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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 10, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 10, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 10, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 10, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Hal Dixon |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Third Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Frank Kellert | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 10, 1956
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Hacker
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Hacker
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Simmons
Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simmons
Baker hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lopata settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lopata. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simmons
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Simmons
Kellert strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Simmons
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hacker
Greengrass hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hacker
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Hacker
Kazanski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Simmons
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Simmons
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Simmons
Whisenant is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hacker
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Hacker
Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Hacker
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Simmons
Chiti strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Simmons
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Simmons
Miksis hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hacker
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hacker
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kazanski vs. Hacker
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simmons
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Simmons
Kellert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Simmons
Banks hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hacker
Simmons bunts towards the mound. Hacker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Hacker
Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Simmons
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Simmons
Moryn hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Whisenant vs. Simmons
Whisenant hits a popup for a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Hacker
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Hacker
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Hacker
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Kazanski vs. Hacker
Kazanski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Simmons
Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Simmons
Hacker hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Simmons
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hacker
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn bunts towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Hacker
Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Hacker
Lopata strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simmons
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellert vs. Simmons
Kellert bunts towards the mound. Simmons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Kazanski covering - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Simmons
Banks hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hacker
Greengrass strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Simmons
Irvin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Simmons
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Simmons
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Chiti vs. Simmons
Chiti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Simmons
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Valentinetti
Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Valo hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Valentinetti
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Valentinetti
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Simmons
Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simmons
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Simmons
Kellert strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Valentinetti
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Valentinetti
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Blaylock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Valentinetti
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Valentinetti
Ennis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Simmons
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Simmons
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Simmons
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Valentinetti
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Valentinetti
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Chiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Valentinetti
Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Simmons
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Whisenant reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Simmons
Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Valentinetti vs. Simmons
There goes Whisenant. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Whisenant steals third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Valentinetti vs. Simmons
Valentinetti strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Miksis vs. Simmons
Miksis hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Whisenant scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/10/1956, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 0 Miksis E, 3b 5 1 2 2
Blaylock M, 1b 5 0 2 0 Baker G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopata S, c 5 0 0 0 Kellert F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 5 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0
Greengrass J, rf 5 1 3 1 Moryn W, rf 3 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 2 0 1 0 Whisenant P, cf 4 1 2 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 4 0 0 0
Hamner G, ss 1 0 0 0 Hacker W, p 2 0 0 0
Kazanski T, 2b 4 0 0 0 McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0
Simmons C, p 4 0 1 0 Valentinetti V, p 1 0 0 0
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40 1 8 1 36 2 6 2
Philadelphia 010 000 000 00 -- 1
Chicago 100 000 000 01 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (L) 10.2 6 2 2 1 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W 8.0 7 1 1 2 5
Valentinetti V (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Lopata S
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Chicago 3
2B -- Ashburn R, Moryn W, Blaylock M, Whisenant P
HR -- Miksis E, Greengrass J
SB -- Whisenant P
SH -- Ashburn R
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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