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July 29, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 8 0
Dodgers 2 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 8 0
Dodgers 2 8 2

Jim Gilliam Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .284
OBP .250 .394
At Bats 4 352
Hits 1 100
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 0 30

Turk Lown Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 6
Close
Ebbets Field - July 29, 1956
Out
Turk Lown
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Jim Gilliam
Roy Campanella
Sandy Amoros
Randy Jackson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 8 0 8
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 8 2 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Sandy Koufax
Save Turk Lown
Game Winning RBI Ernie Banks
Attendance 21,793
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Don Newcombe pinch hits for Clem Labine. Newcombe strikes out.
Bottom 9 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Amoros moves to second.
Bottom 9 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Drake strikes out.
Bottom 8 Furillo strikes out.
Bottom 8 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lown strikes out.
Top 8 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Miksis strikes out.
Top 8 Roy Campanella now catching. Clem Labine now pitching. Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Rube Walker. Turk Lown now pitching. Jackie Robinson pinch hits for Don Drysdale. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Amoros hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoak moves to second.
Top 7 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Don Drysdale now pitching. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Don Bessent. Nelson hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Amoros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Hoak scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rush strikes out.
Top 4 Chiti hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Amoros throws the ball in to Gilliam who tags Miksis, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bessent moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bessent hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Don Bessent now pitching. Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Banks hits a fly ball to center field. That will be extra bases. Snider chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Reese. Reese fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Reese. Drake scores. Hoak goes all the way around to score. Banks moves to third.
Top 3 Fondy bunts, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Drake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Drake reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rush hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chiti strikes out.
Top 2 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third.
Top 2 Irvin hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Drake strikes out.