Braves @ Reds
August 17, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 2 7 0
Reds 8 11 0
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Braves 2 7 0
Reds 8 11 0

Wally Post Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .242
OBP .750 .292
At Bats 4 385
Hits 3 93
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 1 22
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 24
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 1 55

Ernie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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Crosley Field - August 17, 1956
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Ernie Johnson
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Wally Post
Ted Kluszewski
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Stan Palys. Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Temple takes first base on ball four. Grammas scores. McMillan moves to third. Jansen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jansen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bob Trowbridge now pitching. There goes McMillan. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. McMillan steals second.
Bottom 8 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas moves to third.
Bottom 8 Grammas hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 8 Mathews is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palys. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Palys bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 7 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Temple is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jansen strikes out.
Bottom 6 McMillan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Kluszewski moves to third. Post moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 5 Palys 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.
Bottom 5 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post scores.
Bottom 4 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Post reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Mathews trying to get to home. Post throws the ball in to Bailey who tags Mathews who's trying to score from second, for the out. Adcock moves to third.
Top 4 Thomson strikes out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 4 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Palys hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Logan, and towards O'Connell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jansen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Logan is called out on strikes.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 2 Grammas hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bruton strikes out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Palys strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.