Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 29, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1956 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Milwaukee Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 8

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b,3b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 2 0 1 0
  Dittmer 2b 2 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Thomson lf 3 1 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 1
Rice c 4 1 1 0
Logan ss 4 1 2 2
Burdette p 1 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
  Sleater p 0 0 0 0
  Covington ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker 2b 3 1 2 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 1 1 2
Moryn rf 4 1 1 0
Irvin lf 3 2 0 0
Whisenant cf 4 2 1 2
Landrith c 2 1 1 1
Rush p 4 0 1 1
Totals 31 8 8 8
Milwaukee 010 110 001492
Chicago 200 301 02x881
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L(7-4) 4.0 6 5 2 0 1
  Trowbridge   2.0 1 1 1 2 3
  Sleater   2.0 1 2 2 4 2
Totals
8.0
8
8
5
6
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(7-3) 9.0 9 4 4 1 8
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
8

  E–O'Connell (4), Bruton (9), Rush (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Milwaukee Rice (5,off Rush), Chicago Hoak (5,off Sleater).  3B–Milwaukee Logan (4,off Rush).  HR–Milwaukee Logan (5,5th inning off Rush 0 on 0 out), Chicago Banks (17,1st inning off Burdette 1 on 2 out); Whisenant (7,6th inning off Trowbridge 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Baker (7,off Sleater).  IBB–Banks (9,by Sleater).  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Artie Gore.
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