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May 8, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 5 8 1
Cubs 0 2 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 5 8 1
Cubs 0 3 0

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .220
OBP .000 .273
At Bats 0 41
Hits 0 9
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 6

Don Newcombe Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - May 8, 1956
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Single
Don Newcombe
Rube Walker
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Gino Cimoli
Monte Irvin
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Monte Irvin pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Don Hoak. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Landrith hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Amoros bunts towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks strikes out.
Top 7 Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Drake hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Newcombe hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valentinetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Landrith strikes out.
Top 5 Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Snider 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 4 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker catches it and throws to second with Banks covering, to double up Walker.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Newcombe takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Top 4 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 King hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gale Wade pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Wade hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cimoli 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 3 Amoros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Amoros reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hodges hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Walker moves to second.
Top 2 Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli tags and scores.
Top 2 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to third.
Top 2 Cimoli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Cimoli reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. King reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Amoros 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 1 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 1 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.