Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 13, 1956
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 13, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Crone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,089 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Jocko Conlan 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 | Center Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Ray Crone | 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 |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 13, 1956
Top 1
-
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Crone
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Crone
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Crone
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Crone
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Klippstein
Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Klippstein
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Crone
Crowe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Crone
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Crone
Burgess hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Crone
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
Top 3
-
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Klippstein
Crone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell is hit by the pitch. Crone moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crone scores. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to third. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Crone
Klippstein strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Crone
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Crone
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Crone
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Klippstein
Covington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Klippstein
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crone vs. Klippstein
Crone hits a popup towards third. Jablonski catches it and throws to first to double up Covington. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Crone
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Crone
Crowe 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 -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Crone
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Crone
Burgess hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Crone
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Crone
Klippstein strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Crone
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Klippstein
Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Klippstein
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Covington moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crone vs. Klippstein
Crone bunts towards the mound. Klippstein picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Klippstein. Covington scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. Crone moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crone tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Crone
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Crone
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Crone covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Crone
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Crone
Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron 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 -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Crone
Andy Pafko now playing left field.
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Crone
Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Crone
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
Top 8
-
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Klippstein
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Klippstein
Rice 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 -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Klippstein
Crone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Crone
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Crone
Temple hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Crone
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 -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Crone
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Freeman
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Freeman covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Freeman
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Freeman
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Freeman
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Freeman
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Crone
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Crone
Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Crowe hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Crone
Post strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Crone
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/13/1956, game 2 -- Milwaukee at Cincinnati (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 3 1 1 1 Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Logan J, ss 5 0 2 1 Robinson F, lf 4 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0
Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 1 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 5 0 1 0 Harmon C, pr 0 0 0 0
Adcock J, 1b 5 0 2 1 Crowe G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Covington W, lf 2 1 2 0 Post W, rf 4 0 1 0
Pafko A, lf 2 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 0 0
Rice D, c 4 1 1 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0
Crone R, p 3 2 2 0 Klippstein J, p 2 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 0 1 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 13 4 33 1 6 1
Milwaukee 002 003 001 -- 6
Cincinnati 010 000 000 -- 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Crone R (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (L) 8.0 10 5 4 3 2
Freeman H 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Klippstein J
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 6
HR -- Crowe G
SF -- Aaron H, O'Connell D
HBP -- by Klippstein J (O'Connell D)
T -- 2:22
A -- 28089
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
