Milwaukee Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 18, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1956 at Forbes Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 2 1 0
Torre 1b 4 1 2 1
Aaron rf 4 1 2 0
Mathews 3b 5 1 3 0
Thomson lf 3 0 0 1
Logan ss 4 0 2 2
Dittmer 2b 4 0 1 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0
  Covington ph 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla pr 0 0 0 0
  Crandall c 0 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 1 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sleater p 0 0 0 0
  Adcock ph 1 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Spahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 5 1 3 0
Virdon cf 5 1 2 0
Walls lf 4 0 2 1
  O'Brien E. lf 0 0 0 0
  Powers ph 0 0 0 0
Long 1b 5 1 2 1
Groat ss 5 0 1 0
Thomas 3b 3 1 1 1
  O'Brien J. pr 0 0 0 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
Shepard c 3 0 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Kline p 1 0 1 0
  Cole ph 1 0 0 0
  Munger p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Milwaukee 120 000 0216111
Pittsburgh 001 012 0004132
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette   5.1 11 4 4 0 4
  Johnson   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Sleater  W(2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Trowbridge   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Spahn  SV(3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   5.0 7 3 1 0 2
  Munger   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Face  L(12-12) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Pollet   1.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
3
2
3

  E–Trowbridge (1), Shepard (4), Mazeroski (8).  2B–Milwaukee Logan (27), Pittsburgh Walls (20,off Burdette).  3B–Pittsburgh Long (7,off Burdette); Shepard (1,off Burdette).  SH–Torre (4); Thomson (5); Shepard (7,off Trowbridge).  SF–Thomson (4).  IBB–Aaron (6); Covington (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  CS–Virdon (7); Virdon (7,2nd base by Burdette/Rice).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Augie Donatelli.
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