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Phillies 9 @ Reds 11
Crosley Field
May 6, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 6, 1956 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 11 to 9.

Game Summary

DateMay 6, 1956 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 9 H: 15 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 11 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 11
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherHersh Freeman  
Losing PitcherSaul Rogovin  
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Game Winning RBITed Kluszewski 

Game Info

DateMay 6, 1956 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherSaul Rogovin  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance23,639 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Larry Goetz
2B: Frank Dascoli
3B: Frank Secory

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Marv Blaylock  First Baseman 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Glen Gorbous  Right Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Ted Kazanski  Second Baseman 
Saul Rogovin  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Frank Robinson  Left Fielder 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Ray Jablonski  Third Baseman 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Bob Thurman  Right Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Johnny Klippstein  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

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Phillies 9 @ Reds 11
Crosley Field
May 6, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/6/1956, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Cincinnati (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         4  3  3  0   Temple J, 2b          5  2  2  0   
Blaylock M, 1b        5  1  2  4   Robinson F, lf        5  1  1  0   
Hamner G, ss          5  1  1  1   Bell G, cf            4  1  1  2   
Ennis D, lf           4  1  1  2   Jablonski R, 3b       4  2  1  0   
Gorbous G, rf         5  1  3  1   Kluszewski T, 1b      5  2  2  2   
Jones W, 3b           5  0  0  0   Thurman B, rf         3  2  3  2   
Seminick A, c         2  0  1  0   Harmon C, pr-rf       2  1  0  0   
Lonnett J, c          2  0  2  0   Bailey E, c           2  0  2  1   
Kazanski T, 2b        5  1  2  1   McMillan R, ss        4  0  3  2   
Rogovin S, p          0  0  0  0   Klippstein J, p       3  0  0  0   
Simmons C, p          1  1  0  0   Jeffcoat H, p         0  0  0  0   
Baumholtz F, ph       1  0  0  0   Freeman H, p          1  0  0  0   
Miller B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Westlake W, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Pillette D, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Greengrass J, ph      1  0  0  0                                      
Meyer J, p            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  9 15  9                        38 11 15  9

Philadelphia     002 124 000 --  9
Cincinnati       440 210 00x -- 11

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rogovin S (L)*        1.0  7  6  6  1  0
Simmons C             2.0  2  2  2  1  0
Miller B              2.0  4  3  3  0  2
Pillette D            1.0  2  0  0  0  0
Meyer J               2.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Klippstein J          4.1  8  5  5  2  3
Jeffcoat H            1.1  4  4  4  0  1
Freeman H (W)         3.1  3  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd

E -- Seminick A, Ashburn R, Ennis D, Bell G, Kluszewski T
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Temple J, Ashburn R 2, Hamner G
HR -- Kluszewski T, Bell G, Ennis D
SB -- Temple J, Harmon C
SF -- Bell G
HBP -- by Simmons C (Jablonski R)
WP -- Simmons C
T -- 2:47
A -- 23639

    

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