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Scores
Standings
BAL
@CHW		5
4		 
(10)
BAL
@CHW		7
2
BOS
@CLE		2
1		 
(7)
NYY
@DET		5
8
WSH
@KCA		10
4
STL
@BRO		0
7
STL
@BRO		3
5
MLN
@PIT		5
1
MLN
@PIT		5
0		 
(5)
Sunday, August 5, 1956,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:19
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Braves
5
59-38
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
1
44-57
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Gene Conley (6-6)
L: Ron Kline (9-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  3   0  0  1   1  0  0    5 12  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1 10  1
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
Danny O'Connell 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .239 .696 1 3
Felix Mantilla SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .296 .715 0 3
Hank Aaron RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 .341 .976 1 0 HR,2B,GDP
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .244 .834 1 1 HR
Joe Adcock 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .992 10 0
   Frank Torre PH-1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .618 5 0
Wes Covington LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .299 .748 4 0
Bill Bruton CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .771 3 0 SB,2·SH
Del Crandall C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .264 .852 2 2 SB,SF
Gene Conley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .369 0 2
   Chuck Tanner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .759
   Ernie Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 2
Team Totals 35 5 12 5 3 3 .343 .927 27 13
2B: H Aaron (22).
HR: H Aaron (17); E Mathews (23).
SF: D Crandall (3).
SH: B Bruton 2 (10).
TB: H Aaron 6; E Mathews 4; B Bruton 2; W Covington 2; F Mantilla; D Crandall; J Adcock; F Torre; C Tanner.
GIDP: H Aaron (10).
RBI: H Aaron 3 (66); E Mathews (53); D Crandall (35).
Team LOB: 9.
Baserunning
SB: D Crandall (1, -1st base off  POCS); B Bruton (5, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Virdon CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .298 .767 2 0
Dick Groat SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 .663 0 7 SH
Lee Walls LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .805 2 0
Dale Long 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .280 .878 16 0 SF
Roberto Clemente RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .768 2 0 2B,HBP
Frank Thomas 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .803 2 3
Jack Shepard C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .239 .686 3 1
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .450 1 4
Ron Kline P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .316 0 2
   Dick Cole PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .562
   Cholly Naranjo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 0 1
   Bob Skinner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .602
Team Totals 35 1 10 1 1 4 .286 .630 * 18
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: R Clemente (14).
SF: D Long (8).
SH: D Groat (13).
HBP: R Clemente (4).
TB: R Clemente 2; B Virdon 2; F Thomas 2; J Shepard 2; D Groat; L Walls; B Mazeroski.
RBI: D Long (68).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Long.
E: D Groat (18).

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Gene Conley, W (6-6) 5 6 1 1 1 1 0 2.92 23 51
Ernie Johnson, S (4) 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 4.09 16
Team Totals 9 10 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 39 51

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ron Kline, L (9-12) 6 8 4 4 2 2 1 3.37 28 40
Cholly Naranjo 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 6.23 13
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 3 3 2 5.00 41 40
Balks: None.
WP: G Conley (1).
HBP: G Conley (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Danny O'Connell 2B 1 Bill Virdon CF
2 Felix Mantilla SS 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Lee Walls LF
4 Eddie Mathews 3B 4 Dale Long 1B
5 Joe Adcock 1B 5 Roberto Clemente RF
6 Wes Covington LF 6 Frank Thomas 3B
7 Bill Bruton CF 7 Jack Shepard C
8 Del Crandall C 8 Bill Mazeroski 2B
9 Gene Conley P 9 Ron Kline P

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