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August 24, 1956

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Bottom 10 R H E
Giants 4 7 0
Cubs 4 8 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Giants 4 7 0
Cubs 4 8 1

Eddie Miksis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .253
OBP .000 .313
At Bats 1 288
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 21

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 6
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Wrigley Field - August 24, 1956
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Walk
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Hank Thompson
Daryl Spencer
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Eddie Miksis
Gene Baker
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Miksis takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Landrith bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 10 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Baker bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Windy McCall. Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Jim Hughes now pitching. Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Windy McCall now pitching. Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 9 King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 9 Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Drake bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 9 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Turk Lown. Irvin takes first base on ball four.
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.