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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1956-06-10 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 11 innings · 2:25

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2–1. Vito Valentinetti earned the win. Eddie Miksis went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6

W: Vito Valentinetti L: Curt Simmons SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marv Blaylock	5	0	2	0	0	0
Stan Lopata	5	0	0	0	0	3
Del Ennis	5	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Jones	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Greengrass	5	1	3	1	0	1
Roy Smalley	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ted Kazanski	4	0	0	0	0	2
Curt Simmons	4	0	1	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Miksis	5	1	2	2	0	0
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Kellert	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Monte Irvin	4	0	0	0	0	2
Walt Moryn	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pete Whisenant	4	1	2	0	0	1
Harry Chiti	4	0	0	0	0	1
Warren Hacker	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vito Valentinetti	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Simmons	10.2	6	1	8

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Hacker	8.0	7	2	5
Vito Valentinetti	3.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 7
Marv Blaylock: S9
Stan Lopata: 64(1)/FO
Del Ennis: 7

Bot 1

Eddie Miksis: HR/7
Gene Baker: FLE2#
Gene Baker: K
Frank Kellert: K
Ernie Banks: 9

Top 2

Willie Jones: 2/FL
Jim Greengrass: HR/78
Roy Smalley: 7/7D
Ted Kazanski: K

Bot 2

Monte Irvin: K
Walt Moryn: 63
Pete Whisenant: K/C

Top 3

Curt Simmons: 3/G
Richie Ashburn: D9
Marv Blaylock: 7
Stan Lopata: 53

Bot 3

Harry Chiti: K
Warren Hacker: 13
Eddie Miksis: 5/L

Top 4

Del Ennis: 63
Willie Jones: 2/FL
Jim Greengrass: S5
Roy Smalley: W.1-2
Ted Kazanski: 7/7D

Bot 4

Gene Baker: 53
Frank Kellert: 4/P
Ernie Banks: 6/L

Top 5

Curt Simmons: 1/BP
Richie Ashburn: 9
Marv Blaylock: 8

Bot 5

Monte Irvin: 63
Walt Moryn: DGR/8
Pete Whisenant: 6(B)5456(2)/DP#

Top 6

Stan Lopata: K
Del Ennis: 8/8D
Willie Jones: W
Jim Greengrass: S8.1-2
Roy Smalley: S7/5.2-3;1-2
Ted Kazanski: K

Bot 6

Harry Chiti: 4/P
Warren Hacker: 9
Eddie Miksis: 13

Top 7

Curt Simmons: S/78
Richie Ashburn: 14/SH.1-2
Marv Blaylock: 8
Stan Lopata: K

Bot 7

Gene Baker: S
Frank Kellert: 16(1)4/GDP/BG
Ernie Banks: 8/L

Top 8

Del Ennis: 3/FL
Willie Jones: 8
Jim Greengrass: K

Bot 8

Monte Irvin: K/C
Walt Moryn: W
Pete Whisenant: S7.1-2
Harry Chiti: 3/FL
Clyde McCullough: 43

Top 9

Elmer Valo: 6/P
Ted Kazanski: 7
Curt Simmons: 8

Bot 9

Eddie Miksis: 13
Gene Baker: 8
Frank Kellert: K

Top 10

Richie Ashburn: 7
Marv Blaylock: D9
Stan Lopata: K
Del Ennis: K

Bot 10

Ernie Banks: 43
Monte Irvin: 63
Walt Moryn: 3/G

Top 11

Willie Jones: 9
Jim Greengrass: 23
Granny Hamner: 4/P

Bot 11

Pete Whisenant: D7
Harry Chiti: 4/P
Vito Valentinetti: SB3
Vito Valentinetti: K
Eddie Miksis: S/89S.3-H