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Scores
Standings
BOS
@BAL		1
2
BOS
@BAL		4
5
CHW
@CLE		6
3
CHW
@CLE		9
8
DET
@KCA		11
3
DET
@KCA		5
1
WSH
@NYY		3
4
WSH
@NYY		5
12
MLN
@CHC		9
10
MLN
@CHC		11
9
BRO
@PHI		6
5
BRO
@PHI		3
12
NYG
@PIT		4
5		 
(10)
NYG
@PIT		5
3		 
(15)
CIN
@STL		6
3
CIN
@STL		6
5		 
(7)
Wednesday, May 30, 1956,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 29,113, Time of Game: 3:19
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Braves
11
18-10
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
9
10-23
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Ray Crone (4-1)
L: Warren Hacker (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   1  0  4   5  0  0   11 13  0
Cubs            0  1  0   3  0  0   1  3  1    9 13  2
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jack Dittmer 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .556 1.303 2 2
Johnny Logan SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .263 .708 1 3 SH,GDP
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .270 .869 2 2 HR
Hank Aaron RF 5 3 2 3 0 0 .352 1.038 1 0 HR,2B
Bobby Thomson CF 5 3 3 5 0 0 .292 .872 2 0 2·HR
Chuck Tanner LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .429 1.110 1 0
Frank Torre 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .421 .965 14 0
Del Crandall C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .935 4 0
Ray Crone P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .437 0 4
   Bob Buhl P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .417 0 0
   Ernie Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Team Totals 38 11 13 10 3 4 .342 1.074 27 12
2B: H Aaron (6).
HR: B Thomson 2 (8); H Aaron (6); E Mathews (7).
SH: J Logan (1).
TB: B Thomson 9; H Aaron 6; E Mathews 4; F Torre 3; C Tanner 2; J Dittmer 2.
GIDP: J Logan (6).
RBI: B Thomson 5 (21); H Aaron 3 (19); F Torre (8); E Mathews (17).
Team LOB: 4.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Miksis 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .694 1 1
Gene Baker 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .621 2 3
Dee Fondy 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .300 .662 7 0
Ernie Banks SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 .308 1.042 4 5 HR
Walt Moryn RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .268 .727 3 1 2B
Monte Irvin LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .247 .805 2 0 3B
Pete Whisenant CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 .257 .804 4 1 2B
Harry Chiti C 3 2 3 3 1 0 .267 .853 4 0 HR,3B
Warren Hacker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Russ Meyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0 0
   Sam Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .857 0 0
   Jim King PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .626
   Jim Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Hobie Landrith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .701
   Jim Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 39 9 13 9 4 2 .333 1.036 27 11
2B: P Whisenant (5); W Moryn (4).
3B: M Irvin (1); H Chiti (2).
HR: E Banks (11); H Chiti (3).
TB: H Chiti 8; M Irvin 4; E Banks 4; W Moryn 3; P Whisenant 3; D Fondy 2; E Miksis.
RBI: H Chiti 3 (9); P Whisenant 3 (14); M Irvin (13); E Banks (25); D Fondy (8).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Baker-E Banks-D Fondy.
E: G Baker (5); H Chiti (2).

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ray Crone, W (4-1) 7 10 7 7 3 2 0 3.00 33 28
Bob Buhl 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.35 3
Ernie Johnson 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 5.68 7
Team Totals 9 13 9 9 4 2 2 9.00 43 28

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Warren Hacker, L (0-5) 5 7 6 4 1 2 4 5.79 24 34
Russ Meyer 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.94 7
Sam Jones 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 8.37 5
Jim Hughes 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.35 3
Jim Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 3
Team Totals 9 13 11 9 3 4 4 9.00 42 34
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vic Delmore, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Engeln.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 29,113.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Jack Dittmer 2B 1 Eddie Miksis 3B
2 Johnny Logan SS 2 Gene Baker 2B
3 Eddie Mathews 3B 3 Dee Fondy 1B
4 Hank Aaron RF 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Bobby Thomson CF 5 Walt Moryn RF
6 Chuck Tanner LF 6 Monte Irvin LF
7 Frank Torre 1B 7 Pete Whisenant CF
8 Del Crandall C 8 Harry Chiti C
9 Ray Crone P 9 Warren Hacker P

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