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Braves 9 @ Reds 8
Crosley Field
May 11, 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 May 11, 1956 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 11, 1956 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 9 H: 13 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Ernie Johnson  
Losing Pitcher—Art Fowler  
Save—Dave Jolly  
Game Winning RBI—Johnny Logan 

Game Info

DateMay 11, 1956 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherLew Burdette  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance21,234 
Time of Game3 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Vic Delmore
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: Hal Dixon
3B: Bill Engeln

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 
Joe Adcock  First Baseman 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Del Crandall  Catcher 
Lew Burdette  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Frank Robinson  Left Fielder 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Ray Jablonski  Third Baseman 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Bob Thurman  Right Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Johnny Klippstein  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

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Braves 9 @ Reds 8
Crosley Field
May 11, 1956

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         Game of 5/11/1956 -- 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-rf       6  0  1  0   
Logan J, ss           4  0  0  2   Robinson F, lf        5  2  2  1   
Mathews E, 3b         4  0  0  0   Bell G, cf            5  2  3  0   
Aaron H, rf           3  2  2  0   Jablonski R, 3b       4  1  1  1   
Pafko A, rf           1  1  0  0   Kluszewski T, 1b      4  2  2  2   
Thomson B, lf         5  2  3  3   Thurman B, rf         2  0  0  0   
Adcock J, 1b          5  0  0  0   Post W, ph            1  0  0  0   
Bruton B, cf          5  2  2  0   Harmon C, rf          0  0  0  0   
Crandall D, c         4  1  2  2   Burgess S, ph         1  0  0  0   
Burdette L, p         0  0  0  0   Bridges R, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Sleater L, p          2  0  2  2   Bailey E, c           3  0  0  1   
Johnson E, p          0  0  0  0   McMillan R, ss        5  1  3  2   
Covington W, ph       1  1  1  0   Klippstein J, p       1  0  0  0   
Jolly D, p            0  0  0  0   Jeffcoat H, p         2  0  0  0   
                                   Freeman H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Palys S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Fowler A, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Crowe G, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  9 13  9                        41  8 12  7

Milwaukee        031 200 200 1 --  9
Cincinnati       113 001 200 0 --  8

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burdette L*           2.0  4  4  4  1  1
Sleater L             6.2  8  4  3  2  5
Johnson E (W)         0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Jolly D (S)           1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Klippstein J+         3.0  7  5  5  0  0
Jeffcoat H#           3.0  4  3  3  3  0
Freeman H             2.0  1  0  0  2  0
Fowler A (L)          2.0  1  1  1  0  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Burdette L, Kluszewski T, Logan J 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Bell G 2, Temple J, Jablonski R, Covington W
3B -- Bruton B 2, Aaron H
HR -- Robinson F, Thomson B, Kluszewski T, McMillan R
SB -- Mathews E
SH -- Burdette L, O'Connell D 2
SF -- Logan J 2, Kluszewski T
T -- 3:12
A -- 21234

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