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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 5, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on June 5, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 30,888 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Larry Goetz |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 5, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Spahn
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Craig
Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Craig
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Craig
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Spahn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Craig vs. Spahn
Craig takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Furillo scores. Craig moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Jolly
Dave Jolly now pitching.
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Jolly
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Craig
Covington strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Craig
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Craig
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Hodges settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jolly
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jolly
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jolly
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jolly
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Jolly
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Craig
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jolly vs. Craig
Jolly bunts towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jolly for the out. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dittmer vs. Craig
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Craig
Torre hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Jolly
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jolly
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Jolly
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jolly fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jolly. Gilliam moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Jolly
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Jolly
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Gilliam scores. Reese scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Murff
Red Murff now pitching.
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Murff
Campanella hits a line drive towards first. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Craig
Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Craig
Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Murff
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Murff
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Murff
Craig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Craig
Bruton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Craig
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Craig
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Murff
Gilliam bunts towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Murff
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Dittmer applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Murff
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Murff
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murff vs. Craig
Murff hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Craig
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Craig
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Murff
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Murff
Hodges bunts towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Dittmer covering, for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Murff
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Murff
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Craig
Gil Hodges now playing first base. Carl Furillo now playing right field. Gino Cimoli now playing center field.
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Craig
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Craig
Bruton hits a line drive towards the mound. Craig can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Tanner vs. Craig
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Johnny Logan.
Tanner hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Murff
Jim Pendleton now playing shortstop.
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Murff
Craig takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Murff
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Murff juggles the ball. That's an error on Murff. Neal moves to third. Craig moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Murff
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Cimoli vs. Murff
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal scores. Craig moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Murff
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pendleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Craig
Crandall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Craig
Andy Pafko pinch hits for Red Murff.
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Craig
Dittmer hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Johnson
Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Johnson
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Johnson
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Johnson
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craig vs. Johnson
Craig hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Craig
Torre hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Craig
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1956 -- Brooklyn at Milwaukee (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, lf 4 1 3 2 Dittmer J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 5 1 0 0 Torre F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 1 1
Cimoli G, cf 1 0 0 1 Aaron H, rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, 3b 5 0 3 3 Covington W, lf 3 0 0 0
Hodges G, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 1 1 0 Logan J, ss 2 0 0 0
Furillo C, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Pendleton J, ss 0 0 0 0
Craig R, p 3 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 2 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 0 0 0 0
Jolly D, p 0 0 0 0
Murff R, p 1 0 0 0
Pafko A, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 10 6 29 1 2 1
Brooklyn 020 300 010 -- 6
Milwaukee 100 000 000 -- 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (W) 9.0 2 1 1 1 3
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 1.1 4 2 2 1 0
Jolly D 2.0 2 3 2 2 2
Murff R 4.2 3 1 0 1 5
Johnson E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Mathews E 2, Jolly D, Reese P, Murff R
LOB -- Brooklyn 12, Milwaukee 3
2B -- Gilliam J, Jackson R
HR -- Mathews E
CS -- Gilliam J
SH -- Jolly D, Hodges G, Gilliam J
T -- 2:34
A -- 30888
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