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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1956-06-15 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 18272 · night · 3:20

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–5. Chicago Cubs put up 6 in the 6th. Vito Valentinetti earned the win and Jim Davis picked up the save. Pete Whisenant went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vito Valentinetti L: Bob Miller SV: Jim Davis

Umpires — HP: Vic Delmore · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Bill Engeln · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

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

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Hacker	1.2	3	2	0
Vito Valentinetti	4.1	4	6	1
Jim Davis	3.0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Simmons	5.0	7	3	4
Bob Miller	0.2	2	1	0
Ron Negray	0.1	1	1	1
Ben Flowers	2.0	1	2	2
Saul Rogovin	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Miksis: S8
Gene Baker: 9
Dee Fondy: K
Ernie Banks: S6.1-3(E6/TH);B-2
Monte Irvin: W
Walt Moryn: 9/L

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: S7.BX2(76)
Marv Blaylock: W
Stan Lopata: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Pete Whisenant: S7/6
Harry Chiti: 8
Warren Hacker: 36(1)/FO/BG
Eddie Miksis: T.1-H
Gene Baker: S7.3-H
Dee Fondy: K

Bot 2

Del Ennis: 9
Elmer Valo: HR/9
Willie Jones: S7
Ted Kazanski: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Ted Kazanski: 4/P
Roy Smalley: W
Curt Simmons: W.1-2
Richie Ashburn: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Marv Blaylock: S9.3-H;2XH(92);1-2

Top 3

Ernie Banks: W
Monte Irvin: 64(1)3/GDP
Walt Moryn: 9

Bot 3

Stan Lopata: K/C
Del Ennis: 8
Elmer Valo: W
Willie Jones: SB2
Willie Jones: 8

Top 4

Pete Whisenant: 4
Clyde McCullough: S8
Vito Valentinetti: K
Eddie Miksis: K

Bot 4

Ted Kazanski: 2/FL
Roy Smalley: 6
Curt Simmons: 5/L

Top 5

Gene Baker: 53
Frank Kellert: 6/P
Ernie Banks: 63

Bot 5

Richie Ashburn: 7
Marv Blaylock: S9
Stan Lopata: 7
Del Ennis: D/78.1-H
Elmer Valo: IW
Willie Jones: 7

Top 6

Monte Irvin: W
Walt Moryn: S9.1-2
Pete Whisenant: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Clyde McCullough: 63
Vito Valentinetti: 3/FL
Eddie Miksis: W
Gene Baker: SB2
Gene Baker: S8.2-H
Frank Kellert: D7.1-H
Ernie Banks: IW
Monte Irvin: PO2(E2).2-H(UR);1-2#
Monte Irvin: K

Bot 6

Ted Kazanski: 7
Roy Smalley: 63
Solly Hemus: W
Richie Ashburn: 5/FL

Top 7

Walt Moryn: HP
Pete Whisenant: W.1-2
Clyde McCullough: FC/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Vito Valentinetti: K
Eddie Miksis: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Marv Blaylock: S/78
Stan Lopata: W.1-2
Del Ennis: E7/F.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Elmer Valo: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Willie Jones: 5/P
Jim Greengrass: K

Top 8

Gene Baker: 8
Frank Kellert: W
Ernie Banks: S7.1-2
Monte Irvin: K
Walt Moryn: 9/L

Bot 8

Roy Smalley: 6/L
Joe Lonnett: 3/P
Richie Ashburn: K

Top 9

Pete Whisenant: 8/8D
Clyde McCullough: S8
Jim Davis: 16(1)/FO/BG
Eddie Miksis: 4/P

Bot 9

Marv Blaylock: 3/P
Stan Lopata: 5/P
Del Ennis: 5/L

Notes & reviews

Warren Hacker and Harry Chiti ejected by HP umpire Vic Delmore arguing the strike zone; the Cubs bench threw towels and other equipment onto the field; Dee Fondy ejected by 1B umpire Jocko Conlan

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