Pirates 5-4 Braves (Aug 27, 1956)

PIT

MIL

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

6

0

1

7

4

0

8

1

0

9

0

R

5

4

H

10

11

E

1

2

W: R. Face

L: B. Trowbridge

PIT

Team Stats

MIL

1

HR

2

5

R

4

10

H

11

0

SB

1

LOB

.303

AVG

.289

.343

OBP

.289

.455

SLG

.474

4.00

ERA

4.00

6

K

8

0

BB

2

Current Series

Pirates

5

Braves

4

Game 1

Final

Pirates

1

Braves

4

Game 2

Final

Pirates

1

Braves

1

Game 3

Final

1956 NL

Team	W	L	PCT
Dodgers	93	61	.604
Braves	92	62	.597
Redlegs	91	63	.591
Cardinals	76	78	.494
Phillies	71	83	.461
Giants	67	87	.435
Pirates	66	88	.429
Cubs	60	94	.390

Game Summary

The Milwaukee Braves couldn't pull it off against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 to 4, on August 28, 1956.

Game Info

August 27, 1956

PIT

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Frank Thomas F. Thomas 3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Walls L. Walls LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
Dale Long D. Long 1B	4	1	1	3	1	0	2
Dick Hall D. Hall P	3	1	2	0	0	0	1
Roy Face R. Face P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Shepard J. Shepard C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Mazeroski B. Mazeroski 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	33	5	10	4	1	2	8

MIL

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	K
Danny O'Connell D. O'Connell 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wes Covington W. Covington PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan J. Logan SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Hank Aaron H. Aaron RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Mathews E. Mathews 3B	4	2	3	3	2	0	0
Joe Adcock J. Adcock 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bobby Thomson B. Thomson LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Bruton B. Bruton CF	4	0	3	1	0	1	0
Del Crandall D. Crandall C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Spahn W. Spahn P	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Trowbridge B. Trowbridge P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Tanner C. Tanner PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	4	11	4	2	1	6

Batting

3B: B. Mazeroski

HR: D. Long

TB: D. Groat 2, D. Hall 2, D. Long 4, B. Mazeroski 3, J. Shepard, F. Thomas 2, B. Virdon

RBI: D. Groat, D. Long 3

IBB: B. Virdon

SAC: R. Clemente

GIDP: R. Clemente, J. Shepard

Batting

2B: B. Bruton

HR: E. Mathews 2

TB: J. Adcock, B. Bruton 4, W. Covington, J. Logan 2, E. Mathews 9, D. O'Connell

RBI: B. Bruton, E. Mathews 3

Baserunning

SB: B. Bruton

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Dick Hall D. Hall	6.0	9	4	4	4	2	6.00
Roy Face R. Face (W)	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	6	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Warren Spahn W. Spahn	6.2	8	4	3	1	5	1	4.05
Bob Trowbridge B. Trowbridge (L)	2.1	2	1	1	1	3	0	3.86
Totals	9.0	10	5	4	2	8	1

Batters faced: R. Face 11, D. Hall 27

WP: B. Trowbridge

Batters faced: W. Spahn 26, B. Trowbridge 10

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Frank Thomas F. Thomas 3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Walls L. Walls LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
Dale Long D. Long 1B	4	1	1	3	1	0	2
Dick Hall D. Hall P	3	1	2	0	0	0	1
Roy Face R. Face P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Shepard J. Shepard C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Mazeroski B. Mazeroski 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	33	5	10	4	1	2	8

Batting

3B: B. Mazeroski

HR: D. Long

TB: D. Groat 2, D. Hall 2, D. Long 4, B. Mazeroski 3, J. Shepard, F. Thomas 2, B. Virdon

RBI: D. Groat, D. Long 3

IBB: B. Virdon

SAC: R. Clemente

GIDP: R. Clemente, J. Shepard

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Dick Hall D. Hall	6.0	9	4	4	4	2	6.00
Roy Face R. Face (W)	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	6	2

Batters faced: R. Face 11, D. Hall 27

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	K
Danny O'Connell D. O'Connell 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wes Covington W. Covington PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan J. Logan SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Hank Aaron H. Aaron RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Mathews E. Mathews 3B	4	2	3	3	2	0	0
Joe Adcock J. Adcock 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bobby Thomson B. Thomson LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Bruton B. Bruton CF	4	0	3	1	0	1	0
Del Crandall D. Crandall C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Spahn W. Spahn P	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Trowbridge B. Trowbridge P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Tanner C. Tanner PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	4	11	4	2	1	6

Batting

2B: B. Bruton

HR: E. Mathews 2

TB: J. Adcock, B. Bruton 4, W. Covington, J. Logan 2, E. Mathews 9, D. O'Connell

RBI: B. Bruton, E. Mathews 3

Baserunning

SB: B. Bruton

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Warren Spahn W. Spahn	6.2	8	4	3	1	5	1	4.05
Bob Trowbridge B. Trowbridge (L)	2.1	2	1	1	1	3	0	3.86
Totals	9.0	10	5	4	2	8	1

WP: B. Trowbridge

Batters faced: W. Spahn 26, B. Trowbridge 10

54-72 PIT

MIL 75-49

Team Stats

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1956 NL

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