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Dodgers 6 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
August 28, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 28, 1956 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 28, 1956 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Don Newcombe  
Losing Pitcher—Turk Lown  
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Game Winning RBI—Carl Furillo 

Game Info

DateAugust 28, 1956 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
Home Starting PitcherMoe Drabowsky  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance19,277 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Vic Delmore
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: Stan Landes
3B: Bill Jackowski

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Left Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Sandy Amoros  Center Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Randy Jackson  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Solly Drake  Center Fielder 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Gene Baker  Second Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Walt Moryn  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Dee Fondy  First Baseman 
Hobie Landrith  Catcher 
Moe Drabowsky  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
August 28, 1956

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         Game of 8/28/1956, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, lf-2b      4  2  1  0   Drake S, cf           5  0  0  0   
Reese P, ss           3  1  0  0   Hoak D, 3b            4  2  1  0   
Amoros S, cf          4  1  3  2   Baker G, 2b           3  1  1  0   
Furillo C, rf         3  1  1  3   Banks E, ss           3  0  1  2   
Robinson J, 2b        5  0  1  0   Moryn W, rf           4  0  1  1   
Cimoli G, lf          0  0  0  0   Irvin M, lf           4  0  1  0   
Campanella R, c       5  0  1  1   Fondy D, 1b           4  1  2  0   
Jackson R, 3b         4  0  0  0   Landrith H, c         3  0  2  1   
Hodges G, 1b          4  1  3  0   Miksis E, pr          0  0  0  0   
Maglie S, p           2  0  0  0   Drabowsky M, p        2  0  1  0   
Mitchell D, ph        1  0  0  0   Whisenant P, ph       0  0  0  0   
Lehman K, p           0  0  0  0   King J, ph            1  0  0  0   
Roebuck E, p          0  0  0  0   Lown T, p             0  0  0  0   
Newcombe D, p         1  0  0  0   Kellert F, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Kindall J, pr         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  6 10  6                        34  4 11  4

Brooklyn         100 000 203 --  6
Chicago          000 101 011 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S              6.0  6  2  2  2  1
Lehman K              0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Roebuck E             1.0  1  1  0  0  1
Newcombe D (W)        1.2  3  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M           7.0  6  3  1  4  6
Lown T (L)            2.0  4  3  3  1  2

E -- Banks E, Baker G
DP -- Brooklyn 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Chicago 7
2B -- Amoros S, Baker G, Moryn W
3B -- Amoros S
SB -- Gilliam J 2, Drake S
SH -- Landrith H, Baker G
SF -- Furillo C
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 2:55
A -- 19277

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