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Milwaukee Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1956-06-25 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 14467 · night · 2:39

Milwaukee Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–5. Milwaukee Braves put up 3 in the 9th. Bob Buhl earned the win and Warren Spahn picked up the save. Bobby Thomson went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	3	8	11
PHI	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	5	7

W: Bob Buhl L: Stu Miller SV: Warren Spahn

Umpires — HP: Hal Dixon · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Babe Pinelli · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny O'Connell	4	1	0	0	1	1
Bill Bruton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	3	3	2	1	2	0
Hank Aaron	4	0	0	1	0	1
Bobby Thomson	4	1	4	3	1	0
Joe Adcock	3	0	0	0	0	1
Del Rice	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Buhl	3	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Torre	2	0	1	2	0	0
Andy Pafko	1	1	1	0	0	0
Del Crandall	1	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	1	2	0	0	0
Marv Blaylock	4	0	1	1	0	2
Stan Lopata	4	0	1	1	0	0
Del Ennis	3	1	0	0	1	0
Elmer Valo	2	1	0	0	1	0
Willie Jones	4	1	1	3	0	0
Ted Kazanski	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Smalley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stu Miller	2	1	0	0	1	0
Solly Hemus	1	0	1	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Greengrass	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Seminick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Buhl	8.0	7	3	2
Warren Spahn	1.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stu Miller	8.0	8	3	2
Harvey Haddix	1.0	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny O'Connell: 4/P
Bill Bruton: 13
Eddie Mathews: 43

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: S9
Marv Blaylock: 3/G.1-2
Stan Lopata: D7.2-H
Del Ennis: W
Elmer Valo: 5/P
Willie Jones: 53

Top 2

Hank Aaron: 7
Bobby Thomson: HR/7
Joe Adcock: K/C
Del Rice: 63

Bot 2

Ted Kazanski: 8
Roy Smalley: 8
Stu Miller: 53

Top 3

Johnny Logan: S8
Bob Buhl: 2/FL/BP
Danny O'Connell: 43.1-2
Bill Bruton: 7

Bot 3

Richie Ashburn: 7
Marv Blaylock: K
Stan Lopata: 53

Top 4

Eddie Mathews: HR/9
Hank Aaron: K
Bobby Thomson: S8
Joe Adcock: 4/P
Del Rice: 7

Bot 4

Del Ennis: 6/P
Elmer Valo: W
Willie Jones: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Johnny Logan: 8
Bob Buhl: 43
Danny O'Connell: 43

Bot 5

Ted Kazanski: 43
Roy Smalley: 7
Stu Miller: W
Richie Ashburn: S8.1-2
Marv Blaylock: S/78.2-H;1-2
Stan Lopata: 2/FL

Top 6

Bill Bruton: 43
Eddie Mathews: D9
Hank Aaron: 53
Bobby Thomson: S8.2-H
Joe Adcock: 53

Bot 6

Del Ennis: 8/L
Elmer Valo: 2/FL
Willie Jones: E5/G.B-1
Ted Kazanski: 8

Top 7

Del Rice: 5/FL
Johnny Logan: 6
Bob Buhl: 13

Bot 7

Solly Hemus: S9
Stu Miller: 36(1)/FO/BG
Richie Ashburn: 9
Marv Blaylock: K

Top 8

Danny O'Connell: W
Bill Bruton: 14/SH.1-2
Eddie Mathews: IW
Hank Aaron: 8.2-3(E6);1-2
Bobby Thomson: IW
Frank Torre: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Del Rice: 63

Bot 8

Stan Lopata: 43
Del Ennis: E5/TH.B-1
Elmer Valo: HP.1-2
Willie Jones: HR/7.2-H(UR);1-H
Ted Kazanski: 63
Granny Hamner: S8/89.BX2(86)

Top 9

Johnny Logan: D7
Andy Pafko: S/3/BG.2-3
Danny O'Connell: K
Del Crandall: S1/BG.1-2;3-H
Eddie Mathews: W.2-3;1-2
Hank Aaron: 9/SF.3-H
Bobby Thomson: S7.2-H;1-2
Frank Torre: 63

Bot 9

Jim Greengrass: 43
Richie Ashburn: 9
Andy Seminick: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Eddie Mathews collided with Danny O'Connell at 2B while Richie Ashburn was chasing Henry Aaron's fly ball; the Phillies bench yelled that Mathews should be out for passing O'Connell; Solly Hemus and Robin Roberts ejected by 2B umpire Babe Pinelli

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