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September 9, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 10 1
Cubs 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 10 1
Cubs 3 9 0

Dee Fondy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .266
OBP .250 .287
At Bats 4 447
Hits 1 119
• Singles 0 87
• Doubles 1 18
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 35

Lou Sleater Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Wrigley Field - September 9, 1956
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Out
Lou Sleater
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Felix Mantilla
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Dee Fondy
Solly Drake
Harry Chiti

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 5 10 1 6
Chicago Cubs 3 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Gene Conley
Losing Pitcher Jim Brosnan
Save Lou Sleater
Game Winning RBI Felix Mantilla
Attendance 35,309
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lou Sleater now pitching. Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Solly Drake pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Irvin scores. Chiti moves to second.
Bottom 9 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to third. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 9 Whisenant hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 9 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mantilla strikes out.
Top 9 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Harry Chiti now catching. Warren Hacker now pitching. Crandall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Kellert pinch hits for Turk Lown. Kellert hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Hobie Landrith. Miksis is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Monte Irvin now playing left field. Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Jim King. Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Del Crandall now catching. Taylor Phillips now pitching. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mathews 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 7 Turk Lown now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantilla scores. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burdette scores. Mantilla moves to second.
Top 7 Mantilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tanner scores. Burdette moves to second.
Top 7 Lew Burdette pinch runs for Del Rice. Frank Torre pinch hits for Gene Conley. Torre hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rice is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Bruton bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Tanner moves to second.
Top 7 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Andy Pafko. Tanner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Brosnan, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brosnan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Landrith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Bruton chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards O'Connell. O'Connell fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on O'Connell. Whisenant moves all the way to home. That run is unearned.
Top 5 O'Connell 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 5 Mantilla hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Conley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Adcock moves to third.
Top 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to second.
Top 4 Pafko strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Mathews. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Mathews steals third.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy bunts towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out.
Top 3 Mantilla bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. Conley moves to second.
Top 3 Conley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brosnan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Whisenant reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out.
Top 2 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pafko strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Adcock. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Adcock steals second.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Moryn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Fondy. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Fondy steals third.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mantilla hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.