Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
September 7, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 0, Chicago Cubs 5

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 5 0 2 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 2 0
Tanner lf 3 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Rice c 2 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
  Crandall c 1 0 1 0
Buhl p 2 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
  Covington ph 0 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Hersh ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 1 1 0
Baker 2b 4 1 3 0
Banks ss 4 1 2 2
Moryn rf 4 1 2 0
King lf 2 1 0 0
  Miksis lf 1 0 0 0
Whisenant cf 3 0 1 2
Landrith c 4 0 1 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
Milwaukee 000 000 000070
Chicago 100 004 00x5101
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L(16-7) 5.1 9 5 5 2 2
  Phillips   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Trowbridge   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W(8-13) 9.0 7 0 0 4 7
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
7

  E–Banks (19).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Logan-O'Connell-Adcock, Chicago 1. Jones-Banks-Fondy.  2B–Chicago Hoak (14,off Buhl); Banks (20,off Buhl); Moryn (23,off Buhl); Whisenant (13,off Buhl).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–King (5,by Buhl).  Team–6.  SB–Whisenant (8,3rd base off Phillips/Rice); Whisenant (8,3rd base off Phillips/Rice).  CS–Banks (8,2nd base by Buhl/Rice); Banks (8,2nd base by Buhl/Rice).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Vic Delmore, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Stan Landes.
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