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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 19, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 19, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,031 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Vic Delmore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Joe Frazier | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 19, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Newcombe
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Newcombe
Frazier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Newcombe
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frazier moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Newcombe
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Frazier scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Post vs. Newcombe
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. Newcombe
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Newcombe
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Klippstein
Reese hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Klippstein
Snider hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Klippstein
Campanella 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. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Newcombe
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Newcombe
Klippstein strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Newcombe
Temple strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Klippstein
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Klippstein
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Klippstein
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Klippstein
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Newcombe
Frazier hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Newcombe
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Newcombe
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Newcombe
Post bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. Newcombe
Jablonski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Newcombe
Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Kluszewski scores. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Templeton
Chuck Templeton now pitching.
McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Klippstein vs. Templeton
Klippstein 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Klippstein
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
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. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Klippstein
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Templeton
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Templeton
Frazier strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Templeton
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Templeton
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Templeton
Post strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Klippstein
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Klippstein
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Klippstein
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Klippstein
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Templeton
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Templeton
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Templeton
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Klippstein vs. Templeton
Klippstein bunts towards the mound. Templeton fields it and throws to third for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Templeton
Temple hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Templeton
Frazier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Klippstein
Amoros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Klippstein
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Klippstein
Charlie Neal pinch hits for Chuck Templeton.
Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Sandy Koufax now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive towards center. Snider chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Snider. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Klippstein
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Klippstein
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Klippstein
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Black
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. Snider scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Black
There goes Robinson. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Amoros vs. Black
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Furillo 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. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Koufax
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Koufax
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freeman vs. Koufax
The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Freeman vs. Koufax
Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Freeman
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Sandy Koufax.
Jackson 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 -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Freeman
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Freeman
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Freeman
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching. Frank Robinson pinch hits for Joe Frazier.
Robinson 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 -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roebuck
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roebuck
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Roebuck
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Freeman
Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Freeman
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Freeman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Freeman
Amoros 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
Top 9
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Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Roebuck
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Roebuck
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roebuck
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Freeman
Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Freeman
Rube Walker pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Freeman
Don Zimmer pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Freeman
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Freeman
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Freeman
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1956 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 1 3 Gilliam J, 2b 3 1 2 0
Frazier J, lf 3 2 1 1 Reese P, ss 5 1 2 1
Robinson F, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 1 3 1
Bell G, cf 5 2 2 0 Campanella R, c 5 0 1 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 2 4 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 1 1 2
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 2 Amoros S, lf 3 0 0 0
Burgess S, c 5 1 3 3 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 5 1 2 0 Newcombe D, p 0 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 3 1 0 0 Templeton C, p 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0 Neal C, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 1 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0
Walker R, ph 0 0 0 0
Zimmer D, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 14 10 35 5 10 5
Cincinnati 303 030 100 -- 10
Brooklyn 010 003 001 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W)* 5.0 7 4 4 1 3
Black J 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Freeman H (S) 3.2 3 1 1 2 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (L) 2.1 6 6 5 2 4
Templeton C 2.2 5 3 3 0 3
Koufax S 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Roebuck E 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Hodges G, Snider D
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Kluszewski T, Jablonski R, Burgess S
HR -- Robinson J, Frazier J, Temple J, Burgess S
SB -- Robinson J
SH -- Post W
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 2:45
A -- 11031
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