Pirates @ Cubs
May 6, 1956

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	1
Cubs	3	3	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	1
Cubs	3	3	0

Gene Freese Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.220
OBP	.000	.304
At Bats	1	41
Hits	0	9
• Singles	0	6
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	5
RBI’s	0	3

Sam Jones Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	2	0

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Wrigley Field - May 6, 1956

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Strikeout

Sam Jones

Hobie Landrith

Dee Fondy

Gene Baker

Don Hoak

Ernie Banks

Jim King

Solly Drake

Walt Moryn

Gene Freese

Dick Groat

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Freese strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Curt Roberts pinch hits for Bob Friend. Roberts strikes out.

Top 2 Groat takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Atwell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.

Bottom 1 Moryn strikes out.

Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Freese covering, for the out. Drake scores. Baker moves to second.

Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field. Walls picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walls. Drake moves to third.

Bottom 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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

Top 1 Ward takes first base on ball four. Long moves to third. Thomas moves to second.

Top 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Long moves to second.

Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

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