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September 21, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 0 4 3
Braves 6 7 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 0 4 3
Braves 6 7 0

Danny O'Connell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .240
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 454
Hits 1 109
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 0 39

Vito Valentinetti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 1
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County Stadium - September 21, 1956
Vito Valentinetti
Harry Chiti
Frank Kellert
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Danny O'Connell
Del Crandall
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

O'Connell takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Spahn bunts towards the mound. Valentinetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Thomson scores. Bruton scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Chiti for a passed ball. Adcock scores. Thomson moves to third. Bruton moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Bruton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Adcock moves to third.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Baker strikes out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Whisenant is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Irvin moves to second.
Top 5 Kellert hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoak.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a popup towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. Spahn moves to third.
Bottom 2 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kellert. Crandall scores. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Drake. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kellert hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thomson 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 1 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan bunts towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Logan for the out. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Drake hits a line drive towards the mound. Spahn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.