Cubs @ Giants
September 18, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	3	3	0
Giants	0	0	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	3	3	0
Giants	0	0	1

Hank Thompson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.233
OBP	.000	.335
At Bats	0	163
Hits	0	38
• Singles	0	22
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	25
RBI’s	0	25

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	6	0

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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1956

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Strikeout

Bob Rush

Hobie Landrith

Frank Kellert

Gene Baker

Don Hoak

Ernie Banks

Jim King

Pete Whisenant

Walt Moryn

Hank Thompson

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Thompson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Brandt strikes out.

Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Rush strikes out.

Top 2 Kellert hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mueller 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 1 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 King hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Banks scores. Moryn goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Banks moves to second.

Top 1 Banks takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Baker reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.

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