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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 18, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 18, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 24,373 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 18, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Klippstein
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Klippstein
Snider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Snider reaches second base with a double. Reese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Klippstein
Furillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Klippstein
Hodges hits a fly ball towards right. Post settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Post. Snider scores. Hodges moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Klippstein
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Klippstein
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Erskine
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Erskine
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Black
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Black
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Black
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Erskine
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Erskine
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Erskine
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Black
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Black
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Black
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Black
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Black
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Erskine
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Black vs. Erskine
Black strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Erskine
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Erskine
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Black
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Black
Erskine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Black
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Black
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Erskine
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Black
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Black
Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Snider goes all the way around to score. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Black
Hodges bunts towards the mound. Black fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Black
Amoros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Black
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Black
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Erskine
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Erskine
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Erskine
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gilliam fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Erskine
George Crowe pinch hits for Joe Black.
Crowe strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Acker
Tom Acker now pitching.
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Acker
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Acker
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Erskine
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Erskine
Post strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Acker
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Acker
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Acker
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Acker
Amoros strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Erskine
Robinson hits a line drive to left field. Amoros throws towards the infield. Erskine fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Erskine. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Erskine
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Erskine
Jablonski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. Bailey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Erskine
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Erskine
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Tom Acker.
Thurman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Erskine
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Freeman
Gino Cimoli pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Labine vs. Freeman
Labine strikes out. There goes Fernandez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Freeman
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Labine
Roy Campanella now catching. Charlie Neal now playing second base.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Labine
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Labine
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Labine
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Freeman
Reese hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Freeman
Snider bunts towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Freeman
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Freeman
There goes Reese. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Reese steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Freeman
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Labine
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Labine
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Labine
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hersh Freeman.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1956 -- Brooklyn at Cincinnati (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 1 1 1
Reese P, 3b 5 1 2 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 2 2 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 0 Robinson F, lf 4 1 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 5 1 2 0 Bailey E, c 4 1 1 1
Amoros S, lf 4 1 2 2 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 1
Walker R, c 3 0 2 1 McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0
Cimoli G, pr 0 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 0 0 0 0 Black J, p 1 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 3 0 1 0 Acker T, p 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 1 0 0 0 Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 6 12 4 33 3 6 3
Brooklyn 400 020 000 -- 6
Cincinnati 100 000 200 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W) 6.2 5 3 3 3 5
Labine C (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (L) 0.2 3 4 1 1 0
Black J 4.1 6 2 2 1 3
Acker T 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Freeman H 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Post W, Robinson F, Erskine C
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Snider D, Bell G, Jablonski R
HR -- Amoros S, Post W
SB -- Fernandez C, Reese P
SH -- Snider D
T -- 2:32
A -- 24373
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