April 23, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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BRO 6
@PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 12,690

Monday, April 23, 1956
Time of Game: 0:00

Dodgers

4-2

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  2    6  8  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  9  1

W: D Drysdale (1-0), L: M Dickson (0-2)

Phillies

3-3

Lost 2

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam LF                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .300 1.040   16    1   0   CS
  G Cimoli LF                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    2    0   0   
P Reese SS                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .273  .678    8    1   2   SH
D Snider CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .217  .541   15    2   0   GDP
R Campanella C                3   0   1   1    1   0  .273  .860   17    9   0   
G Hodges 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .691   14    8   0   
J Robinson 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .412   15    0   1   GDP
C Furillo RF                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .211  .664   13    2   0   2B
C Neal 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .591   12    4   3   
D Drysdale P                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    0   1   GDP
Totals                       31   6   8   6    6   0              126   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Furillo (2, off D Pillette).

SH: P Reese (1, off M Dickson).

TB: C Furillo 2; P Reese; D Drysdale; G Cimoli; J Gilliam; G Hodges; R Campanella; C Neal.

GIDP: D Snider (1); D Drysdale (1); J Robinson (2).

RBI: P Reese 2 (2); G Cimoli (1); C Furillo (2); J Gilliam (6); R Campanella (5).

2-out RBI: R Campanella; G Cimoli.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Reese-C Neal-G Hodges.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Gilliam (1, 3rd base by M Dickson/A Seminick).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .590   16    4   0   
B Morgan 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .235  .585   15    2   3   
G Hamner SS                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .250  .713   14    4   3   SF,GDP
D Ennis LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .519    8    1   0   
J Greengrass RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .735   12    3   0   
S Lopata 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .227  .684   16   10   0   
A Seminick C                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .400 1.083   11    1   1   
T Kazanski 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .208  .602   12    2   3   
M Dickson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    8    0   2   
  F Baumholtz PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
  D Pillette P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gorbous PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   9   1    1   9              123   27  12

BATTING

SF: G Hamner (1, off D Drysdale).

TB: A Seminick 2; B Morgan 2; S Lopata 2; F Baumholtz; T Kazanski; R Ashburn.

GIDP: G Hamner (1).

RBI: G Hamner (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Kazanski-G Hamner-S Lopata; M Dickson-G Hamner-S Lopata; B Morgan-T Kazanski-S Lopata.

E: A Seminick (1).

PITCHING

Brooklyn Dodgers              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drysdale, W (1-0)            9     9   1   1    1   9   0   0.90   36  123-89   53· 8·28   10· 7· 7· 2     73    -     0.87   0.37
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   9   0          36  123-89   53· 8·28   10· 7· 7· 2           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Dickson, L (0-2)             8     6   4   4    5   0   0   4.76   32  104-58   40· 5·13   14· 9· 2· 2     49    -     0.87  -0.10
D Pillette                     1     2   2   2    1   0   0  10.80    6   21-10    7· 1· 2    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.02
Totals                         9     8   6   6    6   0   0          38  125-68   47· 6·15   14·12· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 12,690.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Brooklyn Dodgers              Philadelphia Phillies                
1. J Gilliam            LF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. P Reese              SS    2. B Morgan             3B 
3. D Snider             CF    3. G Hamner             SS 
4. R Campanella         C     4. D Ennis              LF 
5. G Hodges             1B    5. J Greengrass         RF 
6. J Robinson           3B    6. S Lopata             1B 
7. C Furillo            RF    7. A Seminick           C  
8. C Neal               2B    8. T Kazanski           2B 
9. D Drysdale           P     9. M Dickson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-0  12-  1   19%  74% J Gilliam       M Dickson       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Furillo Scores; Drysdale to 3B; Gilliam to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 5   1  0-1  -23  1   11%  85% P Reese         M Dickson       Single to LF; Drysdale Scores; Gilliam Scores
   b 6   0  3-0  1--  2    9%  90% G Hamner        D Drysdale      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   2  0-0  123  5    7%  50% M Dickson       D Drysdale      Flyball: SS (Short CF)
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  7    5%  55% C Furillo       M Dickson       Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  P Reese         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   45%  D Snider        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  R Ashburn       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  B Morgan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  G Hamner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  R Campanella    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  G Hodges        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  J Robinson      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  D Ennis         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  1   49%  J Greengrass    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   48%  S Lopata        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   46%  A Seminick      Single to LF (Line Drive); Lopata to 2B
          12-  4   43%  T Kazanski      Walk; Lopata to 3B; Seminick to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  M Dickson       Flyball: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  C Furillo       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   52%  C Neal          Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Neal to 2B
   O      -2-  1   48%  D Drysdale      Flyball: 1B
          -2-  5   49%  J Gilliam       Walk
   O      12-  2   45%  P Reese         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   41%  R Ashburn       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   44%  B Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   47%  G Hamner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   50%  D Ennis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  D Snider        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   50%  R Campanella    Walk
   O      1--  1   47%  G Hodges        Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  3   44%  J Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  J Greengrass    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  S Lopata        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   50%  A Seminick      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   55%  C Furillo       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  C Neal          Foul Flyball: C
          1--  4   55%  D Drysdale      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Furillo to 2B
   R      12-  1   74%  J Gilliam       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Furillo Scores; Drysdale to 3B; Gilliam to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  1   85%  P Reese         Single to LF; Drysdale Scores; Gilliam Scores
   OO     1--  2   83%  D Snider        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   85%  T Kazanski      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   87%  M Dickson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   88%  R Ashburn       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Murry Dickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   87%  R Campanella    Flyball: CF
          ---  6   88%  G Hodges        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   85%  J Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   81%  B Morgan        Single to RF
   OO     1--  2   90%  G Hamner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   90%  D Ennis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Murry Dickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   90%  C Furillo       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   90%  C Neal          Single to SS
   OO     1--  3   89%  D Drysdale      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   91%  J Greengrass    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   93%  S Lopata        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   91%  A Seminick      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   94%  T Kazanski      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   95%  J Gilliam       Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  P Reese         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Gilliam to 2B
          -2-  6   95%  D Snider        Walk
   O      12-      93%  R Campanella    Gilliam Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Snider to 2B
   R      -2-  3   97%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Snider Scores
   O      1--  3   96%  G Hodges        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 9-1-2
                  Gino Cimoli replaces Jim Gilliam playing LF batting 1st; Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Murry Dickson batting 9th
          ---  5   94%  F Baumholtz     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   96%  R Ashburn       Flyball: 2B
          1--  1   92%  B Morgan        Single to CF (Line Drive); Baumholtz to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   95%  G Hamner        Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Baumholtz Scores
   O      1--  3   97%  D Ennis         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Duane Pillette facing 6-7-8
                  Duane Pillette replaces Frank Baumholtz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   97%  J Robinson      Walk
   R      1--  1   99%  C Furillo       Double to RF (Line Drive); Robinson Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  C Neal          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  6   99%  D Drysdale      Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2   99%  G Cimoli        Single to RF (Line Drive); Furillo Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  J Greengrass    Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   99%  S Lopata        Single to SS
   O      1--  3  100%  A Seminick      Flyball: 1B
          1--  3  100%  T Kazanski      Single to RF (Line Drive); Lopata to 2B
                  Glen Gorbous pinch hits for Duane Pillette batting 9th
   O      12-  6  100%  G Gorbous       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Phillies 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation