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August 6, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 4 3 0
Braves 1 5 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 4 3 0
Braves 1 5 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .363
At Bats 2 91
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 10

Sam Jones Season Stats

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5 8 0
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County Stadium - August 6, 1956
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Strikeout
Sam Jones
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Wes Covington
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Covington strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Logan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Irvin strikes out.
Top 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Crone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Crandall strikes out. There goes Bruton. The throw from Landrith to second, and Bruton is out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Baker hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whisenant scores. Landrith moves to third.
Top 5 Jones bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Whisenant moves to third. Landrith moves to second.
Top 5 Landrith takes first base on ball four. Whisenant moves to second.
Top 5 Whisenant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moryn strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Crone strikes out.
Top 3 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jones strikes out.
Top 2 Landrith hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Irvin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mathews 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 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 1 Banks hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.