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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 7, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on June 7, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 7, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 7, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 23,157 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 7, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Erskine
Dittmer hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Erskine
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Buhl
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges 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. Jackson moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Buhl
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Erskine vs. Buhl
Erskine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Erskine
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Erskine
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Erskine
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Erskine
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Buhl
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Erskine
Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Erskine
Dittmer hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Buhl
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Buhl
There goes Neal. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Neal steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Erskine vs. Buhl
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Buhl
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Dittmer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Erskine
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Erskine
Covington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Erskine
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Erskine
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Buhl
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Erskine
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Erskine
Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Erskine
Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan bunts towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Buhl
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Erskine
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Erskine
Covington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Erskine
Bruton hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Erskine
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Covington moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crandall vs. Erskine
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to home to get Covington. Adcock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buhl vs. Erskine
Buhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Buhl reaches second base with a double. Adcock scores. Crandall goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Lehman
Ken Lehman now pitching. Danny O'Connell pinch hits for Jack Dittmer.
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Lehman
Logan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Buhl
Danny O'Connell now playing second base.
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Buhl
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Ken Lehman.
Amoros hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Buhl
Reese 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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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Roebuck
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards second. Neal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Roebuck
Covington hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Roebuck
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Buhl
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Roebuck
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Roebuck
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Roebuck
Buhl strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Buhl
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Buhl
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/7/1956 -- Brooklyn at Milwaukee (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Gilliam J, lf 4 0 1 1 Dittmer J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 O'Connell D, ph-2b 0 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 3 0 2 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 0 Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Covington W, lf 3 0 2 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 0 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 2 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 2 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Lehman K, p 0 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 2 1 1 Amoros S, ph 1 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 4 0 1 2 Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 1 33 4 10 4 Brooklyn 000 100 000 -- 1 Milwaukee 000 013 00x -- 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C (L) 5.2 8 4 4 2 0 Lehman K 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Roebuck E 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Buhl B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2 E -- Mathews E DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 7, Milwaukee 8 2B -- Buhl B HR -- Crandall D SB -- Neal C CS -- Gilliam J T -- 2:12 A -- 23157
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