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Reds
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 18, 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 September 18, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 21,224 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 18, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Roberts
Temple bunts towards first. Lopata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Roberts
Bailey 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: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Fowler
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Fowler
Hemus hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Fowler
There goes Ashburn. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Ashburn steals third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Fowler
Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Fowler
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Roberts
Post hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Roberts
Crowe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Roberts
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Fowler
Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Fowler
Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Fowler
There goes Valo. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Valo steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Fowler
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Fowler
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Fowler
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Fowler
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ashburn vs. Gross
Don Gross now pitching.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Valo scores. Seminick moves to third. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hemus vs. Gross
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields it and throws to home to get Seminick. Roberts moves to third. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Lopata vs. Gross
Lopata is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roberts
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Roberts
Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hemus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Roberts
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Roberts
Bailey hits a line drive 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gross
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gross
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Gross
Valo bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to third for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Gross
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Roberts
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Roberts
Crowe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Gross
Seminick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gross
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gross
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Gross
Hemus hits a line drive towards first. Crowe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Roberts
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Roberts
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Schult vs. Roberts
Art Schult pinch hits for Don Gross.
Schult hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Lopata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Black
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Black
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Black
Valo takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Black
Stu Miller pinch runs for Elmer Valo.
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopata scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Black
Seminick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Roberts
Jim Greengrass now playing right field.
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Roberts
Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Black
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Black
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Black
Black fires to first and picks off Ashburn. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Black
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields the ball and throws to Black covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Black
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Roberts
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Roberts
Crowe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Black
Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Black
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greengrass vs. Black
Greengrass 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hamner vs. Black
Hamner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Ennis scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Black
Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Roberts
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Roberts
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Thurman 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 -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Roberts
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Joe Black.
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Roberts
Bobby Balcena pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Temple hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Thurman scores. Balcena moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Roberts
Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Roberts
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Roberts
Crowe takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Lawrence
Bob Thurman now playing right field. Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Lawrence
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Lawrence
Hemus hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lopata vs. Lawrence
Lopata is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ennis vs. Lawrence
Marv Blaylock pinch runs for Stan Lopata.
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws to second. Temple drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Temple. Ashburn scores. Hemus scores. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Lawrence
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Lawrence
Greengrass is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Roberts
Marv Blaylock now playing first base.
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Roberts
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Roberts
Grammas hits a popup towards the mound. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1956, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Ashburn R, cf 4 2 3 1
Bailey E, c 4 1 2 3 Hemus S, 2b 5 1 2 0
Bell G, cf 3 0 1 0 Lopata S, 1b 2 1 0 1
Post W, rf 4 0 1 0 Blaylock M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Lawrence B, p 0 0 0 0 Ennis D, lf 5 1 2 1
Crowe G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 4 1 2 0
Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 0 Valo E, rf 2 1 1 1
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Miller S, pr 0 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Greengrass J, rf 2 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph-rf 2 1 0 0 Hamner G, ss 4 0 2 2
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Seminick A, c 3 0 0 0
Gross D, p 1 0 0 0 Roberts R, p 3 0 0 0
Schult A, ph 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 1 0
Balcena B, pr 0 1 0 0
Grammas A, ss 1 0 0 0
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34 4 9 4 34 7 12 6
Cincinnati 000 000 040 -- 4
Philadelphia 120 010 12x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (L) 1.1 3 3 3 2 0
Gross D 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Black J 3.0 5 2 2 2 2
Lawrence B 1.0 1 2 1 3 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (W) 9.0 9 4 4 1 5
E -- McMillan R, Temple J
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 11
2B -- Ashburn R, Ennis D, Hamner G, Hemus S
3B -- Jones W
HR -- Bailey E
SB -- Ashburn R, Valo E 2, Seminick A
SF -- Lopata S
HBP -- by Roberts R (Bell G)
T -- 2:08
A -- 21224
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