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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 17, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Taylor Phillips |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 26,060 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Bill Engeln |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Taylor Phillips | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Center Fielder |
| Stan Palys | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 17, 1956
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jansen
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jansen
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Jansen
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Phillips
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Phillips
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palys vs. Phillips
Palys strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jansen
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jansen
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jansen
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Phillips
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Phillips
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Phillips
Grammas hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Jansen
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jansen
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Phillips
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Phillips
Jansen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Phillips
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Logan, and towards O'Connell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Phillips
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Phillips
Palys hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jansen
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jansen
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Jansen
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Jansen
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Mathews trying to get to home. Post throws the ball in to Bailey who tags Mathews who's trying to score from second, for the out. Adcock moves to third. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Phillips
Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Post reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Phillips
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Phillips
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Phillips
McMillan hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Phillips
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jansen
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Jansen
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Jansen
Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Phillips
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Phillips
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Phillips
Palys 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. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jansen
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jansen
Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Phillips
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Phillips
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Phillips
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Kluszewski moves to third. Post moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Phillips
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jansen vs. Phillips
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jansen
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Jansen
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Jansen
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Jansen
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Phillips
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Phillips
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Phillips
Palys bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
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. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jansen
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palys. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Jansen
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Jansen
Mathews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Phillips
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Phillips
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Phillips
Grammas hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Phillips
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jansen vs. Trowbridge
Bob Trowbridge now pitching.
There goes McMillan. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. McMillan steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jansen vs. Trowbridge
Jansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Trowbridge
Temple takes first base on ball four. Grammas scores. McMillan moves to third. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Johnson
Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Johnson
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Stan Palys.
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Johnson
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Johnson
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jansen
Bob Thurman now playing left field.
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jansen
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Jansen
Wes Covington pinch hits for Del Crandall.
Covington strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1956 -- Milwaukee at Cincinnati (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 1
Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, cf 2 0 0 1
Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 0 Palys S, lf 4 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 2 1 1 2 Burgess S, ph 1 1 1 3
Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thurman B, lf 0 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 3 1
Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0 Post W, rf 5 2 3 1
Crandall D, c 3 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 0 2 1
Covington W, ph 1 0 0 0 Grammas A, 3b 4 1 0 0
Phillips T, p 3 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 2 1 1 0
Trowbridge B, p 0 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 3 1 0 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 34 8 11 8
Milwaukee 200 000 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 200 06x -- 8
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Phillips T (L) 7.1 9 5 5 3 6
Trowbridge B* 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
Johnson E 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 7
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Temple J, Post W, Logan J
HR -- Mathews E, Kluszewski T, Post W, Burgess S
SB -- McMillan R
SF -- Robinson F
HBP -- by Phillips T (Robinson F)
T -- 2:31
A -- 26060
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