BOXSCORE: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1956 Washington Nationals 4/10/1956 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG J.Brandt CF 4 0 0 0 .273 J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 .340 J.Jensen RF 4 1 1 1 .435 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 0 0 .273 S.Musial 1B 4 1 2 1 .378 J.Adcock 1B 3 0 0 0 .326 H.Killebrew 3B 2 2 2 1 .235 G.Bell CF 4 0 2 0 .313 A-C.Boyer 3B 2 0 0 0 .143 H.Simpson RF 4 1 1 0 .262 T.Francona LF 4 0 1 0 .154 R.Boone 3B 3 0 1 0 .225 S.Lollar C 3 1 2 1 .250 R.Sievers LF 4 0 1 1 .286 R.McMillan SS 3 0 0 1 .184 R.Campanella C 2 0 1 0 .265 J.Gilliam 2B 3 0 0 0 .195 D.Newcombe P 4 0 1 0 .400 B.Buhl P 3 0 0 0 .000 L.Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-A.Smith PH 1 0 0 0 .200 C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 5 8 5 Totals 32 1 8 1 A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Killebrew In 3rd Inning B-Pinch Hit For Arroyo In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 Nationals....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Dodgers (6-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Buhl WIN(2-1) 7 2/3 8 1 1 3 4 0 124 5.06 A1 D4 L.Arroyo HOLD(2nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.50 D5 D5 C.Labine 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 1.42 D6 Totals 9 8 1 1 5 7 0 Nationals (6-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Newcombe LOSS(1-2) 9 8 5 5 2 2 4 125 5.32 A1 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 2 4 ATTENDANCE- 29,237 DATE- Saturday, April 10th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 4 Nationals: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Nationals: 1 DOUBLES- G.Bell(2nd) HOME RUNS- J.Jensen(1st), S.Musial(5th), H.Killebrew(2nd), S.Lollar(1st) RBIs- J.Jensen(1st), S.Musial(9th), H.Killebrew(4th), S.Lollar(3rd), R.McMillan(2nd), R.Sievers(5th) SACRIFICE FLIES- R.McMillan WALKS- S.Lollar, J.Gilliam, J.Temple, J.Adcock, R.Boone, R.Campanella-2 STRIKE OUTS- R.McMillan-2, H.Kuenn, J.Adcock-2, H.Simpson, R.Sievers, D.Newcombe-2 GIDP- T.Francona, H.Kuenn-2, R.Boone 2-out RBI- H.Killebrew RLISP 2-out- J.Brandt, D.Newcombe, J.Gilliam, H.Simpson-2, J.Temple TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 4 Nationals: 1 for 7 Harmon Killebrew hit a homerun as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals by a score of 5 to 1 at Griffith Stadium. Brooklyn set the tone of the game in the first inning as they scored 2 runs on 2 base hits. The early run support proved sufficient for Bob Buhl(2-1) and Brooklyn. That was all the run support Buhl required. Brooklyn and Washington each finished the afternoon with 8 hits. The loss was charged to Don Newcombe(1-2). He served up 4 gopher balls in 9 innings. SCORESHEET: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers at 1956 Washington Nationals J.Brandt-A1 A1:L/5 B1:P/6 C1:G/3 *7*:G/63 J.Jensen-A1 A2:HR>b# *3*:P/2 C2:G/43 D2:G/63 S.Musial-A1 A3:L/3 B3:HR>b# *5*:Si D3:G/63 H.Killeb-A1 A4:HR>b# B4:Si C4:F/9 *8*:P/6 C.Boyer-B9 T.Franco-A1 A5:F/9 B5:Si>12 C5:G-DP/4 D5:F/8 63>1o S.Lollar-A1 *2*:W>b1 B6:Si>23 *6*:HR>b# D6:G/31 12 R.McMill-A1 A7:F/8 B7:SF/9>3 C7:K *9*:K # 23 J.Gillia-A1 A8:W>12 b B8:G/13 C8:G/13 D8:G/43 1 B.Buhl-A1 A9:Force/ *4*:F/9 C9:L/5 D9:F/8 L.Arroyo-D7 5>2o 12 b A.Smith-D9+ 1 J.Temple-A1 A1:G/53 *3*:Si C1:W>23 1 *8*:P/6 E1:P/6 2 b1 H.Kuenn-A1 A2:K B2:G-DP/6 C2:G-DP/4 D2:F/8 43>1o 63>1o J.Adcock-A1 A3:K B3:K *6*:G/63 D3:W>b1 G.Bell-A1 *2*:G/43 *4*:Si C4:F/7 D4:Do>13 H.Simpso-A1 A5:Si B5:L/4 C5:G/43 D5:K R.Boone-A1 A6:Si>13 B6:G-DP/5 *7*:G/63 *9*:W>b1 43>1o R.Siever-A1 A7:Si>3# *5*:G/63 C7:G/53 D7:K 12 R.Campan-A1 A8:Force/ B8:Si C8:W>b1 D8:W>12 b 5>2o 12 b 1 1 D.Newcom-A1 A9:G/3 B9:Si>12 C9:K D9:K