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Standings
NYY
@BAL		2
3
WSH
@BOS		7
5
WSH
@BOS		11
10		 
(11)
DET
@CHW		3
1		 
(11)
DET
@CHW		1
4
KCA
@CLE		2
5
KCA
@CLE		1
2
MLN
@CIN		3
1
PIT
@NYG		6
7
PIT
@NYG		2
3
BRO
@PHI		3
2
CHC
@STL		0
6
CHC
@STL		3
1
Sunday, August 19, 1956, Crosley Field
Attendance: 25,986, Time of Game: 2:20

Braves
3
69-45
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3  5  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  8  1
W: Warren Spahn (14-9), L: Tom Acker (2-3)
 Reds
1
68-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB

Milwaukee Braves

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .255 .717 -.021 1.07 .052 -.072 0.0 4 1
Johnny Logan SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .760 .062 1.21 .126 -.065 0.3 5 5 SB
Hank Aaron RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .334 .943 .220 1.65 .350 -.130 0.6 4 0 HR
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .257 .871 .133 0.93 .184 -.051 0.7 0 3 HR
Joe Adcock 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .295 .981 -.100 0.98 .000 -.100 -0.9 6 2
   Frank Torre 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .593 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 2 0
Bobby Thomson CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .731 -.007 0.67 .038 -.044 -0.1 1 0
Andy Pafko LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .611 -.032 1.01 .000 -.032 -0.3 1 0 SH
   Bill Bruton CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .763 -.045 0.89 .000 -.045 -0.4 0 0
Del Rice C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .617 -.022 0.95 .047 -.069 -0.2 4 0
Warren Spahn P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .491 -.153 1.30 .000 -.153 -1.2 0 3 GDP
Team Totals 31 3 5 3 3 8 .161 .590 .035 1.08 .797 -.761 -1.5 27 14
HR: H Aaron (18, off T Acker; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); E Mathews (27, off T Acker; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: A Pafko (1, off T Acker).
TB: H Aaron 4; E Mathews 4; B Thomson; D O'Connell; J Logan.
GIDP: W Spahn (3).
RBI: H Aaron 2 (70); E Mathews (69).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 4. W Spahn-J Logan-F Torre; J Adcock-J Logan-D O'Connell; E Mathews-D O'Connell-F Torre; J Adcock-J Logan-J Adcock.
Baserunning
SB: J Logan (2, 3rd base off T Acker/E Bailey).

Cincinnati Reds

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .677 -.165 1.58 .042 -.207 -0.9 1 1 GDP
Frank Robinson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .933 -.146 0.99 .000 -.146 -1.2 3 0 GDP
Bob Thurman LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .328 .990 .087 0.86 .111 -.024 0.3 3 0
Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .310 .932 .227 1.71 .286 -.059 1.1 4 0 HR
Wally Post RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .791 -.356 2.06 .000 -.356 -1.8 2 0 GDP
Ed Bailey C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .306 .930 .004 0.98 .064 -.059 0.1 11 0
Alex Grammas 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .552 -.041 1.05 .000 -.041 -0.4 1 2
   Stan Palys PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .716 -.048 2.01 .000 -.048 -0.3 0 0
   Rocky Bridges 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .657 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Roy McMillan SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .272 .717 -.007 1.13 .035 -.042 0.1 2 2 IW
Joe Nuxhall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .552 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Acker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .077 -.099 1.46 .000 -.099 -1.0 0 1 GDP
   Ray Jablonski PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .761 .079 1.72 .079 .000 0.4 0 0
   Hal Jeffcoat PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .354 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Hersh Freeman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .231 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 8 1 2 3 .258 .658 -.465 1.36 .617 -1.081 -3.6 27 6
HR: T Kluszewski (31, off W Spahn; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: R McMillan (5, by W Spahn).
TB: T Kluszewski 5; B Thurman 2; R McMillan; E Bailey; J Temple; R Jablonski.
GIDP: T Acker (1); J Temple (7); F Robinson (10); W Post (9).
RBI: T Kluszewski (84).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Temple-R McMillan-T Kluszewski.
E: B Thurman (2).

Milwaukee Braves

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, W (14-9) 9 8 1 1 2 3 1 2.74 33 68 .465 1.36 3.5
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 2 3 1 1.00 33 68 .465 1.08 3.5

Cincinnati Reds

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Nuxhall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.61 1 48 -.035 0.87 -0.4
Tom Acker, L (2-3) 8 4 3 3 3 7 2 2.60 31 1 0 -.017 1.16 1.4
Hersh Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.96 3 0 0 .018 0.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 3 8 2 3.00 35 48 1 0 -.034 1.36 1.6
J Nuxhall faced 1 batter in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: W Spahn (8; R McMillan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bill Engeln, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 25,986.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Danny O'Connell 2B 1 Johnny Temple 2B
2 Johnny Logan SS 2 Frank Robinson CF
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Bob Thurman LF
4 Eddie Mathews 3B 4 Ted Kluszewski 1B
5 Joe Adcock 1B 5 Wally Post RF
6 Bobby Thomson CF 6 Ed Bailey C
7 Andy Pafko LF 7 Alex Grammas 3B
8 Del Rice C 8 Roy McMillan SS
9 Warren Spahn P 9 Joe Nuxhall P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-1 1 1-- RR MLN H. Aaron T. Acker 35% 85% Home Run; Logan Scores
b9 1-3 0 12- OO CIN W. Post W. Spahn 28% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Thurman to 3B
t6 0-1 1 --- R MLN E. Mathews T. Acker 16% 47% Home Run
b8 1-3 0 1-- OO CIN J. Temple W. Spahn 15% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b5 0-0 0 --- R CIN T. Kluszewski W. Spahn -14% 29% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MLN D. O'Connell J. Nuxhall 4% 54% Single to P
Tom Acker replaces Joe Nuxhall pitching and batting 9th
t1 0-0 0 1-- O MLN J. Logan T. Acker -3% 50% Popfly: LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O MLN H. Aaron T. Acker -3% 47% Popfly: C
t1 0-0 2 1-- MLN E. Mathews T. Acker 2% 49% Walk; O'Connell to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O MLN J. Adcock T. Acker -4% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Temple W. Spahn 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN F. Robinson W. Spahn 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN B. Thurman W. Spahn 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- MLN B. Thomson T. Acker 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MLN A. Pafko T. Acker -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thomson to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O MLN D. Rice T. Acker -4% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O MLN W. Spahn T. Acker -3% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Kluszewski W. Spahn 2% 47% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-0 1 --- O CIN W. Post W. Spahn 2% 49% Lineout: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- O CIN E. Bailey W. Spahn 1% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O MLN D. O'Connell T. Acker -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- MLN J. Logan T. Acker 5% 52% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Logan to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- MLN H. Aaron T. Acker 3% 55% Logan Steals 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 O MLN H. Aaron T. Acker -7% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --3 O MLN E. Mathews T. Acker -4% 44% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O CIN A. Grammas W. Spahn 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 --- CIN R. McMillan W. Spahn -3% 44% Single to SS
b3 0-0 1 1-- OO CIN T. Acker W. Spahn 6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O MLN J. Adcock T. Acker -3% 47% Lineout: 3B
t4 0-0 1 --- O MLN B. Thomson T. Acker -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O MLN A. Pafko T. Acker -1% 44% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- CIN J. Temple W. Spahn -4% 40% Single to LF
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO CIN F. Robinson W. Spahn 9% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O CIN B. Thurman W. Spahn 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- MLN D. Rice T. Acker 5% 55% Walk
t5 0-0 0 1-- OO MLN W. Spahn T. Acker -10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- MLN D. O'Connell T. Acker 2% 46% Walk
t5 0-0 2 1-- O MLN J. Logan T. Acker -3% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 --- R CIN T. Kluszewski W. Spahn -14% 29% Home Run
b5 1-0 0 --- O CIN W. Post W. Spahn 2% 31% Popfly: SS
b5 1-0 1 --- CIN E. Bailey W. Spahn -2% 29% Walk
b5 1-0 1 1-- O CIN A. Grammas W. Spahn 2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B; Bailey to 2B
b5 1-0 2 -2- CIN R. McMillan W. Spahn -1% 30% Intentional Walk
b5 1-0 2 12- O CIN T. Acker W. Spahn 4% 34% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Tom Acker facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron T. Acker -4% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- R MLN E. Mathews T. Acker 16% 47% Home Run
t6 1-1 1 --- O MLN J. Adcock T. Acker -2% 44% Popfly: SS
t6 1-1 2 --- O MLN B. Thomson T. Acker -2% 42% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
Bobby Thomson moves from CF to LF
Bill Bruton replaces Andy Pafko (LF) playing CF batting 7th
b6 1-1 0 --- O CIN J. Temple W. Spahn 3% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- O CIN F. Robinson W. Spahn 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b6 1-1 2 --- CIN B. Thurman W. Spahn -2% 46% Single to LF
b6 1-1 2 1-- O CIN T. Kluszewski W. Spahn 4% 50% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Tom Acker facing 7-8-9
t7 1-1 0 --- O MLN B. Bruton T. Acker -4% 46% Flyball: LF
t7 1-1 1 --- O MLN D. Rice T. Acker -3% 43% Foul Flyball: C
t7 1-1 2 --- O MLN W. Spahn T. Acker -2% 41% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b7 1-1 0 --- O CIN W. Post W. Spahn 4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-1 1 --- CIN E. Bailey W. Spahn -4% 41% Single to RF
Stan Palys pinch hits for Alex Grammas (3B) batting 7th
b7 1-1 1 1-- O CIN S. Palys W. Spahn 5% 46% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-1 2 1-- O CIN R. McMillan W. Spahn 4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Tom Acker facing 1-2-3
Rocky Bridges replaces Stan Palys (PH) playing 3B batting 7th
t8 1-1 0 --- O MLN D. O'Connell T. Acker -5% 45% Strikeout unassisted
t8 1-1 1 --- MLN J. Logan T. Acker 5% 50% Single (LF-CF)
t8 1-1 1 1-- RR MLN H. Aaron T. Acker 35% 85% Home Run; Logan Scores
t8 3-1 1 --- O MLN E. Mathews T. Acker -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-1 2 --- O MLN J. Adcock T. Acker -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
Frank Torre replaces Joe Adcock playing 1B batting 5th
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Tom Acker (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 0 --- CIN R. Jablonski W. Spahn -8% 76% Single to LF
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Ray Jablonski (PH) batting 9th
b8 1-3 0 1-- OO CIN J. Temple W. Spahn 15% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b8 1-3 2 --- O CIN F. Robinson W. Spahn 2% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Hersh Freeman facing 6-7-8
Hersh Freeman replaces Hal Jeffcoat (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O MLN B. Thomson H. Freeman -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-1 1 --- O MLN B. Bruton H. Freeman -1% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 3-1 2 --- O MLN D. Rice H. Freeman -0% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
b9 1-3 0 --- CIN B. Thurman W. Spahn -9% 82% Single to CF
b9 1-3 0 1-- CIN T. Kluszewski W. Spahn -14% 67% Single to CF; Thurman to 2B
b9 1-3 0 12- OO CIN W. Post W. Spahn 28% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Thurman to 3B
b9 1-3 2 --3 O CIN E. Bailey W. Spahn 5% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 1.

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