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Phillies
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 25, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 25, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 29,826 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Vic Delmore |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | 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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Phillies
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 25, 1956
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Aaron fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Aaron. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hemus vs. Burdette
Hemus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Blaylock vs. Burdette
Blaylock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopata vs. Burdette
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws to second. O'Connell drops the ball. That's an out and an error on O'Connell. Ashburn scores. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Burdette
Jones hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Lopata scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Burdette
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Miller
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Miller
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Burdette
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Burdette
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Burdette
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Miller
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Miller
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Burdette
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Burdette
Blaylock 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. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Burdette
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Miller
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Miller
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Miller
Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burdette
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Burdette
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Burdette
Greengrass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Miller
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Miller
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Burdette
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Burdette
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn 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
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Miller
Mathews bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Miller
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Miller
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Burdette
Hemus 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 -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Burdette
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Burdette
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Miller
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Miller
Burdette hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Miller
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Miller
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burdette
Jones hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Burdette
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Burdette
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Miller
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Miller
Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Burdette
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Burdette
Miller bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Burdette
Hemus takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to third. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Blaylock vs. Burdette
Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lopata vs. Burdette
Lopata strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Miller
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Miller
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Del Rice.
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tanner for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Miller
Toby Atwell pinch hits for Lew Burdette.
Atwell hits a popup towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Trowbridge
Toby Atwell now catching. Bob Trowbridge now pitching.
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Trowbridge
Ennis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Trowbridge
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Trowbridge
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a popup towards the mound. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Miller
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Miller
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Miller
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Miller
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass 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 8/25/1956 -- Philadelphia at Milwaukee (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 3 1 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hemus S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0
Blaylock M, 1b 2 0 1 1 Aaron H, rf 4 0 0 0
Lopata S, c 4 1 0 1 Mathews E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 3 0 1 0
Greengrass J, rf 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0 Rice D, c 2 0 0 0
Miller B, p 3 1 0 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0
Trowbridge B, p 0 0 0 0
Burdette L, p 2 0 0 0
Atwell T, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 4 3 30 0 2 0
Philadelphia 200 000 010 -- 3
Milwaukee 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 3
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (L) 8.0 4 3 2 4 2
Trowbridge B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Aaron H, O'Connell D, Jones W
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Milwaukee 5
2B -- Ashburn R, Jones W
SF -- Blaylock M
HBP -- by Miller B (O'Connell D), by Trowbridge B (Ennis D)
T -- 2:11
A -- 29826
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