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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 3, 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 September 3, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 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 | September 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tom Gorman |
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 |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | 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 Crandall | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 3, 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 center field. Bruton 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 line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Burdette
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Burdette
Post 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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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
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, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Burdette
Burgess hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Burgess reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Burdette
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grammas for the out. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burgess tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Burdette
Klippstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Klippstein
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Burdette
Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Burdette
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Burgess moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klippstein vs. Burdette
Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
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
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Burdette
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a fly ball towards right. Aaron settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Aaron. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Burdette
Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Burdette
Grammas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klippstein vs. Burdette
Klippstein strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Burgess. Grammas moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Klippstein
Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Burdette
Burgess hits a fly ball towards center. Bruton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bruton. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Burdette
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Burgess trying to get to third. Aaron throws the ball in to Mathews, who tags Burgess for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klippstein vs. Burdette
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Klippstein
Burdette hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan bunts towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
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, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1956, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Robinson F, lf 5 1 2 1 Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 5 0 1 0 Aaron H, rf 4 3 3 2
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Burgess S, c 4 1 3 0 Thomson B, lf 3 0 1 0
Grammas A, 3b 4 0 3 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 1 0 0 1 Crandall D, c 3 0 1 0
Klippstein J, p 4 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 3 0 0 0
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35 2 10 2 30 3 7 3
Cincinnati 011 000 000 -- 2
Milwaukee 000 100 101 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (L) 8.0 7 3 3 2 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (W) 9.0 10 2 2 2 2
E -- Aaron H, Bruton B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Milwaukee 5
2B -- Robinson F, Burgess S, Grammas A, Aaron H
HR -- Robinson F, Aaron H 2
SH -- McMillan R
SF -- McMillan R
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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