Braves 5-0 Pirates (Aug 4, 1956)

MIL

PIT

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

2

0

5

3

0

6

X

7

X

8

X

9

X

R

5

0

H

8

3

E

0

1

W: L. Burdette

L: B. Friend

MIL

Team Stats

PIT

1

HR

0

5

R

0

8

H

3

1

SB

1

LOB

.364

AVG

.176

.391

OBP

.222

.591

SLG

.176

0.00

ERA

9.00

0

K

2

1

BB

1

Current Series

Braves

3

Pirates

4

Game 1

Final

Braves

7

Pirates

3

Game 2

Final

Braves

5

Pirates

1

Game 3

Final

Braves

5

Pirates

0

Game 4

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 Pittsburgh Pirates were easily defeated by the Milwaukee Braves, 5 to 0, on August 5, 1956.

Game Info

August 4, 1956

MIL

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Danny O'Connell D. O'Connell 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan J. Logan SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Aaron H. Aaron RF	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	0
Eddie Mathews E. Mathews 3B	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	1
Wes Covington W. Covington LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson B. Thomson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Torre F. Torre 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Bruton B. Bruton CF	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Toby Atwell T. Atwell C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lew Burdette L. Burdette P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	22	5	8	5	1	1	1	2

PIT

Batters	AB	H	SB	BB
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	2	2	1	0
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	2	0	0	0
Lee Walls L. Walls LF	2	0	0	0
Dale Long D. Long 1B	2	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF	2	0	0	0
Frank Thomas F. Thomas 3B	2	1	0	0
Jack Shepard J. Shepard C	2	0	0	0
Bill Mazeroski B. Mazeroski 2B	1	0	0	1
Bob Friend B. Friend P	1	0	0	0
Fred Waters F. Waters P	0	0	0	0
Dick Hall D. Hall PH	1	0	0	0
Totals	17	3	1	1

Batting

3B: H. Aaron

HR: E. Mathews

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

RBI: H. Aaron, B. Bruton, W. Covington, E. Mathews 2

SAC: J. Logan

GIDP: H. Aaron

Baserunning

SB: H. Aaron

Batting

TB: F. Thomas, B. Virdon 2

GIDP: D. Groat

Baserunning

SB: B. Virdon

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Lew Burdette L. Burdette (W)	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Friend B. Friend (L)	4.1	8	5	5	1	2	1	10.38
Fred Waters F. Waters	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	8	5	5	1	2	1

Batters faced: L. Burdette 18

Batters faced: B. Friend 22, F. Waters 2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Danny O'Connell D. O'Connell 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan J. Logan SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Aaron H. Aaron RF	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	0
Eddie Mathews E. Mathews 3B	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	1
Wes Covington W. Covington LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson B. Thomson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Torre F. Torre 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Bruton B. Bruton CF	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Toby Atwell T. Atwell C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lew Burdette L. Burdette P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	22	5	8	5	1	1	1	2

Batting

3B: H. Aaron

HR: E. Mathews

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

RBI: H. Aaron, B. Bruton, W. Covington, E. Mathews 2

SAC: J. Logan

GIDP: H. Aaron

Baserunning

SB: H. Aaron

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Lew Burdette L. Burdette (W)	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0

Batters faced: L. Burdette 18

Batters	AB	H	SB	BB
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	2	2	1	0
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	2	0	0	0
Lee Walls L. Walls LF	2	0	0	0
Dale Long D. Long 1B	2	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF	2	0	0	0
Frank Thomas F. Thomas 3B	2	1	0	0
Jack Shepard J. Shepard C	2	0	0	0
Bill Mazeroski B. Mazeroski 2B	1	0	0	1
Bob Friend B. Friend P	1	0	0	0
Fred Waters F. Waters P	0	0	0	0
Dick Hall D. Hall PH	1	0	0	0
Totals	17	3	1	1

Batting

TB: F. Thomas, B. Virdon 2

GIDP: D. Groat

Baserunning

SB: B. Virdon

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Friend B. Friend (L)	4.1	8	5	5	1	2	1	10.38
Fred Waters F. Waters	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	8	5	5	1	2	1

Batters faced: B. Friend 22, F. Waters 2

60-38 MIL

PIT 44-58

Team Stats

Current Series

1956 NL

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