1956 NL Game of Note: Bkn. at Cin. Roger Craig throws Perfect Game!

June 10, 1956

Roger Craig pitched a masterpiece today against the Cincinnati Reds. The Brooklyn Dodger threw a Perfect Game and game away with a 5-0 victory. The Dodgers scored 5 runs in the 2nd, the big blow: a bases emptying 3-run double by Pee Wee Reese. Craig did the rest, striking out 3 and allowing no one to reach base.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1956 Cincinnati Reds             6/10/1956
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Gilliam LF,2B     4  1  1  1 .317     J.Temple 2B         3  0  0  0 .275  
  P.Reese SS          4  0  1  3 .253     F.Robinson LF       3  0  0  0 .346  
  D.Snider CF         4  0  1  0 .351     G.Bell CF           3  0  0  0 .313  
  R.Jackson 3B        4  0  0  0 .217     T.Kluszewski 1B     3  0  0  0 .311  
  R.Nelson 1B         4  0  1  0 .083     W.Post RF           3  0  0  0 .221  
D-J.Robinson 1B       0  0  0  0 .296     R.Jablonski 3B      3  0  0  0 .208  
  G.Hodges RF         3  1  1  0 .273     E.Bailey C          3  0  0  0 .336  
B-C.Furillo RF        0  0  0  0 .276     R.McMillan SS       3  0  0  0 .228  
  R.Campanella C      3  1  1  0 .234     B.Lawrence P        0  0  0  0 .143  
  C.Neal 2B           3  1  0  0 .327     H.Freeman P         1  0  0  0 .000  
C-G.Cimoli LF         0  0  0  0 .000   A-R.Bridges PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Craig P           4  1  1  1 .214     T.Acker P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        E-S.Burgess PH        1  0  0  0 .241  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  5  7  5                 Totals      27  0  0  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Freeman In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Hodges In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Neal In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Nelson In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Acker In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 5 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  5  7  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
 
Dodgers (30-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Craig WIN(5-1)          9       0   0   0   0   3   0   3.47
Totals                    9       0   0   0   0   3   0
 
Reds (25-23)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Lawrence LOSS(3-6)      1 1/3   3   5   5   4   0   0   6.00
H.Freeman                 4 2/3   3   0   0   1   4   0   2.13
T.Acker                   3       1   0   0   0   4   0   3.00
Totals                    9       7   5   5   5   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,351 DATE- Sunday, June 10th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Hal Dixon, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess, Tom Gorman
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6  Reds: 0
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Reds: 1
DOUBLES- P.Reese(7th), G.Hodges(7th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Gilliam(6th)
WALKS- J.Gilliam, P.Reese, G.Hodges, R.Campanella, C.Neal
STRIKE OUTS- P.Reese, D.Snider, R.Jackson, C.Neal-2, R.Craig-3, F.Robinson,
             T.Kluszewski, R.Bridges
GIDP- D.Snider
RLISP 2-out- R.Jackson-2, R.Craig, C.Neal
 
History was made in Cincinnati as Roger Craig(5-1) thrilled the crowd by
tossing a perfect game and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds
by the score of 5 to nothing.
 
Although disappointed to see the hometown team lose, the fans certainly were
appropriately impressed with the dominating, no-hit performance of Craig.
The tension started to build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the
crowd was electrified.  Neither team managed to score after the 2nd inning.
 
Brooks Lawrence(3-6) was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 3 hits and 4 walks. 'Craig was simply incredible' losing pitcher
Lawrence said.  'I hate to admit this but I'd pay to watch a man pitch like
that'