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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 17, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 20,540 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 17, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lawrence
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam who is chasing the ball. Post reaches third base with a triple. Temple goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Koufax
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Koufax
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Grammas vs. Koufax
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Lawrence
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Lawrence
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Lawrence
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Koufax
Lawrence strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple bunts towards the mound. Koufax settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lawrence
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Koufax
There goes Bell. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Koufax
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Lawrence
Neal hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lawrence
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Lawrence
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Koufax
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Koufax
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Koufax
Lawrence hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider strikes out. There goes Reese. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Lawrence
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Walker settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Lawrence
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lawrence
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Lawrence
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Koufax
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Koufax
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Thurman vs. Koufax
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lawrence vs. Koufax
Lawrence strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop.
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Snider goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lawrence
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Lawrence
Sandy Amoros pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Lawrence
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Lawrence
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Roy Campanella now catching.
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Koufax
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Koufax covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Koufax
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Koufax
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Koufax
Lawrence hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Lawrence reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching. Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Jim Dyck pinch runs for Brooks Lawrence.
Temple bunts towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. Dyck moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Burgess vs. Labine
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Wally Post.
Burgess is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Labine
Bell is walked intentionally. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Labine
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dyck scores. Burgess moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1956 -- Brooklyn at Cincinnati (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, lf 4 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 1 2 1
Reese P, 3b 5 0 1 0 Burgess S, ph 0 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 4 2 1 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 2 1
Furillo C, rf 3 1 3 3 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 1
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, lf 4 1 2 1
Walker R, c 4 0 1 0 Bailey E, c 4 0 1 0
Amoros S, pr 0 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 0 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 2 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 4 0 1 0 Bridges R, ss 1 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 4 0 0 0 Lawrence B, p 4 0 1 0
Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0 Dyck J, pr 0 1 0 0
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36 3 10 3 34 4 10 4
Brooklyn 200 000 100 -- 3
Cincinnati 200 000 011 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (L)* 8.0 9 4 4 3 7
Labine C 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 7
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Walker R
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Cincinnati 11
2B -- Furillo C, Lawrence B
3B -- Post W
HR -- Furillo C, Robinson F
SB -- Bell G, Reese P
CS -- Fernandez C
SH -- Temple J
T -- 2:48
A -- 20540
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