Braves @ Reds
August 20, 1956

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Braves 3 4 2
Reds 0 3 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 5 2
Reds 0 3 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .333 .368
At Bats 3 368
Hits 1 97
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 25
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 2 66

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 10
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Crosley Field - August 20, 1956
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Single
Hersh Freeman
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Ray Jablonski
Roy McMillan
Bob Thurman
Frank Robinson
Wally Post
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Hersh Freeman now pitching. Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence. Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 McMillan bunts towards first. Torre fields the ball and throws to Burdette covering. Safe.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Logan hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jablonski hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Bailey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Post hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burdette bunts towards the mound. Lawrence catches it and throws to first to double up Rice.
Top 7 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thurman 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 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Frank Torre now playing first base. Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ray Jablonski now playing third base. Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Jablonski strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Logan strikes out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski 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 4 Thurman strikes out.
Top 4 Rice strikes out.
Top 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lawrence strikes out.
Bottom 3 Burdette fires over to first and Adcock drops the ball. That's an error on Adcock. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.
Top 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bruton strikes out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thurman 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. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Adcock strikes out.
Top 1 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. Logan moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Top 1 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.