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August 24, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 4 6 0
Cubs 3 6 1
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Giants 4 6 0
Cubs 3 6 1

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .278
OBP .000 .340
At Bats 0 252
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 40

Ruben Gomez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 12 1
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Wrigley Field - August 24, 1956
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Walk
Ruben Gomez
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Hank Thompson
Daryl Spencer
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Monte Irvin
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Monte Irvin pinch hits for Turk Lown. Irvin takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Eddie Miksis now playing shortstop. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Turk Lown now pitching. Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Hoak goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drake for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Kellert pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. Kellert hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Spencer hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sarni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Baker reaches second base with a double. King moves to third.
Bottom 6 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 6 King takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Landrith throws to second, with Kindall covering, and has Thompson trapped. There's the throw to Hoak who tags Thompson for the out.
Top 6 White bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Thompson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Drake moves to second.
Bottom 5 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Don Kaiser. Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mays strikes out.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sarni scores. Spencer scores.
Top 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall. Brandt scores. Sarni moves to third. Spencer moves to second.
Top 5 Sarni takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Brandt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Brandt reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 King hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sarni scores.
Top 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Sarni moves to third.
Top 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sarni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Sarni reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Kindall bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.
Top 2 Brandt strikes out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Drake scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 1 Fondy takes first base on ball four. Drake moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Drake moves to second.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Kindall covering. It's a double play.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.