Milwaukee Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 16, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b,ss 4 1 0 0
Bruton cf 5 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 1
Aaron rf 3 0 1 0
Thomson lf 2 0 0 0
  Covington ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Torre 1b 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
  Burdette pr 0 0 0 0
Logan ss 2 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Dittmer 2b 0 0 0 0
Conley p 2 0 1 0
  Adcock ph 1 1 1 1
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Rice ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 1 2 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 2 2 1 1
Jackson 3b 4 0 2 2
Nelson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Cimoli lf 1 0 0 0
Hodges lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 2 0
Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3
Milwaukee 000 000 020271
Brooklyn 200 000 01x380
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Conley   7.0 6 2 0 3 5
  Johnson  L(1-1) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Jolly   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
1
3
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Craig   7.1 4 2 2 2 1
  Labine  W(5-1) 1.2 3 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
2

  E–Aaron (8).  DP–Milwaukee 2. Conley-Logan-Torre, O'Connell-Dittmer-Torre.  2B–Milwaukee Bruton (9,off Craig); Mathews (6,off Labine), Brooklyn Gilliam (5,off Conley).  3B–Brooklyn Jackson (3,off Conley).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (6,8th inning off Craig 0 on 1 out), Brooklyn Snider (15,8th inning off Johnson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Dittmer (1,off Labine); Craig (2,off Conley).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Snider 2 (10,by Conley 2).  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Artie Gore.
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