Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 12, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1956 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 6, Cincinnati Redlegs 10

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 5 1 2 0
Logan ss 5 1 2 1
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 2
Pafko rf 5 0 3 0
Thomson lf 4 1 1 1
Adcock 1b 1 0 0 1
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Dittmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron ph 1 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Covington ph 1 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 1 1 0
Crandall c 1 0 0 0
  Rice c 2 0 1 0
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 1 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph,1b 3 1 1 1
Totals 39 6 13 6
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 2 3 1
Robinson lf 2 1 0 0
Bell cf 3 1 2 2
Jablonski 3b 5 1 2 2
Kluszewski 1b 4 2 1 1
Post rf 4 1 1 0
Burgess c 5 1 2 1
McMillan ss 4 1 1 3
Lawrence p 3 0 1 0
  Black p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 13 10
Milwaukee 100 200 3006132
Cincinnati 711 000 01x10132
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L(2-1) 0.0 1 5 5 3 0
  Johnson   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Nichols   2.0 6 2 2 1 1
  Trowbridge   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Robinson   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Jolly   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
7
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence  W(4-0) 6.1 10 6 5 3 0
  Black  SV(1) 2.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
3
1

  E–Bruton (3), Rice (1), Kluszewski (5), McMillan (5).  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Jablonski (5,off Buhl); McMillan (2,off Johnson); Temple (4,off Johnson).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (4,7th inning off Lawrence 1 on 0 out); Thomson (3,7th inning off Lawrence 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Bell (5,2nd inning off Nichols 0 on 0 out); Kluszewski (7,8th inning off Jolly 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Bell (2,off Buhl); Temple (2,off Robinson)..  IBB–Kluszewski (3,by Buhl).  Team–9.  SB–Jablonski (1,2nd base off Robinson/Rice); Jablonski (1,2nd base off Robinson/Rice).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:25.  A–7,225.
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