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September 16, 1956

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

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .261
OBP .750 .316
At Bats 4 425
Hits 3 111
• Singles 3 80
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 44

Ron Negray Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 2
Close
Connie Mack Stadium - September 16, 1956
Out
Ron Negray
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Solly Hemus
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Elmer Valo
Gene Baker
Solly Drake

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 5 0 11
Philadelphia Phillies 4 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Jack Sanford
Losing Pitcher Sam Jones
Save Ron Negray
Game Winning RBI Willie Jones
Attendance 7,408
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Negray covering, for the out. Drake moves to second.
Top 9 Fondy hits a line drive towards short. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Solly Drake pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. Drake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hemus hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Landrith strikes out.
Top 8 Whisenant is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Ron Negray now pitching. Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Blaylock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Ashburn 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 7 Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Valentinetti covering, for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fondy moves to third.
Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Top 7 Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hemus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jim King pinch hits for Sam Jones. King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landrith is hit by the pitch. Irvin moves to second.
Top 6 Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Moryn hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Blaylock hits a line drive into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fondy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sanford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hamner strikes out. There goes Hemus. The throw from Landrith to second, and Hemus is out.
Bottom 4 Hemus takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jones strikes out.
Top 4 Landrith takes first base on ball four. Baker scores. Banks moves to third. Moryn moves to second.
Top 4 Whisenant strikes out.
Top 4 Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 4 Banks takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second.
Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jones is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Landrith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Blaylock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Blaylock reaches second base with a double. Ashburn goes all the way around to score. Blaylock moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sanford strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hamner is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Whisenant is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis scores. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopata scores. Ennis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopata moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn 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 There goes Baker. The throw from Lopata and he is out, Hemus applying the tag.
Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hemus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.