Braves @ Giants
June 23, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 5 0
Giants 1 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 5 0
Giants 1 5 0

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .299
OBP .333 .345
At Bats 3 177
Hits 1 53
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 28

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 2
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Polo Grounds - June 23, 1956
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Strikeout
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Daryl Spencer
Foster Castleman
Eddie Bressoud
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Hank Thompson
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Aaron strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays throws the ball in to White who tags Pafko trying to return to first, for the out.
Top 9 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Del Rice pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Antonelli is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 7 White strikes out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Andy Pafko now playing left field. Bobby Thomson now playing center field. Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomson strikes out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mathews strikes out.
Top 7 Andy Pafko pinch hits for Bill Bruton. Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spahn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Antonelli 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.
Bottom 5 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mathews strikes out.
Top 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out.
Bottom 3 Castleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Antonelli hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spahn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crandall hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sarni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brandt is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.