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April 20, 1956

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Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 0 2 2
Cubs 8 12 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 0 2 2
Cubs 8 13 0

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .250
OBP .667 .400
At Bats 2 8
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 1 1

Bill Kennedy Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 20, 1956
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Double
Bill Kennedy
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Ray Jablonski
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Monte Irvin
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bill Kennedy now pitching. Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Irvin reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Tom Acker. Thurman hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Acker fires to first and picks off Fondy.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Drake tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 6 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jones, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Acker covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Tom Acker now pitching. Baker strikes out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Temple takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to third. McMillan moves to second.
Top 5 George Crowe pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jablonski is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell strikes out.
Top 4 Post strikes out.
Top 4 Kluszewski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Drake reaches second base with a double. Landrith scores.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Landrith reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to home to get Drake. Fondy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Drake. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Drake steals second.
Bottom 2 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Jablonski hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Jones hits a line drive beyond second. Temple can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Landrith scores.
Bottom 1 Landrith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Landrith reaches second base with a double. Baker scores.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Post fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Post. Irvin goes all the way around to score. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn scores.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a line drive into left field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hoak bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Kluszewski 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 Burgess 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 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.