Milwaukee Braves 4 – 13 Cincinnati Reds
18 August 1956 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Bob Thurman | 1 in 321 games |
| 38 | final score 13–4 | 1 in 542 games | |
| 23 | 9 total bases | Ted Kluszewski | 1 in 419 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – | 13 | 14 | 0 |
Box score
Milwaukee Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Logan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Aaron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Mathews | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Adcock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bobby Thomson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Bruton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Toby Atwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ray Crone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Buhl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wes Covington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Tanner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Milwaukee Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Crone | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Buhl | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Conley | 2.2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Jolly | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Robinson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Bob Thurman | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR, 2B |
| Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Wally Post | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ed Bailey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Grammas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roy McMillan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnny Klippstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Klippstein | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |