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July 17, 1956

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Phillies 2 11 0
Cubs 2 9 2
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Phillies 2 11 0
Cubs 3 10 2

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 5 269
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 30

Jack Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 1
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Wrigley Field - July 17, 1956
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Single
Jack Meyer
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Granny Hamner
Willie Jones
Roy Smalley
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Elmer Valo
Gene Baker
Don Hoak

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 2 11 0 13
Chicago Cubs 3 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Turk Lown
Losing Pitcher Jack Meyer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Baker
Attendance 4,192
Time of Game 3 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 16 Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 16 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 16 Roy Smalley now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base. Jack Meyer now pitching. Lown strikes out.
Top 16 Harvey Haddix pinch hits for Bob Miller. Haddix hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 16 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Ted Kazanski. Hemus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamner moves to second.
Top 16 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Top 16 Valo is picked off in unknown way.
Top 16 Jones bunts for an out with unknown description. Valo moves to second.
Top 16 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 15 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 15 King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 15 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 15 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 15 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 15 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 15 Blaylock is called out on strikes.
Top 15 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 14 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Miller strikes out.
Top 14 Kazanski strikes out.
Top 14 Hamner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Lown hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Jones 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 13 Valo hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 13 Lopata hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 King hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Blaylock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Ashburn is walked intentionally.
Top 12 Miller bunts towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to second.
Top 12 Kazanski strikes out.
Top 12 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 11 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Jones hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 There goes Valo. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Top 11 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 11 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Lown hits a popup towards the mound. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Bob Miller now pitching. Moryn hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Blaylock is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Ashburn bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 10 Hobie Landrith now catching. Turk Lown now pitching. Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Ron Negray. Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 There goes Banks. The throw from Lopata and he is out, Hamner applying the tag.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoak scores.
Bottom 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Negray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Baker bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 9 Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Don Kaiser. Landrith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Kazanski strikes out.
Top 9 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Jones. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Top 9 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Chiti hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Valo hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ennis 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 8 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Negray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blaylock hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn 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. Jones scores. Hamner scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Negray is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to second.
Top 7 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. Jones moves to third.
Top 7 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Kaiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Chiti strikes out.
Top 6 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes King. The throw from Lopata and he is out, Kazanski applying the tag.
Bottom 5 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Banks covering. It's a double play.
Top 5 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Negray strikes out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Valo 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 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaiser hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chiti strikes out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Blaylock strikes out.
Top 3 Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Negray moves to second.
Top 3 Negray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 2 King hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. King reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks strikes out.
Top 2 Kazanski is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hamner is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ennis strikes out.
Top 1 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.