Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1956 > Apr 19, 1956, Cubs at Braves Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		2
4
CLE
@CHW		0
1
KCA
@DET		4
1
NYY
@WSH		3
7
PHI
@BRO		4
5		 
(10)
STL
@CIN		9
10		 
(10)
CHC
@MLN		1
3
PIT
@NYG		3
2
Thursday, April 19, 1956
, County Stadium
Attendance: 9,535, Time of Game: 2:21
Cubs
1
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
8th, 2 GB
 at Braves
3
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Bob Buhl (1-0)
L: Warren Hacker (0-1)
S: Dave Jolly (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  X    3  6  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Hoak 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .222 .444 -0.090 1.06 0.028 -0.118 -0.7 1 1
Gene Baker 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 -0.023 0.99 0.041 -0.064 -0.1 3 4
Gale Wade CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.094 1.01 0.000 -0.094 -0.8 3 0
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .452 -0.115 1.17 0.000 -0.115 -0.9 3 3
Walt Moryn RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .857 0.031 0.99 0.079 -0.048 0.3 3 0
Monte Irvin LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .167 .452 0.001 1.17 0.050 -0.050 -0.1 2 0
Dee Fondy 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .857 0.136 1.35 0.169 -0.032 1.1 7 0
Hobie Landrith C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .167 .452 0.089 2.01 0.168 -0.079 0.8 2 1 IW
Warren Hacker P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.310 2.28 0.000 -0.310 -2.4 0 2
   Jim King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.021 0.86 0.000 -0.021 -0.1
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 3 5 .206 .476 -0.396 1.29 0.535 -0.931 -3.0 24 11
IBB: H Landrith (1, by B Buhl).
TB: W Moryn 2; D Fondy 2; M Irvin; H Landrith; D Hoak.
RBI: H Landrith (1).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Hacker-H Landrith-D Hoak.
E: G Wade (1).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .667 -0.052 1.33 0.058 -0.110 -0.1 4 3
Johnny Logan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.042 0.99 0.052 -0.094 -1.1 1 0
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.083 0.90 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 1 1
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 1.357 -0.001 0.84 0.038 -0.040 -0.0 4 1
Bobby Thomson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.124 1.24 0.000 -0.124 -0.9 1 0
Joe Adcock 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1.143 -0.089 1.23 0.000 -0.089 -0.6 5 0
Bill Bruton CF 3 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .857 0.141 0.86 0.165 -0.023 0.6 4 0
Del Crandall C 1 1 0 0 2 0 .333 1.048 0.023 1.72 0.047 -0.024 0.2 7 1 IW
Bob Buhl P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .500 1.500 0.170 1.67 0.187 -0.017 1.0 0 1 2B
   Wes Covington PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.163 3.52 0.163 0.000 1.2
   Dave Jolly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 6 3 2 1 .200 .483 0.106 1.23 0.710 -0.604 -0.6 27 7
2B: B Buhl (1, off W Hacker).
IBB: D Crandall (2, by W Hacker).
TB: B Buhl 2; D O'Connell; W Covington; B Bruton; H Aaron; J Logan.
RBI: D O'Connell (1); W Covington (1); B Buhl (1).
2-out RBI: B Buhl.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Aaron-D Crandall.
Outfield Assists: H Aaron (W Moryn at 3rd base).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Hacker, L (0-1) 8 6 3 2 2 1 0 2.25 32 59 -0.105 1.23 0.6
Team Totals 8 6 3 2 2 1 0 2.25 32 59 -0.105 1.29 0.6

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Buhl, W (1-0) 7 7 1 1 2 4 0 1.29 30 61 0.262 1.37 2.1
Dave Jolly, S (1) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.133 0.93 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 5 0 1.00 37 61 0 0 0.395 1.23 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: W Hacker (1; D Crandall); B Buhl (1; H Landrith).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Lee Ballanfant.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 9,535.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Milwaukee Braves
1 Don Hoak 3B 1 Danny O'Connell 2B
2 Gene Baker 2B 2 Johnny Logan SS
3 Gale Wade CF 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Ernie Banks SS 4 Hank Aaron RF
5 Walt Moryn RF 5 Bobby Thomson LF
6 Monte Irvin LF 6 Joe Adcock 1B
7 Dee Fondy 1B 7 Bill Bruton CF
8 Hobie Landrith C 8 Del Crandall C
9 Warren Hacker P 9 Bob Buhl P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-1 1 123 OO CHC W. Hacker B. Buhl 22% 57% Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
b5 0-1 2 12- R MLN B. Buhl W. Hacker 19% 58% Double; Bruton Scores; Crandall to 3B
b7 1-1 1 1-3 R MLN W. Covington W. Hacker 16% 87% Single; Bruton Scores/unER; Crandall to 3B; Covington to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- R CHC H. Landrith B. Buhl -16% 29% Single; Irvin Scores; Fondy to 3B
b7 1-1 1 --- MLN B. Bruton W. Hacker 15% 69% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bruton to 3B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Hoak B. Buhl 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Baker B. Buhl 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHC G. Wade B. Buhl 1% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MLN D. O'Connell W. Hacker -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O MLN J. Logan W. Hacker -1% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews W. Hacker -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Buhl 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- CHC W. Moryn B. Buhl -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CHC M. Irvin B. Buhl 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 1-- CHC D. Fondy B. Buhl -2% 50% Single; Moryn to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O CHC H. Landrith B. Buhl 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- MLN H. Aaron W. Hacker 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- O MLN B. Thomson W. Hacker -3% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- O MLN J. Adcock W. Hacker -3% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O MLN B. Bruton W. Hacker -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Buhl facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CHC W. Hacker B. Buhl 2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-0 1 --- CHC D. Hoak B. Buhl -3% 50% Single
t3 0-0 1 1-- CHC G. Baker B. Buhl -4% 46% Walk; Hoak to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- O CHC G. Wade B. Buhl 5% 51% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 12- O CHC E. Banks B. Buhl 5% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O MLN D. Crandall W. Hacker -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O MLN B. Buhl W. Hacker -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O MLN D. O'Connell W. Hacker -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O CHC W. Moryn B. Buhl 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- CHC M. Irvin B. Buhl -3% 50% Single to LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- CHC D. Fondy B. Buhl -4% 45% Fielder's Choice 2B; Irvin to 2B; Fondy to 1B
t4 0-0 1 12- R CHC H. Landrith B. Buhl -16% 29% Single; Irvin Scores; Fondy to 3B
t4 1-0 1 1-3 O CHC W. Hacker B. Buhl 7% 36% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fondy stays at 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 O CHC D. Hoak B. Buhl 5% 41% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O MLN J. Logan W. Hacker -3% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- O MLN E. Mathews W. Hacker -2% 36% Lineout: 2B
b4 0-1 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron W. Hacker -1% 35% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Bob Buhl facing 2-3-4
t5 1-0 0 --- O CHC G. Baker B. Buhl 2% 37% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 --- O CHC G. Wade B. Buhl 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Buhl 1% 40% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 --- O MLN B. Thomson W. Hacker -3% 36% Flyball: SS
b5 0-1 1 --- O MLN J. Adcock W. Hacker -2% 34% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 2 --- MLN B. Bruton W. Hacker 2% 36% Single
b5 0-1 2 1-- MLN D. Crandall W. Hacker 3% 39% Walk; Bruton to 2B
b5 0-1 2 12- R MLN B. Buhl W. Hacker 19% 58% Double; Bruton Scores; Crandall to 3B
b5 1-1 2 -23 O MLN D. O'Connell W. Hacker -8% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
t6 1-1 0 --- CHC W. Moryn B. Buhl -5% 45% Single to 1B
t6 1-1 0 1-- O CHC M. Irvin B. Buhl 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B; Moryn to 2B
t6 1-1 1 -2- CHC D. Fondy B. Buhl -10% 36% Single; Moryn to 3B; Fondy to 2B
t6 1-1 1 -23 CHC H. Landrith B. Buhl -1% 35% Intentional Walk
t6 1-1 1 123 OO CHC W. Hacker B. Buhl 22% 57% Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- MLN J. Logan W. Hacker 5% 62% Single
b6 1-1 0 1-- O MLN E. Mathews W. Hacker -5% 57% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 1-1 1 1-- O MLN H. Aaron W. Hacker -2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B; Mathews to 2B
b6 1-1 2 -2- O MLN B. Thomson W. Hacker -5% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
t7 1-1 0 --- O CHC D. Hoak B. Buhl 4% 54% Strikeout
t7 1-1 1 --- O CHC G. Baker B. Buhl 3% 56% Flyball: 2B
t7 1-1 2 --- O CHC G. Wade B. Buhl 2% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 6-7-8
b7 1-1 0 --- O MLN J. Adcock W. Hacker -4% 55% Flyball: RF
b7 1-1 1 --- MLN B. Bruton W. Hacker 15% 69% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bruton to 3B
b7 1-1 1 --3 MLN D. Crandall W. Hacker 2% 71% Intentional Walk
Wes Covington pinch hits for Bob Buhl (P) batting 9th
b7 1-1 1 1-3 R MLN W. Covington W. Hacker 16% 87% Single; Bruton Scores/unER; Crandall to 3B; Covington to 2B
b7 2-1 1 -23 R MLN D. O'Connell W. Hacker 6% 93% Single; Crandall Scores; Covington to 3B
b7 3-1 1 1-3 OO MLN J. Logan W. Hacker -5% 88% Double Play: Bunt Groundout: P-C-3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Dave Jolly facing 4-5-6
Dave Jolly replaces Wes Covington (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-3 0 --- O CHC E. Banks D. Jolly 3% 91% Strikeout
t8 1-3 1 --- O CHC W. Moryn D. Jolly 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t8 1-3 2 --- CHC M. Irvin D. Jolly -2% 91% Walk
t8 1-3 2 1-- O CHC D. Fondy D. Jolly 3% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 3-4-5
b8 3-1 0 --- O MLN E. Mathews W. Hacker -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 3-1 1 --- O MLN H. Aaron W. Hacker -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-1 2 --- O MLN B. Thomson W. Hacker -0% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Dave Jolly facing 8-9-1
t9 1-3 0 --- O CHC H. Landrith D. Jolly 3% 97% Flyball: RF
Jim King pinch hits for Warren Hacker (P) batting 9th
t9 1-3 1 --- O CHC J. King D. Jolly 2% 99% Flyball: 2B
t9 1-3 2 --- O CHC D. Hoak D. Jolly 1% 100% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MLN195604190
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.