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Milwaukee Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 2

Friday, April 26, 1957 (N) at Crosley Field





MIL N    0  1  4    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   9 10  0
CIN N    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves      AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
O'Connell 2b           5   1   1   0       0   0       5   2
Aaron rf               5   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Mathews 3b             3   2   1   0       1   0       1   1
Adcock 1b              2   3   2   5       1   0       9   2
Thomson lf             3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Logan ss               4   1   2   2       0   0       2   3
Bruton cf              4   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
Crandall c             4   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Spahn p                4   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
Totals                34   9  10   9       2   1      27  11

BATTING - 
2B: Mathews (3,off Fowler).
HR: Adcock 2 (4,2nd inning off Klippstein 0 on 0 out,3rd inning off Klippstein
3 on 2 out); Logan (2,6th inning off Freeman 0 on 2 out); Crandall (3,7th
inning off Freeman 0 on 0 out).
SH: Thomson (1,off Fowler).
HBP: Adcock (1,by Freeman).
Team LOB: 2.

Cincinnati Reds       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Temple 2b              5   0   2   0       0   0       3   5
Robinson lf            4   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Bell cf                5   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Post rf                3   1   1   1       1   0       4   0
Crowe 1b               4   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
Bailey c               3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Hoak 3b                3   0   0   0       1   1       3   2
McMillan ss            1   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
  Schult ph            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fowler p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Burgess ph           1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Klippstein p           1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Freeman p            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Acker p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Whisenant ph         1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Grammas ss           1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                34   2   9   2       4   3      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hoak-Crowe, McMillan-Temple-Crowe.

BATTING - 
2B: Temple (3,off Spahn).
HR: Post (2,4th inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out).
SF: Robinson (1,off Spahn).
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Hoak (3,2nd base by Spahn/Crandall).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves      IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Spahn W(3-0)           9     9   2   2   4   3   1

Cincinnati Reds       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Klippstein L(0-3)      2.2   4   5   5   1   0   2
Freeman                3.1   4   2   2   0   1   2
Acker                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0
Fowler                 2     2   2   2   1   0   0
Totals                 9    10   9   9   2   1   4
Freeman faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
HBP: Freeman (1,Adcock).

Umpires: Vinnie Smith, Jocko Conlan, Augie Donatelli, Vic Delmore

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 18462

Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Braves              Cincinnati Reds          
1. O'Connell           2b        Temple              2b
2. Aaron               rf        Robinson            lf
3. Mathews             3b        Bell                cf
4. Adcock              1b        Post                rf
5. Thomson             lf        Crowe               1b
6. Logan               ss        Bailey              c
7. Bruton              cf        Hoak                3b
8. Crandall            c         McMillan            ss
9. Spahn               p         Klippstein          p

BRAVES 1ST: O'Connell lined to third; Aaron grounded out (second
to first); Mathews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Temple grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
singled to left; Bell flied out to center; Post walked [Robinson
to second]; Crowe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Adcock homered; Thomson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Logan grounded out (third to first); Bruton grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bailey struck out; Hoak walked; Hoak was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to third);
McMillan walked; Klippstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 1, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Crandall singled to left; On a bunt Spahn made an
out to pitcher; O'Connell singled to left [Crandall to second];
Aaron flied out to right; Mathews walked [Crandall to third,
O'Connell to second]; Adcock homered [Crandall scored, O'Connell
scored, Mathews scored]; FREEMAN REPLACED KLIPPSTEIN (PITCHING);
Thomson singled to third; Logan popped to first; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Temple flied out to left; Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Bell popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Bruton popped to third; Crandall flied out to
center; Spahn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: Post homered; Crowe singled to left; Bailey popped to
second; Hoak forced Crowe (shortstop to second); McMillan forced
Hoak (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds
1.

BRAVES 5TH: O'Connell flied to right in foul territory; Aaron
flied out to center; Mathews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Freeman popped to shortstop; Temple grounded out
(second to first); Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Adcock was hit by a pitch; Freeman threw four
straight pitches at Adcock, hitting him on the right knee with
the fourth; Thomson lined into a double play (third to
first) [Adcock out at first]; Logan homered; Bruton flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Bell singled to center; Post flied out to center;
Crowe singled to left [Bell to second]; Bailey grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bell to third, Crowe to second]; Hoak flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Crandall homered; Spahn singled to right; ACKER
REPLACED FREEMAN (PITCHING); O'Connell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Spahn out at second]; Aaron
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
7, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: SCHULT BATTED FOR MCMILLAN; Schult popped to second;
WHISENANT BATTED FOR ACKER; Whisenant singled to left; Temple
doubled to right [Whisenant to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Whisenant scored]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Reds 2.

BRAVES 8TH: FOWLER REPLACED SCHULT (PITCHING); GRAMMAS REPLACED
WHISENANT (PLAYING SS); Mathews doubled to left; Adcock walked;
Thomson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mathews to
third, Adcock to second]; Logan singled to left [Mathews scored,
Adcock to third]; Logan's RBI single breaks streak of 15 runs
accounted for on HRs; Bruton forced Logan (shortstop to
second) [Adcock scored]; Crandall flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Post popped to second; Crowe grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bailey walked; Hoak was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Spahn flied out to left; O'Connell flied out to
right; Aaron grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: BURGESS BATTED FOR FOWLER; Burgess popped to first;
Grammas flied out to right; Temple singled to right; Robinson
singled to center [Temple to second]; Bell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           9  10   0    2
 Reds             2   9   0   10









KEY
AB   -  At Bats
R    -  Runs Scored
H    -  Hits
RBI  -  Runs Batted In
BB   -  Bases On Balls
SO   -  Strikeouts
PO   -  Putouts
A    -  Assists
DP   -  The number of DPs turned by the team
E    -  Errors
PB   -  Passed Balls
2B   -  Doubles
3B   -  Triples
HR   -  Home Runs
SH   -  Sacrifice Hits
SF   -  Sacrifice Flies
HBP  -  Hit By Pitch
IBB  -  Intentional Bases On Balls
Team LOB  -  Team Left on Base
SB   -  Stolen Bases
CS   -  Caught Stealing
IP   -  Innings Pitched
H    -  Hits Allowed
HR   -  Home Runs Allowed
R    -  Runs Allowed
ER   -  Earned Runs Allowed
BB   -  Bases On Balls
SO   -  Strikeouts
WP   -  Wild Pitches
BK   -  Balks
HBP  -  Hit By Pitch
IBB  -  Intentional Bases On Balls



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