Cubs @ Giants
June 20, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 0
Giants 4 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 0
Giants 4 9 1

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .333 .319
At Bats 3 129
Hits 1 34
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 22

Al Worthington Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 0
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Polo Grounds - June 20, 1956
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Out
Al Worthington
Bill Sarni
Bobby Hofman
Daryl Spencer
Hank Thompson
Eddie Bressoud
Bill White
Willie Mays
Jackie Brandt
Monte Irvin
Ernie Banks

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 5 0 5
New York Giants 4 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Al Worthington
Losing Pitcher Don Kaiser
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Thompson
Attendance 3,511
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Moryn strikes out.
Top 9 Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Landrith fires to first and picks off Hofman.
Bottom 8 Jim Hughes now pitching. Hofman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Frank Kellert pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. Bobby Hofman now playing first base. Bill White now playing left field. Kellert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a line drive towards the mound. Kaiser can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Brandt scores.
Bottom 7 Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis who is chasing the ball. Brandt reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Don Hoak now playing third base. Eddie Miksis now playing center field. Worthington hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Landrith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim King pinch hits for Pete Whisenant. King strikes out.
Top 7 Irvin hits a line drive to left field. Rhodes throws towards third. Thompson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thompson. Fondy scores. Moryn moves to third. Irvin moves to second.
Top 7 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Top 7 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bressoud hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin throws the ball in to Baker who tags Spencer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kaiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rhodes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 White bunts towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to third for the out. Brandt moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brandt bunts towards the mound. Kaiser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Worthington moves to second.
Bottom 5 Worthington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Whisenant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Top 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Baker strikes out.
Top 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes White. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Worthington hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kaiser strikes out.
Top 3 Landrith strikes out.
Top 3 Whisenant hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Sarni moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sarni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaiser covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brandt strikes out.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.