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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1956-06-08 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 5065 · 2:30

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 1st. Vito Valentinetti earned the win. Ernie Banks went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
CHN	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		5	7

W: Vito Valentinetti L: Robin Roberts SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Hal Dixon · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	0	1	0	0	0
Marv Blaylock	3	1	1	0	2	0
Stan Lopata	5	0	1	1	0	0
Del Ennis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Jones	4	1	2	0	0	2
Jim Greengrass	3	0	0	1	0	0
Roy Smalley	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ted Kazanski	3	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Roberts	2	0	2	1	0	0
Jack Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Valo	1	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Baumholtz	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Miksis	4	1	2	0	0	0
Gene Baker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	3	1	1	3	1	1
Jim King	4	0	0	0	0	1
Walt Moryn	4	2	2	1	0	0
Pete Whisenant	2	0	0	0	1	0
Hobie Landrith	3	0	0	0	1	1
Don Kaiser	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vito Valentinetti	1	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	3.1	5	2	2
Jack Meyer	4.2	2	2	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Kaiser	3.2	6	2	1
Vito Valentinetti	5.1	3	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 63
Marv Blaylock: W
Stan Lopata: D9.1-H
Del Ennis: 53
Willie Jones: K/C

Bot 1

Eddie Miksis: S9
Gene Baker: 8
Dee Fondy: D9.1-3
Ernie Banks: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Jim King: K
Walt Moryn: HR8/IPHR
Pete Whisenant: W
Hobie Landrith: 63

Top 2

Jim Greengrass: 63
Roy Smalley: 5/FL
Ted Kazanski: 63#

Bot 2

Don Kaiser: 8
Eddie Miksis: 6/P
Gene Baker: 53

Top 3

Robin Roberts: S8
Richie Ashburn: 9
Marv Blaylock: 8
Stan Lopata: 5/FL

Bot 3

Dee Fondy: 6/P
Ernie Banks: K
Jim King: 43

Top 4

Del Ennis: S7
Willie Jones: S7.1-H(E7)(NR);B-3
Jim Greengrass: 8/SF.3-H
Roy Smalley: W
Ted Kazanski: 43.1-2
Robin Roberts: S9.2-H
Richie Ashburn: S9.1-3
Marv Blaylock: 7

Bot 4

Walt Moryn: S8
Pete Whisenant: 13/SH.1-2
Hobie Landrith: IW#
Vito Valentinetti: E1/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Eddie Miksis: 6/P
Gene Baker: 8

Top 5

Stan Lopata: 3/FL
Del Ennis: 7
Willie Jones: D7
Jim Greengrass: 63

Bot 5

Dee Fondy: S7
Ernie Banks: W.1-2
Jim King: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Walt Moryn: 41.2-3;1-2
Pete Whisenant: 13

Top 6

Roy Smalley: 63
Ted Kazanski: 63
Jack Meyer: K

Bot 6

Hobie Landrith: K
Vito Valentinetti: W
Eddie Miksis: S7.1-2
Gene Baker: 2/FL
Dee Fondy: 8

Top 7

Richie Ashburn: 43
Marv Blaylock: W
Stan Lopata: 2/FL
Del Ennis: 8

Bot 7

Ernie Banks: 8
Jim King: 2/FL
Walt Moryn: 4

Top 8

Willie Jones: K
Jim Greengrass: 53
Roy Smalley: 43

Bot 8

Pete Whisenant: 13
Hobie Landrith: 8
Vito Valentinetti: 3/FL

Top 9

Elmer Valo: S8
Frank Baumholtz: K
Richie Ashburn: 8
Marv Blaylock: S9.1-2
Stan Lopata: 9

Notes & reviews

Robin Roberts and Solly Hemus ejected by 1B umpire Hal Dixon arguing that Vito Valentinetti ran out of the baseline causing the throwing error

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