Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 16, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 3 1 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 1 0 1
Baker 2b 5 1 2 3
Banks ss 5 0 2 1
Moryn rf 4 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 1 1 0
Whisenant cf 4 2 3 1
Landrith c 3 1 1 0
Hacker p 3 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 3 0
Hemus 2b 4 1 3 0
Blaylock 1b 3 2 2 2
Ennis lf 5 0 2 1
Jones 3b 4 0 1 1
Valo rf 2 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
  Burk pr 0 0 0 0
  Hamner ss 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
  Lopata ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rogovin p 2 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
  Negray p 0 0 0 0
  Haddix ph 1 0 0 0
  Pillette p 0 0 0 0
  Flowers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Chicago 001 100 1047100
Philadelphia 100 001 0024112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  W(3-12) 6.2 8 2 2 3 4
  Davis   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lown  SV(14) 2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rogovin  L(7-6) 7.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Negray   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pillette   0.2 3 4 4 2 0
  Flowers   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
3
1

  E–Blaylock (8), Hamner (29), Blaylock (8), Hamner (29).  2B–Chicago Whisenant (15,off Rogovin); Banks (21,off Rogovin); Baker (20,off Pillette), Philadelphia Hemus (7,off Hacker); Ennis (22,off Hacker).  3B–Chicago Irvin (3,off Rogovin).  HR–Philadelphia Blaylock (8,9th inning off Lown 1 on 1 out).  SH–Landrith (7,off Rogovin).  IBB–Fondy 2 (5,by Rogovin,by Pillette); Valo (6,by Hacker).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Jones (4,off Hacker).  Team–10.  SB–Ashburn (8,3rd base off Davis/Landrith); Ashburn (8,3rd base off Davis/Landrith).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Shag Crawford.
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