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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 22, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 22, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,604 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 22, 1956
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Erskine
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Erskine
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Erskine
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Buhl
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Buhl
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Buhl
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Erskine
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Erskine
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Buhl
Erskine hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre has Gilliam trapped. There's the throw to Crandall and over to Mathews, who tags Gilliam for the out. Reese moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Reese trying to get to home. Thomson throws the ball in to Crandall who tags Reese, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Erskine
Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan scores. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Erskine
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Erskine
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Buhl
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Buhl
Amoros takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Buhl
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Erskine
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Erskine
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Erskine
Campanella fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Campanella. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Buhl
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Erskine
Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Erskine
Bruton hits a popup in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Erskine
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Buhl
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Buhl
Amoros bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Buhl
Furillo hits a line drive towards first. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Buhl
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Carl Erskine.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Labine
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Labine
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Labine
Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Labine
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Labine
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Labine
There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Labine
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Labine
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Labine
Torre hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Torre reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Labine
Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Crandall reaches second base with a double. Torre scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Buhl vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Buhl bunts towards the mound. Roebuck fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Roebuck
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Logan vs. Roebuck
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Buhl
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Buhl
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jolly
Dave Jolly now pitching.
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Newcombe vs. Jolly
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Jolly
Don Drysdale pinch runs for Don Newcombe.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jolly fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Don Zimmer now playing third base. Sandy Koufax now pitching.
Mathews bunts towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Koufax
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Koufax
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to third. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Crandall vs. Koufax
Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jolly
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jolly
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Jolly
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Jolly
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1956 -- Milwaukee at Brooklyn (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 5 1 2 0
Logan J, ss 4 2 2 2 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 5 1 1 1 Snider D, cf 3 0 2 0
Aaron H, rf 5 1 4 1 Campanella R, c 4 0 2 1
Thomson B, lf 3 0 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 5 1 1 0
Bruton B, cf 5 1 2 0 Robinson J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Torre F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Zimmer D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 5 0 1 1 Amoros S, lf 2 1 1 2
Buhl B, p 3 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Jolly D, p 0 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 2 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0
Newcombe D, ph 0 0 0 0
Drysdale D, pr 0 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 13 7 34 3 11 3
Milwaukee 010 100 320 -- 7
Brooklyn 000 010 020 -- 3
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl B (W) 7.1 9 3 3 5 2
Jolly D (S) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4
Labine C* 1.0 6 5 2 0 2
Roebuck E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Koufax S 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Campanella R, Hodges G
DP -- Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 10, Brooklyn 11
2B -- Aaron H, Bruton B, Torre F, Crandall D, Hodges G, Furillo C
HR -- Aaron H, Logan J, Mathews E, Amoros S
SH -- Thomson B, Amoros S, Buhl B
WP -- Labine C
T -- 2:41
A -- 18604
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