The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't keep up with the Milwaukee Braves, 5 to 1, on August 5, 1956.

1956 Pittsburgh Pirates

Final

MIL

Braves

59-38

5

PIT

Pirates

44-57

1

MIL

PIT

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

3

0

4

0

0

5

0

1

6

1

0

7

1

0

8

0

0

9

0

0

R

5

1

H

12

10

E

0

1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Danny O'Connell 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Felix Mantilla SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Hank Aaron RF 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 6
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4
Joe Adcock 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Frank Torre PH,1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wes Covington LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bill Bruton CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Del Crandall C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gene Conley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chuck Tanner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ernie Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5 2 3 3 2 0 19

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Gene Conley (W) 5.0 6 1 1 1 1 0
Ernie Johnson (S) 4.0 4 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 9.0 10 1 1 1 4 0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Bill Virdon CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Dick Groat SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Lee Walls LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dale Long 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Roberto Clemente RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Frank Thomas 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jack Shepard C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ron Kline P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Cole PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cholly Naranjo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Skinner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 1 0 1 4 0 0 11

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ron Kline (L) 6.0 8 4 4 2 2 1
Cholly Naranjo 3.0 4 1 1 1 1 1
Totals 9.0 12 5 5 3 3 2

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