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Reds
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
June 20, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 20, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,272 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Stan Landes |
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 |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 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 |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
June 20, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Simmons
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Simmons
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Kluszewski 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Fowler
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Fowler
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blaylock for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Fowler
Lopata strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Simmons
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Simmons
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Simmons
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Fowler vs. Simmons
Fowler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Fowler
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Fowler
Valo 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, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Fowler
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Simmons
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Simmons
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Fowler
Kazanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Fowler
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Fowler
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Fowler
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Kazanski scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Fowler
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Simmons
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Simmons
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Simmons
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Fowler
Lopata 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, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Fowler
Ennis hits a fly ball towards right. Post catches it and throws to first to double up Lopata. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Fowler
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Simmons
Fowler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Simmons
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Simmons
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Fowler
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kazanski vs. Fowler
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Fowler
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Fowler
Simmons bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Fowler
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Simmons
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Fowler
Blaylock hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Fowler
Lopata hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Fowler
Ennis hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Fowler
Valo 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 7
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Reds, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Simmons
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Simmons
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Simmons
Alex Grammas pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Grammas bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Jablonski moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Simmons
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jablonski tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Simmons
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Black
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Black
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell 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 -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Simmons
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Black
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Black
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Black
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Black
Lopata strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Simmons
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Simmons
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Simmons
Jim Dyck pinch hits for Joe Black.
Dyck is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1956 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 1
Post W, rf 4 0 1 0 Blaylock M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0 Lopata S, c 4 1 2 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ennis D, lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 2 1 1 0 Valo E, rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 1 0 Jones W, 3b 3 1 1 0
Jablonski R, 3b 3 1 2 1 Kazanski T, 2b 2 1 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 1
Fowler A, p 2 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 2 0 0 0
Grammas A, ph 0 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0
Dyck J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 28 3 6 3
Cincinnati 000 100 100 -- 2
Philadelphia 001 011 00x -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (L) 6.0 5 3 3 1 3
Black J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 7
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Ashburn R, Jones W
HR -- Lopata S
SH -- Simmons C, Grammas A
SF -- Jablonski R, Temple J
T -- 2:00
A -- 12272
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