Braves @ Reds
August 19, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 5 0
Reds 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 5 0
Reds 1 8 1

Ed Bailey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .307
OBP .667 .389
At Bats 2 296
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 1 39
RBI’s 0 54

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 8 1
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Crosley Field - August 19, 1956
Warren Spahn
Del Rice
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Ed Bailey
Bob Thurman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 3 5 0 5
Cincinnati Reds 1 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Tom Acker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance 25,986
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bailey strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thurman moves to third.
Bottom 9 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thurman moves to second.
Bottom 9 Thurman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Thomson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Ray Jablonski. Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Frank Torre now playing first base. Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Tom Acker. Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Mathews is called out on strikes.
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.