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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 19, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 19, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 25,986 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Thurman | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 19, 1956
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Nuxhall
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Acker
Tom Acker now pitching.
Logan hits a popup into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Acker
Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Acker
Mathews takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Acker
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Spahn
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Acker
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Acker
Pafko bunts towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Acker
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Acker
Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Spahn
Post hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Acker
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Acker
Logan hits a fly ball towards left. Thurman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thurman. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Acker
There goes Logan. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Logan steals third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Acker
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Acker
Mathews hits a line drive into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Spahn
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Acker vs. Spahn
Acker bunts towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with O'Connell covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Acker
Adcock hits a line drive towards third. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Acker
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Acker
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Spahn
Thurman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Acker
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Acker
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Acker
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Acker
Logan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Spahn
Post hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Spahn
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Acker vs. Spahn
Acker strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Acker
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Acker
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Acker
Adcock hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Acker
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Spahn
Thurman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Acker
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Acker
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Acker
Spahn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Spahn
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Spahn
Stan Palys pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Acker
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
O'Connell bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Acker
Logan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Acker
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Acker
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Acker
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Spahn
Frank Torre now playing first base. Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Tom Acker.
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Spahn
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Freeman
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Freeman
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Spahn
Thurman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Spahn
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1956 -- Milwaukee at Cincinnati (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Logan J, ss 4 1 1 0 Robinson F, cf 4 0 0 0
Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 2 Thurman B, lf 4 0 2 0
Mathews E, 3b 3 1 1 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 2 1
Adcock J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 0 0 0
Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 3 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Grammas A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Pafko A, lf 1 0 0 0 Palys S, ph 1 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 2 0 0 0 Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 2 0 1 0
Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
Acker T, p 2 0 0 0
Jablonski R, ph 1 0 1 0
Jeffcoat H, pr 0 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 31 1 8 1
Milwaukee 000 001 020 -- 3
Cincinnati 000 010 000 -- 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Acker T (L) 8.0 4 3 3 3 7
Freeman H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 1st
E -- Thurman B
DP -- Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 5
HR -- Kluszewski T, Mathews E, Aaron H
SB -- Logan J
SH -- Pafko A
T -- 2:20
A -- 25986
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