Dodgers @ Reds
August 23, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 9 0
Reds 5 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 9 0
Reds 5 8 2

Roy McMillan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .333 .358
At Bats 3 381
Hits 1 103
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 49

Don Newcombe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
19 6 0
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Crosley Field - August 23, 1956
Don Newcombe
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Randy Jackson
Chico Fernandez
Jim Gilliam
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Roy McMillan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 6 9 0 8
Cincinnati Reds 5 8 2 3
Winning Pitcher Don Newcombe
Losing Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Carl Furillo
Attendance 21,054
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McMillan strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Charlie Neal now playing second base. Post strikes out.
Top 9 Robinson strikes out.
Top 9 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to home to get Gilliam. Snider moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Don Gross now pitching. Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Snider reaches second base with a double. Newcombe scores. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 9 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 9 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newcombe moves to third.
Top 9 Newcombe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jackson strikes out.
Top 8 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brooks Lawrence now pitching. Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Stan Palys pinch hits for Tom Acker. Palys bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Top 7 Snider is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 7 Alex Grammas now playing third base. Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kluszewski.
Bottom 6 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Ray Jablonski. Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Post strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Newcombe hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tom Acker now pitching. Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple strikes out.
Bottom 5 George Crowe pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Crowe hits a popup towards the mound. Newcombe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Furillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Gilliam scores. Snider goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Top 5 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jablonski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 4 Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Campanella strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snider moves to third.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a line drive towards the mound. Klippstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Newcombe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Newcombe reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop. Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Campanella strikes out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snider tags and scores.
Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Snider reaches second base with a double. Gilliam scores. Reese goes all the way around to score. Snider moves to third.
Top 1 Reese is hit by the pitch. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.