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August 23, 1956

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Phillies 5 8 1
Braves 11 12 0
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Phillies 5 9 1
Braves 11 12 0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .299
OBP .250 .372
At Bats 4 479
Hits 1 143
• Singles 0 113
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 43

Ernie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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County Stadium - August 23, 1956
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Double
Ernie Johnson
Del Rice
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Felix Mantilla
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Richie Ashburn
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ron Negray now pitching. Torre strikes out.
Top 8 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Stu Miller. Hemus 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 8 Kazanski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop. Hamner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Johnny Logan. Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 7 Logan is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 O'Connell bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rice strikes out.
Top 7 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to second.
Top 7 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blaylock strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Stu Miller now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Duane Pillette. Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. Kazanski moves to second.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamner moves to third.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Crone Hamner moves to second.
Top 6 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greengrass scores.
Top 6 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Greengrass reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ennis 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 6 Frank Torre now playing first base. Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Duane Pillette now pitching. Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crone scores.
Bottom 5 Ben Flowers now pitching. Crone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Crone reaches second base with a double. Rice scores.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Adcock scores. Thomson goes all the way around to score. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Mathews bunts towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Jones strikes out.
Top 5 Blaylock takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Crone moves to second.
Bottom 4 Crone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greengrass hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ennis is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crone takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bruton strikes out.
Top 3 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Greengrass takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Jones hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blaylock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ashburn is called out on strikes.