Phillies @ Braves
August 23, 1956

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Bottom 5 R H E
Phillies 4 4 0
Braves 5 5 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Phillies 4 4 0
Braves 5 5 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .249
OBP .500 .316
At Bats 2 334
Hits 1 83
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 17
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 4 61

Curt Simmons Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 0
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County Stadium - August 23, 1956
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Intentional Walk
Curt Simmons
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Jim Greengrass
Bobby Thomson
Joe Adcock
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Thomson is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.