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Phillies 2 @ Dodgers 5
Ebbets Field
August 11, 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 11, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 11, 1956 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 2 E: 1 LOB: 0
Runs: 2
Hits: 2
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 0
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 5 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherDon Newcombe  
Losing PitcherBob Miller  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 11, 1956 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Miller  
Home Starting PitcherDon Newcombe  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance12,652 
Time of Game2 hours 1 minute 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Augie Donatelli
2B: Tom Gorman
3B: Babe Pinelli

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 
Bob Miller  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Left Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Randy Jackson  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Dixie Howell  Catcher 
Don Newcombe  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Dodgers 5
Ebbets Field
August 11, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/11/1956 -- Philadelphia at Brooklyn (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         4  0  0  0   Gilliam J, lf-2b      3  1  2  0   
Blaylock M, 1b        4  1  1  0   Reese P, ss           4  0  0  0   
Lopata S, c           3  1  1  2   Snider D, cf          4  2  2  1   
Ennis D, lf           3  0  0  0   Furillo C, rf         4  0  1  0   
Valo E, rf            3  0  0  0   Robinson J, 2b        3  1  1  0   
Jones W, 3b           3  0  0  0   Cimoli G, lf          1  0  0  0   
Hamner G, ss          2  0  0  0   Jackson R, 3b         3  1  2  3   
Kazanski T, 2b        3  0  0  0   Hodges G, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Miller B, p           2  0  0  0   Howell D, c           3  0  1  0   
Flowers B, p          0  0  0  0   Newcombe D, p         3  0  0  0   
Baumholtz F, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  2  2  2                        32  5  9  4

Philadelphia     000 000 200 --  2
Brooklyn         400 000 01x --  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Miller B (L)*         7.0  9  5  1  2  5
Flowers B             1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W)        9.0  2  2  2  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Blaylock M
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 0, Brooklyn 5
2B -- Gilliam J
HR -- Jackson R, Lopata S, Snider D
T -- 2:01
A -- 12652

    

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