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Cubs
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 30, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 30, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vito Valentinetti |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Vito Valentinetti | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 30, 1956
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Roberts
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drake for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Roberts
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Valentinetti
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Valentinetti
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Valentinetti
Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Roberts
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Roberts
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Moryn goes all the way around to score. Miksis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Roberts
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Valentinetti vs. Roberts
Valentinetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Valentinetti
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Valentinetti
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Valentinetti
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Roberts
Drake strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Valentinetti
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Valentinetti
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Valentinetti
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Roberts
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Roberts
Moryn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roberts
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Roberts
Landrith hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Valentinetti
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Blaylock vs. Valentinetti
Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Valentinetti
Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Valentinetti
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Valentinetti
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valentinetti vs. Roberts
Valentinetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Roberts
Drake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a fly ball towards center. Ashburn catches it and throws to first to double up Hoak. Drake tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Valentinetti
Jones hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Valentinetti
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Valentinetti
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Valentinetti
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn throws the ball in to Banks who tags Roberts trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hamner scores. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Roberts
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Roberts
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Valentinetti
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Valentinetti
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Valentinetti
Lopata takes first base on ball four. Blaylock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Valentinetti
Ennis hits a line drive towards the mound. Valentinetti can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Blaylock moves to third. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Valo vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Valo takes first base on ball four. Blaylock scores. Lopata moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Meyer
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopata tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Meyer
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roberts
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Roberts
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Roberts
Jim King pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Brosnan
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Brosnan
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Roberts
Drake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Roberts
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Brosnan
Blaylock hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Brosnan
Lopata hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Brosnan
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Brosnan
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Roberts
Ted Kazanski now playing second base.
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Roberts
Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Monte Irvin.
Miksis hits a fly ball towards right. Valo catches it and throws to Hamner to double up Moryn. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Roberts
Landrith 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1956, game 1 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Drake S, cf 4 1 2 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 1 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Blaylock M, 1b 3 1 1 1
Fondy D, 1b 3 0 1 1 Lopata S, c 3 2 1 1
Banks E, ss 4 1 1 1 Ennis D, lf 4 0 3 0
Moryn W, rf 3 2 2 1 Valo E, rf 3 0 0 1
Irvin M, lf 4 0 1 0 Jones W, 3b 2 0 0 1
Kindall J, pr 0 0 0 0 Hamner G, ss 2 1 0 0
Miksis E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hemus S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Landrith H, c 4 0 0 0 Kazanski T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Valentinetti V, p 2 0 0 0 Roberts R, p 3 0 1 1
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
King J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 3 27 5 7 5
Chicago 010 210 000 -- 4
Philadelphia 000 212 00x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Valentinetti V (L) 5.1 6 5 5 2 1
Meyer R 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Brosnan J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (W) 9.0 8 4 3 1 7
E -- Hamner G
DP -- Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Chicago 4, Philadelphia 3
3B -- Fondy D, Ashburn R
HR -- Banks E, Moryn W, Lopata S
SF -- Blaylock M, Fondy D, Jones W
T -- 1:43
A -- 0
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