Milwaukee Braves (6) Chicago Cubs (0)
| 1956
Date of Game: Tuesday, April 17, 1956
Stadium: County Stadium
Stadium: County Stadium
Attendance: 39,766
Time of Game: 2:19
Game Notes:
John Briggs - 1st career game Solly Drake - 1st career game Lew Burdette - Complete game/Shutout John Briggs - 1st career game
Best at-bats
Joe Adcock HR in 6th inning (12.81)
Hank Aaron HR in 6th inning (12.49)
Eddie Mathews 1B in 4th inning (8.78)
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
Game Notes:
Best at-bats
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Milwaukee Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | x | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs Batting Stats |
| Chicago Cubs | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Don Hoak | 3b | 28.072 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Baker | 2b | 30.306 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gale Wade | cf | 27.087 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Banks | ss | 25.076 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Moryn | rf | 30.005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Irvin | lf | 37.051 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Fondy | 1b | 31.168 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hobie Landrith | c | 26.032 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Rush | p | 30.117 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Briggs | p | 22.083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solly Drake | ph | 25.176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | p | 31.322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .172 | 12 | 2224 | |||||
Milwaukee Braves Batting Stats |
| Milwaukee Braves | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Danny O'Connell | 2b | 29.086 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Logan | ss | 29.025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mathews | 3b | 24.187 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | rf | 22.071 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 244 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomson | lf | 32.175 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Adcock | 1b | 28.170 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 556 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Bruton | cf | 30.159 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Crandall | c | 26.043 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 395 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Burdette | p | 29.146 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals: | 33 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 9 | 3832 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Joe Adcock (1), Bob Rush (1)
3B: Bill Bruton (1)
HR: Hank Aaron (1), Joe Adcock (1)
RBIs: Hank Aaron 2 (2), Joe Adcock 2 (2), Lew Burdette (1), Del Crandall (1)
CS: Ernie Banks 2 (2), Danny O'Connell (1)
SF: Lew Burdette (1)
GDP: Gale Wade (1)
3B: Bill Bruton (1)
HR: Hank Aaron (1), Joe Adcock (1)
RBIs: Hank Aaron 2 (2), Joe Adcock 2 (2), Lew Burdette (1), Del Crandall (1)
CS: Ernie Banks 2 (2), Danny O'Connell (1)
SF: Lew Burdette (1)
GDP: Gale Wade (1)
Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats |
| Chicago Cubs | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Bob Rush (L 0-1) | 30.117 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.50 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 166 |
| John Briggs | 22.083 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turk Lown | 31.322 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 272 | |||
Milwaukee Braves Pitching Stats |
| Milwaukee Braves | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Lew Burdette (W 1-0) | 29.146 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bob Rush 0-0-0; John Briggs 0-0-0; Turk Lown 0-0-0; Lew Burdette 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Bob Rush 25; John Briggs 7; Turk Lown 5; Lew Burdette 30;
Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 39,766
Umpires: Home: Lee Ballanfant 1B Artie Gore 2B Bill Jackowski 3B Shag Crawford
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