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May 6, 1958

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	0	1	0
Cubs	0	1	1

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	0	1	0
Cubs	3	2	1

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.261
OBP	.000	.329
At Bats	0	69
Hits	0	18
• Singles	0	11
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	7

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Wrigley Field - May 6, 1958

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Home Run

Joe Nuxhall

Smoky Burgess

George Crowe

Johnny Temple

Don Hoak

Roy McMillan

Frank Robinson

Gus Bell

Vada Pinson

Bobby Thomson

Walt Moryn

Ernie Banks

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall has Walls trapped. There's the throw to Burgess and over to Hoak, who tags Walls for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Banks reaches second base with a double. Walls moves to third.

Bottom 1 Walls takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Nuxhall covering, for the out.

Top 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Top 1 Crowe takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.

Top 1 Crowe hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Tappe settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Tappe.

Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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