1956 NL Game of Note: Brooklyn wins the NL Pennant!

September 15, 1956

The Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the NL Pennant today by defeating the Chicago Cubs 9-3. Don Newcombe won his 21st game of the season and Jim Gilliam launched 2 homeruns in the victory. The Dodgers will now get to defend their World Series Championship title from last season.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Chicago Cubs At 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers                9/15/1956
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Fondy 1B          4  0  1  0 .308     J.Gilliam 2B        5  3  3  2 .311  
  D.Hoak 3B           4  0  0  0 .160     P.Reese SS          4  3  2  0 .273  
  G.Baker 2B          4  0  1  0 .230     D.Snider CF         4  1  2  3 .312  
  E.Banks SS          3  0  0  0 .321     J.Robinson 3B       4  1  2  2 .302  
  W.Moryn RF          4  1  1  0 .291     S.Amoros LF         4  0  1  0 .249  
  M.Irvin LF          4  0  1  0 .305     C.Furillo RF        4  0  2  1 .273  
  P.Whisenant CF      3  1  0  0 .243     G.Hodges 1B         3  0  0  1 .274  
  H.Landrith C        3  1  2  1 .244     R.Campanella C      3  1  0  0 .199  
  D.Kaiser P          3  0  0  1 .043     D.Newcombe P        4  0  0  0 .163  
  V.Valentinetti P    0  0  0  0 .154                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  6  2                 Totals      35  9 12  9
 
 
Cubs............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  3  6  0
Dodgers......... 1 0 3  0 2 0  0 3    -  9 12  0
 
Cubs (68-72)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Kaiser LOSS(7-10)       7 2/3  10   9   9   6   4   2   3.35
V.Valentinet              0 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   2.51
Totals                    8      12   9   9   6   4   2
 
Dodgers (89-52)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Newcombe WIN(21-8)      9       6   3   3   2   3   0   2.72
Totals                    9       6   3   3   2   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,101 DATE- Saturday, September 15th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess, Tom Gorman, Hal Dixon
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 4  Dodgers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Dodgers: 1
DOUBLES- H.Landrith-2(12th), P.Reese(24th), D.Snider(39th)
TRIPLES- D.Fondy(14th), P.Reese(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Gilliam-2(7th)
WALKS- E.Banks, P.Whisenant, P.Reese, D.Snider, J.Robinson, S.Amoros, G.Hodges,
       R.Campanella
STRIKE OUTS- G.Baker, P.Whisenant, D.Kaiser, G.Hodges, R.Campanella,
             D.Newcombe-2
GIDP- W.Moryn, J.Robinson
WILD PITCHES- D.Newcombe
2-out RBI- H.Landrith, C.Furillo, G.Hodges, D.Snider-2, J.Robinson
RLISP 2-out- D.Kaiser, D.Hoak, J.Robinson, S.Amoros-2, R.Campanella-2, P.Reese
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Gil Hodges robbed Don Kaiser of a base hit.
 
Second baseman Jim Gilliam knocked 2 homeruns and scored 3 times and Don
Newcombe had a complete game at Ebbets Field as the amazing Brooklyn Dodgers
beat the Chicago Cubs 9 to 3.
 
Gilliam provided much of the offense.  He cracked a solo homerun in the 1st
inning, clubbed a solo home run in the 3rd inning and banged out a single in
the 8th inning.  Brooklyn had a total of 12 hits for the game.
 
Newcombe(21-8), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Don
Kaiser(7-10) was hit with the loss.  He was knocked around by Brooklyn,
allowing 10 hits and 6 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.  
 
This win by Brooklyn continues their recent hot streak.  In their last ten
games, they have a record of 8-2.  For the season, they are a league leading
89-52.  With the loss, the Chicago ballclub's record is 68-72.