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Braves 8 @ Dodgers 7
Ebbets Field
September 12, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on September 12, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 12, 1956 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 7 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Bob Buhl  
Losing Pitcher—Roger Craig  
Save—Ray Crone  
Game Winning RBI—Bill Bruton 

Game Info

DateSeptember 12, 1956 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherLew Burdette  
Home Starting PitcherDon Newcombe  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance22,327 
Time of Game2 hours 49 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Augie Donatelli
2B: Tom Gorman
3B: Babe Pinelli

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Felix Mantilla  Shortstop 
Danny O'Connell  Second Baseman 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Joe Adcock  First Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Left Fielder 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Del Crandall  Catcher 
Lew Burdette  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Third Baseman 
Sandy Amoros  Left Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Don Newcombe  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Braves 8 @ Dodgers 7
Ebbets Field
September 12, 1956

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         Game of 9/12/1956 -- Milwaukee at Brooklyn (D)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Mantilla F, ss        4  0  1  0   Gilliam J, 2b         5  0  1  0   
O'Connell D, 2b       5  0  1  0   Reese P, ss           5  2  4  1   
Aaron H, rf           5  0  3  0   Snider D, cf          4  2  1  1   
Mathews E, 3b         4  2  1  0   Robinson J, 3b        4  0  1  0   
Adcock J, 1b          4  3  2  2   Amoros S, lf          5  1  2  2   
Thomson B, lf         3  1  1  1   Furillo C, rf         4  0  1  1   
Bruton B, cf          4  1  2  3   Hodges G, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Crandall D, c         3  1  1  1   Campanella R, c       4  1  1  1   
Burdette L, p         0  0  0  0   Newcombe D, p         0  0  0  0   
Conley G, p           2  0  0  1   Labine C, p           2  0  0  0   
Phillips T, p         0  0  0  0   Bessent D, p          0  0  0  0   
Buhl B, p             0  0  0  0   Mitchell D, ph        1  1  1  0   
Tanner C, ph          0  0  0  0   Craig R, p            0  0  0  0   
Crone R, p            0  0  0  0   Jackson R, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Fernandez C, pr       0  0  0  0   
                                   Drysdale D, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Lehman K, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  8 12  8                        39  7 13  6

Milwaukee        040 002 110 --  8
Brooklyn         310 000 300 --  7

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burdette L            0.2  4  3  3  0  1
Conley G*             5.1  7  3  3  0  3
Phillips T            0.1  0  1  0  1  0
Buhl B (W)            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Crone R (S)           2.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newcombe D+           1.0  3  4  4  1  0
Labine C              5.1  5  3  3  1  4
Bessent D             0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Craig R (L)           1.0  2  1  1  2  1
Drysdale D            0.2  2  0  0  1  0
Lehman K              0.1  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 2nd

E -- O'Connell D, Furillo C
DP -- Milwaukee 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 5, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Snider D, Mathews E
3B -- Amoros S, Bruton B
HR -- Campanella R, Adcock J, Crandall D
CS -- Mantilla F, Thomson B
SH -- Conley G
HBP -- by Buhl B (Robinson J)
T -- 2:49
A -- 22327

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