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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies
1956-09-19 · Day game · Shibe Park · night · 2:24
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–3. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 4 in the 1st. Johnny Klippstein earned the win and Hersh Freeman picked up the save. Wally Post went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Johnny Klippstein L: Jack Meyer SV: Hersh Freeman
Umpires — HP: Bill Jackowski · 1B: Vic Delmore · 2B: Jocko Conlan · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Thurman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 George Crowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Grammas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Johnny Klippstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hersh Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Richie Ashburn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marv Blaylock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Stan Lopata | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Del Ennis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Baumholtz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Solly Hemus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Granny Hamner | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Negray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Bouchee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Greengrass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Klippstein | 7.2 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
 Brooks Lawrence | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hersh Freeman | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Meyer | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Negray | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Sanford | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Bob Miller | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Flowers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Temple: W
- Smoky Burgess: D7.1-H
- Gus Bell: S9.2-3
- Bob Thurman: S9.3-H;1X3(95)
- Wally Post: HR/7.1-H
- George Crowe: 43
- Alex Grammas: 6
Bot 1
- Richie Ashburn: 53
- Marv Blaylock: W
- Stan Lopata: 64(1)/FO
- Del Ennis: 8
Top 2
- Roy McMillan: K/C
- Johnny Klippstein: 63
- Johnny Temple: 7
Bot 2
- Willie Jones: 8
- Frank Baumholtz: 8
- Solly Hemus: W
- Granny Hamner: S7/6.1-2
- Ron Negray: K
Top 3
- Smoky Burgess: 8/P
- Gus Bell: 7
- Bob Thurman: 8
Bot 3
- Richie Ashburn: W
- Marv Blaylock: S3.1-3(E3/TH)#
- Stan Lopata: K
- Del Ennis: 63.3-H;1-2
- Willie Jones: K/C
Top 4
- Wally Post: 4/P
- George Crowe: 8
- Alex Grammas: 7
Bot 4
- Frank Baumholtz: S9/4
- Solly Hemus: 46(1)3/GDP
- Granny Hamner: T8
- Bob Bowman: 9
Top 5
- Roy McMillan: W
- Johnny Klippstein: 34/SH.1-2
- Johnny Temple: S9.2XH(92);B-2(TH)
- Smoky Burgess: S7.2-H;B-3(E7)
- Gus Bell: 43
Bot 5
- Richie Ashburn: W
- Marv Blaylock: 36(1)3/GDP
- Stan Lopata: 53
Top 6
- Bob Thurman: 7
- Wally Post: 63
- George Crowe: 7
Bot 6
- Del Ennis: S7
- Willie Jones: 7/L
- Frank Baumholtz: 4(1)3/GDP#
Top 7
- Alex Grammas: 63
- Roy McMillan: W
- Johnny Klippstein: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Solly Hemus: 8
- Granny Hamner: 63
- Ed Bouchee: W
- Richie Ashburn: 8
Top 8
- Johnny Temple: D/78
- Smoky Burgess: D9/3.2-H
- Gus Bell: 9/L
- Bob Thurman: 2/FL
- Wally Post: 53
Bot 8
- Marv Blaylock: 5/P
- Stan Lopata: S7/6
- Del Ennis: S8.1-3
- Willie Jones: 7/SF.3-H
- Frank Baumholtz: S4.1-2
- Solly Hemus: S9/3.2-H;1-3#
- Granny Hamner: W.1-2
- Jim Greengrass: K/C
Top 9
- George Crowe: 3/G
- Alex Grammas: S7/6
- Roy McMillan: 8
- Hersh Freeman: 9/FL
Bot 9
- Richie Ashburn: 53
- Marv Blaylock: K
- Stan Lopata: 9