300 001 001582
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(20-6) 9.0 8 5 5 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(11-10) 5.0 6 5 3 1 3
  Acker   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lawrence   1.1 1 1 1 1 2
  Gross   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
4
3
6

  E–Temple (13), Kluszewski (13).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Jackson-Robinson-Hodges, Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Brooklyn Snider 2 (21,off Klippstein,off Gross); Newcombe (5,off Klippstein); Furillo (27,off Klippstein); Jackson (13,off Acker), Cincinnati Bailey (7,off Newcombe); Kluszewski (12,off Newcombe).  HR–Cincinnati Post (26,1st inning off Newcombe 2 on 2 out); Robinson (32,6th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out); Bailey (22,9th inning off Newcombe 0 on 1 out).  SH–Fernandez (4,off Acker).  SF–Furillo (1,off Klippstein).  HBP–Reese (1,by Klippstein).  IBB–Snider (24,by Acker).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:33.  A–21,054.
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