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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1956-07-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 36336 · 3:06

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 10–8. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 6 in the 6th. Don Newcombe earned the win and Clem Labine picked up the save. Carl Furillo went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	0	0	2	6	1	0	0	10	12
CHN	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	8	9

W: Don Newcombe L: Jim Hughes SV: Clem Labine

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	3	2	2	2	2	0
Pee Wee Reese	5	1	1	0	0	0
Duke Snider	2	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Furillo	5	2	2	6	0	0
Rocky Nelson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gil Hodges	4	1	1	1	1	1
Roy Campanella	4	0	1	0	1	3
Chico Fernandez	5	2	3	0	0	0
Don Newcombe	3	1	1	0	0	0
Sandy Amoros	2	1	0	1	1	1
Gino Cimoli	1	0	0	0	0	1
Clem Labine	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Hoak	4	2	1	3	1	0
Gene Baker	5	2	2	4	0	1
Dee Fondy	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	5	0	1	0	0	1
Walt Moryn	5	0	1	1	0	1
Jim King	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miksis	4	1	2	0	0	0
Harry Chiti	1	2	0	0	3	0
Jim Brosnan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hobie Landrith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Kellert	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Newcombe	6.0	3	2	1
Ed Roebuck	0.1	3	1	0
Ken Lehman	0.0	1	0	0
Clem Labine	2.2	2	1	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Brosnan	5.0	6	2	2
Jim Hughes	0.2	2	2	1
Warren Hacker	1.1	2	0	1
Don Kaiser	1.0	1	0	0
Jim Davis	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: W
Pee Wee Reese: 4
Duke Snider: E4/G.1-2;B-1
Carl Furillo: 4
Rocky Nelson: 3/G

Bot 1

Don Hoak: 7/L
Gene Baker: 63
Dee Fondy: 5

Top 2

Gil Hodges: 43
Roy Campanella: K
Chico Fernandez: S6
Don Newcombe: S8/78.1-3
Jim Gilliam: S8/G.3-H;1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 4

Bot 2

Ernie Banks: 53
Walt Moryn: 53
Jim King: 3/G

Top 3

Duke Snider: D7.BX2(54)
Carl Furillo: 7
Rocky Nelson: 43

Bot 3

Eddie Miksis: D7/L
Harry Chiti: W
Jim Brosnan: E3/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Don Hoak: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Gene Baker: HR/7.3-H;2-H(UR);1-H
Dee Fondy: 13
Ernie Banks: 5/FL

Top 4

Gil Hodges: 9
Roy Campanella: S8/G
Chico Fernandez: 54(1)/FO
Don Newcombe: 36(1)/FO

Bot 4

Walt Moryn: 8
Jim King: D9/L
Eddie Miksis: 63
Harry Chiti: IW
Jim Brosnan: 8

Top 5

Jim Gilliam: W
Pee Wee Reese: 9
Sandy Amoros: K
Carl Furillo: SB2
Carl Furillo: HR/78.2-H
Rocky Nelson: 7

Bot 5

Don Hoak: 7
Gene Baker: 9
Dee Fondy: 8

Top 6

Gil Hodges: W
Roy Campanella: CS2(26)
Roy Campanella: K
Chico Fernandez: S9/L
Don Newcombe: HP.1-2
Jim Gilliam: S7/G.2-H;1-2
Pee Wee Reese: E6/G.2-3;1-2;B-1
Sandy Amoros: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Carl Furillo: HR/9/L.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Rocky Nelson: 4

Bot 6

Ernie Banks: 63
Walt Moryn: K
Jim King: 31

Top 7

Gil Hodges: HR/78
Roy Campanella: K
Chico Fernandez: 9
Don Newcombe: 13/BG

Bot 7

Eddie Miksis: S7/G
Harry Chiti: W.1-2
Hobie Landrith: 31.2-3;1-2
Don Hoak: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Gene Baker: S8/L
Dee Fondy: S9/G.1-2
Ernie Banks: K
Walt Moryn: S8/L.2-H;1-3
Jim King: 43

Top 8

Jim Gilliam: 43
Pee Wee Reese: S7/G
Sandy Amoros: 9
Carl Furillo: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Eddie Miksis: 63
Harry Chiti: 8
Frank Kellert: 6

Top 9

Gino Cimoli: K
Gil Hodges: K
Roy Campanella: W
Chico Fernandez: S7/L.1-2
Clem Labine: 6

Bot 9

Don Hoak: W
Gene Baker: K
Dee Fondy: 36(1)/FO
Ernie Banks: S9/L.1-2
Walt Moryn: 43

Notes & reviews

Snider ejected by 2B umpire Jackowski for arguing he was safe at 2nd when he was returning to 2nd after rounding base too far when fielders collided; Dodgers Craig, not in game, also ejected

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