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July 15, 1956

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Dodgers 1 4 1
Cubs 0 1 1
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Dodgers 1 4 1
Cubs 4 2 1

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .000 .337
At Bats 1 257
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 50
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 25

Don Newcombe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 0
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Wrigley Field - July 15, 1956
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Home Run
Don Newcombe
Roy Campanella
Rocky Nelson
Jim Gilliam
Pee Wee Reese
Chico Fernandez
Gil Hodges
Sandy Amoros
Carl Furillo
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Jim Brosnan
Harry Chiti
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to home to get Miksis. Chiti moves to third. Brosnan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brosnan bunts towards first. Nelson juggles the ball. That's an error on Nelson. Miksis moves to third. Chiti moves to second.
Bottom 3 Chiti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sandy Amoros now playing center field. Miksis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hodges. Miksis reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Nelson 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 3 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Snider reaches second base with a double. Snider is thrown out after the base hit.
Bottom 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Newcombe moves to second.
Top 2 Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Campanella strikes out.
Top 2 Hodges 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 1 Fondy hits a popup towards third. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into left field. Hodges settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Top 1 Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 1 Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.