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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 25, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 25, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 32,473 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 25, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lawrence
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Logan reaches second base with a double. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell tags and scores. Logan tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Lawrence
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Spahn
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Spahn
Jablonski hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Lawrence
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Lawrence
Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Lawrence
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lawrence covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Spahn
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lawrence
O'Connell hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell 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 -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Spahn
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Spahn
Jablonski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lawrence
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. McMillan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lawrence vs. Spahn
Lawrence hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Lawrence
Torre is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Lawrence
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Lawrence
Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Lawrence
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. O'Connell reaches third base with a triple. Crandall goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Spahn
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Spahn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey 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
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron bunts in front of the plate. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Lawrence
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a fly ball towards left. Robinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robinson. Mathews scores. Bruton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Lawrence
Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Torre reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Lawrence
Crandall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Crandall reaches second base with a double. Torre scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Lawrence
Spahn hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Spahn
Jim Dyck pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence.
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a fly ball towards center. Bruton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bruton. Dyck scores. Temple goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Spahn
There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Spahn
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Black
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Black
Mathews hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Black
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Spahn
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Spahn
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Black
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Black
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Spahn
Stan Palys pinch hits for Joe Black.
Palys hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field. Bruton picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Temple scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Conley
Gene Conley now pitching.
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Freeman
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Gene Conley.
Tanner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Freeman
O'Connell hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Tanner attempting to get to second, for the double play. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Covington vs. Freeman
Wes Covington pinch hits for Johnny Logan.
Covington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Andy Pafko pinch hits for Eddie Mathews.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1956 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 2 3 0 O'Connell D, 2b 5 1 2 1
Robinson F, lf 5 1 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 2 0
Bell G, cf 5 1 1 0 Covington W, ph 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 4 3 Mathews E, 3b 2 1 0 1
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, ph 1 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 1 0
Lawrence B, p 2 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 4 1 1 1
Dyck J, ph 1 1 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 1 3 1
Black J, p 0 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0
Palys S, ph 1 0 0 0 Conley G, p 0 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 1 0
Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
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39 6 9 3 34 5 10 4
Cincinnati 000 001 302 -- 6
Milwaukee 100 013 000 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B 6.0 7 5 2 2 2
Black J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Freeman H 0.2 2 0 0 1 0
Nuxhall J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 8.2 9 6 2 2 2
Conley G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Logan J, Jablonski R, Robinson F, Mathews E, Bruton B 2
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 7
2B -- Logan J, McMillan R, Torre F, Crandall D
3B -- O'Connell D
HR -- Kluszewski T
SH -- Aaron H
SF -- Mathews E
WP -- Spahn W
T -- 2:25
A -- 32473
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