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Milwaukee Braves @ Cincinnati Reds
1956-08-20 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 22444 · night · 2:17
Milwaukee Braves defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 3–1. Milwaukee Braves put up 2 in the 3rd. Lew Burdette earned the win and Warren Spahn picked up the save. Eddie Mathews went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
W: Lew Burdette L: Brooks Lawrence SV: Warren Spahn
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Logan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Aaron | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Mathews | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Adcock | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Bruton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Del Rice | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lew Burdette | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Torre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Thurman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Bailey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Grammas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brooks Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Jablonski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Smoky Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milwaukee Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Burdette | 8.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Warren Spahn | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Lawrence | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Hersh Freeman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Danny O'Connell: 43
- Johnny Logan: W
- Hank Aaron: W.1-2
- Eddie Mathews: 43.2-3;1-2
- Joe Adcock: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: 53
- Frank Robinson: HP
- Bob Thurman: 43.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: 6
Top 2
- Bobby Thomson: 53
- Bill Bruton: K
- Del Rice: W
- Lew Burdette: 43
Bot 2
- Wally Post: 9
- Ed Bailey: 7
- Alex Grammas: 53
Top 3
- Danny O'Connell: 5
- Johnny Logan: 7/L
- Hank Aaron: T
- Eddie Mathews: HR/9.3-H
- Joe Adcock: 63
Bot 3
- Roy McMillan: E5.B-1
- Brooks Lawrence: PO1(E3).1-2#
- Brooks Lawrence: K
- Johnny Temple: 63
- Frank Robinson: 63
Top 4
- Bobby Thomson: 43
- Bill Bruton: 7
- Del Rice: K
Bot 4
- Bob Thurman: K
- Ted Kluszewski: 43
- Wally Post: 7
Top 5
- Lew Burdette: 13
- Danny O'Connell: 8
- Johnny Logan: K
Bot 5
- Ed Bailey: W
- Ray Jablonski: K
- Roy McMillan: S5.1-2
- Brooks Lawrence: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Hank Aaron: 7
- Eddie Mathews: 63
- Joe Adcock: HR/8
- Bobby Thomson: 9
Bot 6
- Johnny Temple: 7
- Frank Robinson: 7
- Bob Thurman: 43
Top 7
- Bill Bruton: 13
- Del Rice: S7
- Lew Burdette: 1(B)4(1)/BP/DP
Bot 7
- Ted Kluszewski: 63
- Wally Post: 4/L
- Ed Bailey: D9
- Ray Jablonski: 9/L
Top 8
- Danny O'Connell: 7/L
- Johnny Logan: 5/P
- Hank Aaron: 63
Bot 8
- Roy McMillan: S3/BG
- Smoky Burgess: 36(1)/FO
- Johnny Temple: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Eddie Mathews: S7
- Frank Torre: 14/SH.1-2
- Bobby Thomson: 53
- Bill Bruton: 5/FL
Bot 9
- Frank Robinson: HR/7
- Bob Thurman: W
- Ted Kluszewski: 36(1)1/GDP
- Wally Post: S7
- Ed Bailey: 43