Pirates @ Cubs
June 6, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 14 0
Cubs 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 14 0
Cubs 2 6 0

Walt Moryn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .299
OBP .333 .357
At Bats 3 137
Hits 1 41
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 1 19

Ron Kline Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 1
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Wrigley Field - June 6, 1956
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Ron Kline
Hank Foiles
Bob Skinner
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Roberto Clemente
Bill Virdon
Lee Walls
Walt Moryn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 14 0 4
Chicago Cubs 2 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Ron Kline
Losing Pitcher Paul Minner
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dale Long
Attendance 7,545
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Moryn hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 King hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out. Kline moves to second.
Top 9 Kline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Clemente moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jim Davis now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Sam Jones. McCullough strikes out.
Bottom 7 Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skinner strikes out.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Gene Freese now playing third base. Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Kline is attempting to get to third. There's the throw and Kline is out.
Top 6 Freese strikes out.
Top 6 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Sam Jones now pitching. Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to second.
Top 5 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Valentinetti covering, for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker scores. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 4 King hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baker bunts towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bob Skinner now playing first base. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Kline strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Virdon. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Top 4 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ed Winceniak pinch hits for Paul Minner. Winceniak strikes out.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente is thrown out after the base hit. Long scores. Thomas scores.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Top 3 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 King hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kline bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 2 There goes Virdon. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Miksis applying the tag.
Top 2 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.