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September 5, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 12 15 0
Braves 2 6 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 12 15 0
Braves 2 6 3

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .268
OBP .333 .298
At Bats 3 396
Hits 1 106
• Singles 0 70
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 1 13
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 40

Larry Jansen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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County Stadium - September 5, 1956
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Out
Larry Jansen
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Alex Grammas
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Bill Bruton
Bobby Thomson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 12 15 0 8
Milwaukee Braves 2 6 3 5
Winning Pitcher Hersh Freeman
Losing Pitcher Warren Spahn
Save Larry Jansen
Game Winning RBI Roy McMillan
Attendance 19,790
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jansen, and towards McMillan, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 9 Larry Jansen now pitching. Hersh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Gene Conley now pitching. George Crowe pinch hits for Hersh Freeman. Crowe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tanner moves to second.
Bottom 8 O'Connell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Dave Jolly. Tanner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Grammas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Bailey goes all the way around to score. Grammas moves to third.
Top 8 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bell hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jolly fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Freeman hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hersh strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dave Jolly now pitching. McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Grammas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Post scores. Bailey moves to second.
Top 6 Bailey takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Post moves to second.
Top 6 Post takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Red Murff now pitching. Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Frank Torre pinch hits for Ray Crone. Torre hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freeman hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Hersh fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hersh. Grammas scores. McMillan scores. Freeman moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 McMillan hits a line drive into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Bailey scores. Grammas moves to third. McMillan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Grammas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Bailey moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to second.
Top 5 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson.
Top 5 Kluszewski 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 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Hersh strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 4 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second.
Top 4 Acker strikes out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grammas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a popup towards the mound. Acker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bailey 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 3 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hersh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hersh reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Ray Crone now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. McMillan scores. Acker goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Acker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grammas scores. McMillan moves to second.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Post scores. Grammas moves to second.
Top 2 Grammas is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Bailey bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Kluszewski moves to third. Post moves to second.
Top 2 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.