Phillies @ Braves
August 23, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 5 9 1
Braves 11 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 5 9 1
Braves 11 12 0

Del Ennis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .249
OBP .250 .286
At Bats 4 477
Hits 1 119
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 71

Ernie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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County Stadium - August 23, 1956
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Ernie Johnson
Del Rice
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Felix Mantilla
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Del Ennis
Willie Jones
Richie Ashburn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 5 9 1 9
Milwaukee Braves 11 12 0 8
Winning Pitcher Ray Crone
Losing Pitcher Curt Simmons
Save Ernie Johnson
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance 25,493
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ennis for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lopata strikes out.
Top 9 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blaylock for the out. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 9 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ron Negray now pitching. Torre strikes out.
Top 8 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Stu Miller. Hemus 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.
Top 8 Kazanski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop. Hamner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Johnny Logan. Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 7 Logan is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 O'Connell bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rice strikes out.
Top 7 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to second.
Top 7 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blaylock strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Stu Miller now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Duane Pillette. Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. Kazanski moves to second.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamner moves to third.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Crone Hamner moves to second.
Top 6 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greengrass scores.
Top 6 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Greengrass reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ennis 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.
Top 6 Frank Torre now playing first base. Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Duane Pillette now pitching. Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crone scores.
Bottom 5 Ben Flowers now pitching. Crone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Crone reaches second base with a double. Rice scores.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Adcock scores. Thomson goes all the way around to score. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Mathews bunts towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Jones strikes out.
Top 5 Blaylock takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Crone moves to second.
Bottom 4 Crone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greengrass hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ennis is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crone takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bruton strikes out.
Top 3 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Greengrass takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Jones hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blaylock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ashburn is called out on strikes.