August 26, 1956
The Milwaukee Braves free fall continued with a 13-6 loss today to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Braves have lost 9 in a row now and find themselves in 4th place, 15 games behind the league leading Dodgers.
BOXSCORE: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1956 Milwaukee Braves 8/26/1956
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
J.Gilliam LF 4 2 3 1 .320 D.O'Connell 2B 4 0 2 3 .257
P.Reese SS 5 3 3 3 .263 J.Logan SS 4 0 2 1 .329
D.Snider CF 5 0 0 0 .314 H.Aaron RF 5 0 1 0 .352
C.Furillo RF 6 1 2 1 .274 E.Mathews 3B 5 1 2 0 .303
J.Robinson 2B 5 2 3 1 .311 J.Adcock 1B 5 0 0 0 .305
R.Campanella C 5 2 1 1 .214 B.Thomson LF 2 1 1 0 .251
G.Hodges 1B 6 1 2 3 .287 B.Bruton CF 4 2 4 2 .289
R.Jackson 3B 4 1 3 0 .304 D.Rice C 2 1 0 0 .149
R.Craig P 3 1 2 2 .188 C-A.Pafko PH 1 0 0 0 .230
D-D.Crandall C 0 0 0 0 .233
B.Buhl P 0 0 0 0 .129
B.Trowbridge P 0 0 0 0 .200
A-W.Covington PH 1 1 1 0 .303
R.Crone P 0 0 0 0 .137
B-F.Mantilla PH 1 0 0 0 .276
E.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .000
E-C.Tanner PH 1 0 0 0 .235
T.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 .167
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Totals 43 13 19 12 Totals 35 6 13 6
A-Pinch Hit For Trowbridge In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Crone In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rice In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pafko In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
Dodgers......... 5 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 13 19 1
Braves.......... 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 2
Dodgers (78-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Craig WIN(15-6) 9 13 6 6 5 9 0 3.79
Totals 9 13 6 6 5 9 0
Braves (64-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Buhl LOSS(10-10) 0 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 0 3.81
B.Trowbridge 3 1/3 4 5 5 3 2 2 4.85
R.Crone 2 5 2 2 1 3 0 3.92
E.Johnson 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 4.88
T.Phillips 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.09
Totals 9 19 13 13 8 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 41,477 DATE- Sunday, August 26th 1956 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Augie Donatelli, Bill Engeln, Vic Delmore, Jocko Conlan
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:13 Braves: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 4 Braves: 0
ERRORS- P.Reese, B.Bruton, D.Rice
DOUBLES- P.Reese(19th), G.Hodges(27th), R.Jackson-2(14th), D.O'Connell(25th),
B.Bruton-2(23rd)
TRIPLES- H.Aaron(13th)
HOME RUNS- P.Reese(6th), R.Campanella(14th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Robinson-2(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Gilliam
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Reese, R.Craig, B.Trowbridge
WALKS- J.Gilliam-2, D.Snider, J.Robinson, R.Campanella, R.Jackson-2, R.Craig,
D.O'Connell, J.Logan, B.Thomson-2, D.Rice
STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider-2, R.Campanella, G.Hodges-2, R.Craig, D.O'Connell,
H.Aaron, E.Mathews-2, J.Adcock-3, D.Rice, C.Tanner
GIDP- J.Logan, H.Aaron, J.Adcock
2-out RBI- G.Hodges-3, D.O'Connell-2, J.Gilliam, P.Reese-3, R.Craig-2,
J.Robinson
RLISP 2-out- J.Robinson, R.Campanella-3, R.Craig-2, J.Logan, B.Thomson,
D.Snider-4, D.Rice, R.Jackson-4, J.Gilliam, H.Aaron, A.Pafko
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Del Crandall blocked the plate, saving a run!
Roger Craig completed the game without help from the bullpen at County Stadium
where the very talented Brooklyn Dodgers beat the reeling Milwaukee Braves 13
to 6.
Pee Wee Reese had a big day at the plate. He doubled in the 1st inning,
lofted a three-run bomb in the 3rd inning and slapped a base-hit in the 7th
inning. Brooklyn finished with 19 hits in the victory.
Craig(15-6) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 6 runs. Bob
Buhl(10-10) ended up with the loss. Brooklyn now has a record of a league
leading 78-42. Charley Grimm was unhappy with his club's recent performance.
'We can't keep losing games' he said. 'It gets to be embarrassing after a
while.'
The Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson had a big day at the plate as the Dodgers pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1. Robinson hit 4 HR and had 5 RBI in the victory. Jackie and Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski are the only 2 players in MLB to hit 4 HR in a game this season. Sal Maglie went the distance for Brooklyn, allowing 1 run and getting his 9th win.
