Brooklyn Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
August 26, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1956 at County Stadium. 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Milwaukee Braves 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam lf 4 0 2 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 3 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 2 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Craig p 2 0 1 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Drysdale p 0 0 0 0
  Amoros ph 1 1 1 2
Totals 33 2 7 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 2 1 0
Logan ss 3 1 1 1
Aaron rf 4 1 2 2
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 1 2 0
  Torre 1b 1 0 0 0
Thomson lf 2 1 2 0
Bruton cf 3 0 1 1
Rice c 3 0 1 1
Buhl p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 10 5
Brooklyn 000 000 002271
Milwaukee 102 001 11x6100
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L(12-9) 6.0 5 4 3 3 2
  Roebuck   1.1 5 2 2 0 1
  Drysdale   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
3
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W(16-5) 9.0 7 2 2 6 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
4

  E–Campanella (10).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Torre-Logan-Torre.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (21,off Craig).  HR–Brooklyn Amoros (10,9th inning off Buhl 1 on 1 out), Milwaukee Aaron (20,3rd inning off Craig 1 on 2 out); Logan (12,7th inning off Roebuck 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Logan (27,off Craig); Thomson (4,off Craig).  SF–Bruton (7,off Craig).  IBB–Rice (3,by Craig).  Team–7.  SB–O'Connell (2,3rd base off Craig/Campanella); O'Connell (2,3rd base off Craig/Campanella).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:26.  A–43,868.
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