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Milwaukee Braves @ New York Giants

1956-05-17 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 9258 · 2:24

Milwaukee Braves defeated New York Giants 7–3. Milwaukee Braves put up 4 in the 7th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Don Mueller went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	7	10
NY1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	8

W: Warren Spahn L: Ruben Gomez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Engeln · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny O'Connell	3	2	1	0	2	0
Johnny Logan	5	1	2	1	0	0
Eddie Mathews	5	1	1	1	0	0
Hank Aaron	5	1	2	2	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	1	1	1	1
Joe Adcock	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Bruton	5	0	0	0	0	1
Del Crandall	4	1	1	1	0	0
Warren Spahn	4	1	2	0	0	2

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whitey Lockman	4	0	0	0	1
Al Dark	4	0	1	1	1
Willie Mays	4	1	2	0	1
Daryl Spencer	4	0	1	0	0
Don Mueller	4	1	1	2	0
Foster Castleman	4	0	1	0	0
Bill White	4	0	0	0	1
Ray Katt	3	1	1	0	1
Ruben Gomez	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Hofman	1	0	1	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	8	0	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	6.0	8	3	3
Marv Grissom	2.0	2	0	1
Steve Ridzik	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny O'Connell: W
Johnny Logan: 13.1-2
Eddie Mathews: 5/P
Hank Aaron: E6.2-H(UR)
Bobby Thomson: K

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: 43
Al Dark: 63
Willie Mays: T/78
Daryl Spencer: 53

Top 2

Joe Adcock: W
Bill Bruton: K/C
Del Crandall: 5/FL
Warren Spahn: S8.1-2
Danny O'Connell: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Logan: 53

Bot 2

Don Mueller: 43
Foster Castleman: 8
Bill White: 31

Top 3

Eddie Mathews: 31
Hank Aaron: D7
Bobby Thomson: 13.2-3
Joe Adcock: 7

Bot 3

Ray Katt: S8
Ruben Gomez: 13/SH.1-2
Whitey Lockman: K
Al Dark: S8.2-H
Willie Mays: K

Top 4

Bill Bruton: 9
Del Crandall: HR/78
Warren Spahn: S7
Danny O'Connell: SB2#
Danny O'Connell: 6/P
Johnny Logan: D7.2-H
Eddie Mathews: 9

Bot 4

Daryl Spencer: S1
Don Mueller: 7/L
Foster Castleman: 5/FL
Bill White: 53

Top 5

Hank Aaron: 63
Bobby Thomson: 8
Joe Adcock: 7

Bot 5

Ray Katt: K/C
Ruben Gomez: 6/L
Whitey Lockman: 63

Top 6

Bill Bruton: 63
Del Crandall: 53
Warren Spahn: K

Bot 6

Al Dark: K
Willie Mays: 6/P
Daryl Spencer: 13

Top 7

Danny O'Connell: S8
Johnny Logan: S8.1-2
Eddie Mathews: D9.1-3;2-H
Hank Aaron: T/89.2-H;3-H
Bobby Thomson: S7.3-H;B-2(E7)
Joe Adcock: 8
Bill Bruton: 8
Del Crandall: 7

Bot 7

Don Mueller: 7
Foster Castleman: S7
Bill White: 9
Ray Katt: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Warren Spahn: K
Danny O'Connell: 53
Johnny Logan: 143

Bot 8

Bobby Hofman: S8
Whitey Lockman: 16(1)3/GDP
Al Dark: 13

Top 9

Eddie Mathews: 43
Hank Aaron: 9
Bobby Thomson: W
Joe Adcock: PO1(E3).1-2
Joe Adcock: E5
Bill Bruton: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Willie Mays: D/78
Daryl Spencer: 3/FL
Don Mueller: HR/9.2-H
Foster Castleman: 8
Bill White: K/C