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Phillies
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 24, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 24, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 31,774 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
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 Rice | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 24, 1956
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Roberts
Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Spahn
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Spahn
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Roberts
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock scores. Bruton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Roberts
Spahn takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Spahn
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Spahn
Kazanski hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Spahn
Roberts 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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Roberts
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones throws towards short. Hamner fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hamner. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Spahn
Lopata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Roberts
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Roberts
Spahn hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Spahn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Spahn
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Spahn
Seminick hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Roberts
Logan bunts in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Spahn
Kazanski hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Spahn
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Roberts
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Roberts
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Thomson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Spahn
Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Spahn
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Roberts
Logan bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Roberts
There goes Aaron. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Aaron steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Pillette
Duane Pillette now pitching.
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Spahn
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Seminick hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Spahn
Kazanski hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Spahn
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Duane Pillette.
Smalley strikes out. Rice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smalley out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Miller
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Miller
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lopata vs. Spahn
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell catches it and throws to first to double up Jones. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1956 -- Philadelphia at Milwaukee (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 3 1 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 5 0 1 0
Hamner G, ss 4 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 3 1 1 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Aaron H, rf 4 1 0 0
Lopata S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 1 2
Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 3 3 2
Greengrass J, rf 3 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 1 1
Kazanski T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 1 0
Roberts R, p 2 0 1 0 Rice D, c 4 0 2 1
Pillette D, p 0 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 2 0
Smalley R, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 5 1 34 6 12 6
Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1
Milwaukee 012 001 20x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (L) 6.2 11 6 5 1 4
Pillette D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Miller S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 2
E -- Jones W, Hamner G
DP -- Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Milwaukee 7
2B -- Spahn W, Adcock J, Ennis D
HR -- Adcock J, Mathews E
SB -- Aaron H
SH -- Bruton B, Logan J
T -- 2:08
A -- 31774
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