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September 4, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 2 4 0
Braves 2 7 1
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Reds 2 4 0
Braves 2 7 1

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .268
OBP .333 .298
At Bats 3 392
Hits 1 105
• Singles 1 70
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 12
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 40

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 4 10
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County Stadium - September 4, 1956
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Hersh Freeman
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Bill Bruton
Earl Hersh
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Freeman covering, for the out.

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Bottom 9 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Hersh moves to third.
Bottom 9 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Hersh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hersh reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Burgess hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Thurman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jack Dittmer now playing second base. Ernie Johnson now pitching. Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Frank Torre. Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Covington scores. Mantilla moves to second.
Bottom 8 Frank Torre pinch hits for Danny O'Connell. Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Covington moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wes Covington pinch hits for Lou Sleater. Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 8 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Thomson strikes out.
Top 8 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock 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 7 Hersh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Temple bunts towards the mound. Sleater fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Top 7 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lou Sleater now pitching. McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Taylor Phillips. Tanner 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 6 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores.
Top 6 Post is walked intentionally.
Top 6 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. Temple scores. Robinson moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 6 Bell bunts towards the mound. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Top 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jeffcoat is called out on strikes.
Top 5 McMillan takes first base on ball four. Grammas moves to second.
Top 5 Grammas takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hersh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a line drive towards third. Thomson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 McMillan 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 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hersh moves to third.
Bottom 2 Adcock is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Hersh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hersh reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Grammas 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.
Top 2 Bailey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Temple strikes out.