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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 12, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 12, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 41,074 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
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 | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 12, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Burdette
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lawrence
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Lawrence
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Lawrence
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Lawrence
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Burdette
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Lawrence
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lawrence
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawrence vs. Burdette
Lawrence hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Burdette
There goes McMillan. The throw from Rice and he is safe. McMillan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Lawrence
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Lawrence
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McMillan. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Lawrence
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Rice reaches second base with a double. Adcock scores. Bruton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burdette vs. Gross
Don Gross now pitching.
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Burdette
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a ball on the ground towards second. O'Connell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Burdette
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gross
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Gross
Logan bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Gross
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Gross
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Gross
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Burdette
George Crowe pinch hits for Don Gross.
Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Fowler
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fowler
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Fowler
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Burdette
Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Adcock catches it and steps on first to double up Bell. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Fowler
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Fowler
Logan bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Fowler
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Fowler
Mathews takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Acker
Tom Acker now pitching.
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Acker
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Acker
Bruton takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Acker
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Burdette
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Post hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Burdette
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Burdette
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Tom Acker.
Thurman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Burdette strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Black
O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Black
Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Black
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson 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 -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Black
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Black
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Burdette
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey 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 8/12/1956 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 2 2 0
Robinson F, lf 4 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 3 0 1 0
Bell G, cf 3 1 2 0 Aaron H, rf 3 2 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 2 2 1 1
Post W, rf 4 1 1 1 Adcock J, 1b 2 1 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 1 1 Torre F, 1b 1 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 5 0 2 2
McMillan R, ss 1 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 1 1 2
Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 1 2
Gross D, p 0 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 4 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
Acker T, p 0 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 5 2 30 8 8 7
Cincinnati 000 100 100 -- 2
Milwaukee 303 002 00x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (L) 2.2 5 6 6 4 3
Gross D 1.1 0 0 0 2 1
Fowler A 1.1 1 2 2 3 1
Acker T 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Black J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 3
E -- McMillan R
DP -- Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 10
2B -- Rice D, Logan J
HR -- Post W
SB -- McMillan R
SH -- Logan J 2
T -- 2:27
A -- 41074
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