Cincinnati Redlegs vs Milwaukee Braves
September 5, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1956 at County Stadium. 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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Cincinnati Redlegs 12, Milwaukee Braves 2

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 6 0 2 0
Robinson lf 6 0 2 2
Bell cf 5 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 2 2 0
Post rf 4 3 1 0
Bailey c 2 2 1 0
Grammas 3b 3 2 3 4
McMillan ss 5 2 2 3
Acker p 2 1 1 1
  Freeman p 2 0 1 2
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 15 12
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Hersh lf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 1 2
Thomson 3b 2 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 3 0 1 0
Spahn p 0 0 0 0
  Crone p 1 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
  Murff p 0 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 0 0 0 0
  Conley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cincinnati 050 042 01012150
Milwaukee 000 200 000263
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Acker   3.2 5 2 2 0 3
  Freeman  W(13-4) 4.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Jansen  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(16-10) 1.2 6 5 5 1 0
  Crone   3.1 5 4 0 1 1
  Murff   0.2 2 2 2 2 1
  Jolly   2.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Conley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
12
8
5
4

  E–Thomson (10), Bruton 2 (14).  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Freeman-McMillan-Kluszewski, Milwaukee 1. O'Connell-Logan-Adcock.  2B–Cincinnati Freeman (1,off Crone); Grammas (9,off Jolly), Milwaukee Hersh (3,off Acker); Crandall (11,off Acker).  3B–Cincinnati Robinson (6,off Spahn), Milwaukee Bruton (13,off Acker).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (35,4th inning off Acker 1 on 1 out).  SH–Bailey (4,off Spahn).  IBB–Grammas (1,by Spahn).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:30.  A–19,790.
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