Braves 5-0 Pirates (Aug 4, 1956)

MIL

PIT

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

2

0

5

3

0

6

7

8

9

R

5

0

H

8

3

E

0

1

W: L. Burdette

L: B. Friend

Current Series

Braves

3

Pirates

4

Game 1

Final

Braves

7

Pirates

3

Game 2

Final

Braves

5

Pirates

1

Game 3

Final

Braves

5

Pirates

0

Game 4

Final

1956 NL

Team	W	L	PCT
Dodgers	93	61	.604
Braves	92	62	.597
Redlegs	91	63	.591
Cardinals	76	78	.494
Phillies	71	83	.461
Giants	67	87	.435
Pirates	66	88	.429
Cubs	60	94	.390

Game Summary

The Pittsburgh Pirates were easily defeated by the Milwaukee Braves, 5 to 0, on August 5, 1956.

Game Info

August 5, 1956

MIL

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Danny O'Connell D. O'Connell 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
Johnny Logan J. Logan SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Hank Aaron H. Aaron RF	3	2	2	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
Eddie Mathews E. Mathews 3B	3	1	1	2	0	1	.333	.333	1.333
Wes Covington W. Covington LF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.500	.667	.500
Bobby Thomson B. Thomson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Frank Torre F. Torre 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bill Bruton B. Bruton CF	2	0	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Toby Atwell T. Atwell C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lew Burdette L. Burdette P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Totals	22	5	8	5	1	2

PIT

Batters	AB	H	BB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	2	2	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lee Walls L. Walls LF	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dale Long D. Long 1B	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Frank Thomas F. Thomas 3B	2	1	0	.500	.500	.500
Jack Shepard J. Shepard C	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bill Mazeroski B. Mazeroski 2B	1	0	1	.000	.500	.000
Bob Friend B. Friend P	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Fred Waters F. Waters P	0	0	0	-	-	-
Dick Hall D. Hall PH	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	17	3	1

Batting

3B: H. Aaron

HR: E. Mathews

RBI: H. Aaron, B. Bruton, W. Covington, E. Mathews 2

Baserunning

SB: H. Aaron

Baserunning

SB: B. Virdon

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Lew Burdette L. Burdette (W)	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Friend B. Friend (L)	4.1	8	5	5	1	2	1	10.38
Fred Waters F. Waters	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	8	5	5	1	2	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Danny O'Connell D. O'Connell 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
Johnny Logan J. Logan SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Hank Aaron H. Aaron RF	3	2	2	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
Eddie Mathews E. Mathews 3B	3	1	1	2	0	1	.333	.333	1.333
Wes Covington W. Covington LF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.500	.667	.500
Bobby Thomson B. Thomson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Frank Torre F. Torre 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bill Bruton B. Bruton CF	2	0	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Toby Atwell T. Atwell C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lew Burdette L. Burdette P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Totals	22	5	8	5	1	2

Batting

3B: H. Aaron

HR: E. Mathews

RBI: H. Aaron, B. Bruton, W. Covington, E. Mathews 2

Baserunning

SB: H. Aaron

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Lew Burdette L. Burdette (W)	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0

Batters	AB	H	BB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	2	2	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lee Walls L. Walls LF	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dale Long D. Long 1B	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Frank Thomas F. Thomas 3B	2	1	0	.500	.500	.500
Jack Shepard J. Shepard C	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bill Mazeroski B. Mazeroski 2B	1	0	1	.000	.500	.000
Bob Friend B. Friend P	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Fred Waters F. Waters P	0	0	0	-	-	-
Dick Hall D. Hall PH	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	17	3	1

Baserunning

SB: B. Virdon

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Friend B. Friend (L)	4.1	8	5	5	1	2	1	10.38
Fred Waters F. Waters	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	5.0	8	5	5	1	2	1

60-38 MIL

PIT 44-58

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1956 NL

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