Reds @ Cubs
September 30, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 9 2
Cubs 2 9 1
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Reds 4 9 2
Cubs 2 9 1

Don Hoak Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .210
OBP .250 .274
At Bats 4 371
Hits 1 78
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 35

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 5 16
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Wrigley Field - September 30, 1956
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Out
Hersh Freeman
Smoky Burgess
George Crowe
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Don Hoak
Solly Drake
Jerry Kindall

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 9 2 7
Chicago Cubs 2 9 1 9
Winning Pitcher Hal Jeffcoat
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save Hersh Freeman
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 6,046
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hersh Freeman now pitching. Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Monte Irvin. Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King scores. Kindall moves to second.
Bottom 9 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Bob Rush. There's a wild pitch. Moryn scores. King moves to third.
Bottom 9 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to third. King moves to second.
Bottom 9 King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 9 King hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Robinson chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Bottom 9 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Robinson strikes out.
Top 9 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bell 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.
Bottom 8 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Drake is called out on strikes.
Top 8 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thurman is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Alex Grammas. There's a wild pitch. Burgess moves to third. Crowe moves to second.
Top 8 Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Top 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson scores.
Top 8 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker strikes out.
Top 7 Temple 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 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Grammas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy strikes out.
Top 6 Crowe 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 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Post hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rush moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan.
Bottom 5 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Robinson. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out.
Top 5 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Crowe trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burgess scores. Crowe moves to second.
Top 4 Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Burgess moves to third.
Top 4 Burgess takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 4 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Rush is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Temple. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Top 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. King moves to second.
Bottom 2 King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grammas for the out.
Top 2 Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There goes Drake. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Drake steals second.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Post hits a fly ball towards right. Moryn catches it and throws to home to double up Bell.
Top 1 There go the runners. The throw from Landrith and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Temple scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Bell is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.