Milwaukee Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 22, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 5 1 1 0
Logan ss 4 2 2 2
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 1
Aaron rf 5 1 4 1
Thomson lf 3 0 1 1
Bruton cf 5 1 2 0
Torre 1b 4 1 1 1
Crandall c 5 0 1 1
Buhl p 3 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 1 2 0
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 3 0 2 0
Campanella c 4 0 2 1
Hodges 1b 5 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Zimmer 3b 0 0 0 0
Amoros lf 2 1 1 2
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0
Erskine p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe ph 0 0 0 0
  Drysdale pr 0 0 0 0
  Koufax p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Milwaukee 010 100 3207130
Brooklyn 000 010 0203112
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W(3-2) 7.1 9 3 3 5 2
  Jolly  SV(3) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
6
2
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L(2-3) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Labine   1.0 6 5 2 0 2
  Roebuck   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Koufax   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
4
3
6

  E–Campanella (3), Hodges (4).  DP–Milwaukee 2. Logan-O'Connell-Torre, Jolly-Logan-Torre.  2B–Milwaukee Aaron (4,off Labine); Bruton (3,off Labine); Torre (1,off Labine); Crandall (3,off Labine), Brooklyn Hodges (4,off Buhl); Furillo (9,off Jolly).  HR–Milwaukee Aaron (4,2nd inning off Erskine 0 on 0 out); Logan (3,7th inning off Labine 1 on 2 out); Mathews (5,7th inning off Labine 0 on 2 out)., Brooklyn Amoros (2,8th inning off Buhl 1 on 1 out).  SH–Thomson (1,off Erskine); Buhl (3,off Roebuck).; Amoros (4,off Buhl).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Jackowski.
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