Braves @ Reds
July 2, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 8 2
Reds 2 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 8 2
Reds 2 7 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .354
At Bats 0 205
Hits 0 51
• Singles 0 30
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 25

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 0
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Crosley Field - July 2, 1956
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Strikeout
Johnny Klippstein
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Alex Grammas
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Eddie Mathews
Lew Burdette

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 1 8 2 7
Cincinnati Reds 2 7 0 8
Winning Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Losing Pitcher Warren Spahn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gus Bell
Attendance 28,635
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lew Burdette pinch runs for Joe Adcock. Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Danny O'Connell. Mathews strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Thomson strikes out.
Top 9 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground for a single.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Post hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 7 Danny O'Connell now playing second base. Del Crandall now catching. Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Jack Dittmer. Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Del Rice. Spahn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Aaron moves to second.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Post moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell takes first base on ball four. Post moves to second.
Bottom 5 Post hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Covington strikes out.
Top 5 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spahn hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Klippstein strikes out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice strikes out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Temple scores.
Bottom 3 Post hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bailey trying to get to third. Aaron throws the ball in to Thomson, who tags Bailey for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Thomson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Spahn fires to first and picks off Robinson.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive to right field. Aaron throws towards third. Thomson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Post goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Post takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Temple is called out on strikes.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Covington strikes out.
Top 1 Logan bunts towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 1 Dittmer takes first base on ball four.