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July 4, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cardinals 0 2 0
Braves 3 5 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Cardinals 0 2 0
Braves 6 6 0

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .311
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 3 228
Hits 1 71
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 33

Herm Wehmeier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 1
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County Stadium - July 4, 1956
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Home Run
Herm Wehmeier
Hal Smith
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Rip Repulski
Whitey Lockman
Wally Moon
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Logan is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Herm Wehmeier now pitching. Hal Smith now catching. Buhl strikes out.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Grady Hatton pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Hatton hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Ray Katt. The umpire calls a balk on Buhl Lockman moves to second.
Top 8 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Frank Torre now playing first base. Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon throws the ball in to Musial who tags Rice trying to return to first, for the out. Bruton scores.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Covington scores. Adcock goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Covington moves to third.
Bottom 7 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mathews strikes out.
Top 7 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boyer strikes out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Musial moves to second.
Top 7 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dark 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 6 Logan hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Buhl strikes out.
Top 6 Buhl fires to first and picks off Blasingame.
Top 6 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McDaniel 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 6 Katt hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Repulski reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blasingame 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 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buhl for the out.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McDaniel strikes out.
Top 3 Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moon hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Logan bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Musial 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 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.