Braves @ Reds
August 19, 1956

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Braves 3 5 0
Reds 1 5 1
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Braves 3 5 0
Reds 1 5 1

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .264
OBP .667 .369
At Bats 2 364
Hits 1 96
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 24
Walks 1 62
RBI’s 1 64

Tom Acker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Crosley Field - August 19, 1956
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Strikeout
Tom Acker
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Bob Thurman
Frank Robinson
Wally Post
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mathews is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. O'Connell bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stan Palys pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Spahn strikes out.
Top 7 Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Thurman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Acker strikes out.
Bottom 5 McMillan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Post hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Logan strikes out.
Top 5 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thurman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive towards third. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Acker bunts towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with O'Connell covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a line drive into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Logan. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Logan steals third.
Top 3 Logan hits a fly ball towards left. Thurman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thurman. Logan moves to second.
Top 3 O'Connell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pafko bunts towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second.
Top 2 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tom Acker now pitching. Logan hits a popup into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.