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June 9, 1956

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Tim Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .325
OBP .333 .356
At Bats 3 83
Hits 1 27
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 11

George Zuverink Season Stats

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Memorial Stadium - June 9, 1956
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George Zuverink
Hal Smith
Bob Hale
Billy Gardner
George Kell
Willie Miranda
Bob Nieman
Jim Pyburn
Tito Francona
Tim Thompson
Jim Finigan
Gus Zernial
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zernial moves to third.
Top 8 Zernial hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pyburn. Zernial reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Jim Pyburn now playing center field. Tito Francona now playing right field. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Tex Nelson. Pyburn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth. Francona reaches second base with a double. Nieman scores.
Bottom 7 Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. Gardner scores. Hale goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Kell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it and throws to home to get Miranda. Evers moves to third. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Gardner is hit by the pitch. Miranda moves to third. Evers moves to second.
Bottom 7 Chuck Diering pinch hits for Erv Palica. Hoot Evers pinch hits for Chuck Diering. Evers takes first base on ball four. Miranda moves to second.
Bottom 7 Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Gorman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nieman tags and scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Francona. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Francona steals second.
Bottom 6 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth, who is chasing the ball. Nieman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Miranda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Erv Palica now pitching. Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Causey scores.
Bottom 5 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Mike Fornieles. Causey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Causey reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to third.
Top 5 There goes Lopez. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Lopez steals second.
Top 5 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nelson. Power reaches second base with a double. Nelson throws the ball in to Kell who tags Power trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Nelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gorman strikes out.
Top 4 Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Groth moves to second.
Top 4 Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Finigan scores. Thompson moves to second.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Power scores. Simpson moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Top 4 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Power moves to third.
Top 4 Zernial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kell takes first base on ball four. Hale moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hale hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gorman strikes out.
Top 3 Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power juggles the ball. That's an error on Power.
Bottom 1 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fornieles, and towards Miranda, who fields it and throws to first for the out.