Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 17, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 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 2, Cincinnati Redlegs 8

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 2 1 1 2
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomson lf 4 0 1 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
  Covington ph 1 0 0 0
Phillips p 3 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 1 1
Robinson cf 2 0 0 1
Palys lf 4 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 1 1 3
  Thurman lf 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 3 1
Post rf 5 2 3 1
Bailey c 4 0 2 1
Grammas 3b 4 1 0 0
McMillan ss 2 1 1 0
Jansen p 3 1 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
Milwaukee 200 000 000270
Cincinnati 000 200 06x8110
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Phillips  L(3-1) 7.1 9 5 5 3 6
  Trowbridge   0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Johnson   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  W(2-0) 9.0 7 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
7

  E–None.  2B–Milwaukee Logan (23,off Jansen), Cincinnati Temple (14,off Phillips); Post (22,off Phillips).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (26,1st inning off Jansen 1 on 2 out), Cincinnati Kluszewski (28,4th inning off Phillips 0 on 0 out); Post (24,8th inning off Phillips 0 on 0 out); Burgess (9,8th inning off Johnson 2 on 2 out).  IBB–Mathews (12,by Jansen); McMillan (4,by Phillips).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Robinson (3,off Johnson).  HBP–Robinson (15,by Phillips).  Team–9.  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–2:31.  A–26,060.
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