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Phillies 3 @ Dodgers 2
Ebbets Field
August 10, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 10, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 10, 1956 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 2 H: 4 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 4
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJack Meyer  
Losing PitcherSal Maglie  
SaveHarvey Haddix  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 10, 1956 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Meyer  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance16,025 
Time of Game2 hours 49 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Hal Dixon
2B: Augie Donatelli
3B: Tom Gorman

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Marv Blaylock  First Baseman 
Stan Lopata  Catcher 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Elmer Valo  Right Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Ted Kazanski  Second Baseman 
Jack Meyer  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Randy Jackson  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Sandy Amoros  Left Fielder 
Rube Walker  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Phillies 3 @ Dodgers 2
Ebbets Field
August 10, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/10/1956 -- Philadelphia at Brooklyn (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         5  0  3  0   Gilliam J, 2b         5  0  0  0   
Blaylock M, 1b        3  0  0  0   Reese P, ss           2  1  1  0   
Lopata S, c           2  0  1  0   Snider D, cf          5  0  0  0   
Ennis D, lf           5  0  0  0   Furillo C, rf         3  0  1  0   
Valo E, rf            5  0  1  0   Jackson R, 3b         4  0  1  1   
Jones W, 3b           3  1  1  0   Hodges G, 1b          4  1  1  1   
Hamner G, ss          4  1  1  0   Amoros S, lf          1  0  0  0   
Kazanski T, 2b        4  1  1  1   Walker R, c           3  0  0  0   
Meyer J, p            3  0  0  0   Fernandez C, ph       0  0  0  0   
Haddix H, p           0  0  0  0   Maglie S, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bessent D, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Mitchell D, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Labine C, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Robinson J, ph        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3  8  1                        30  2  4  2

Philadelphia     030 000 000 --  3
Brooklyn         100 001 000 --  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer J (W)*          8.0  4  2  2  6  8
Haddix H (S)          1.0  0  0  0  2  1

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (L)          1.2  4  3  2  2  1
Bessent D             5.1  3  0  0  4  2
Labine C              2.0  1  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Amoros S, Walker R, Lopata S, Reese P
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Hamner G
HR -- Hodges G
SB -- Reese P
SH -- Meyer J, Fernandez C
T -- 2:49
A -- 16025

    

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