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June 29, 1956

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Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .667 .348
At Bats 2 187
Hits 1 54
• Singles 1 37
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 18
RBI’s 0 35

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 0
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Wrigley Field - June 29, 1956
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Out
Bob Rush
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Bobby Thomson
Jack Dittmer
Bill Bruton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thomson hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Aaron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dittmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third.
Top 8 Bruton bunts towards the mound. Rush juggles the ball. That's an error on Rush.
Top 8 O'Connell 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 7 Moryn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Sleater covering, for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 7 Baker bunts towards the mound. Sleater fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lou Sleater now pitching. Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Frank Torre pinch hits for Bob Trowbridge. Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rice is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 6 Landrith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn strikes out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dittmer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Trowbridge fires to first and has Baker trapped. There's the throw to Logan who tags Baker for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bob Trowbridge now pitching. Baker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Lew Burdette. Tanner 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 5 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Rush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whisenant scores. There goes Landrith trying to get to third. Bruton throws the ball in to O'Connell, who tags Landrith for the out. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Landrith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Whisenant moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Moryn scores. Irvin moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on O'Connell. Moryn moves to third. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to second.
Top 4 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jack Dittmer now playing second base. Danny O'Connell now playing third base. Rush strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bruton 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 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burdette hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant who is chasing the ball. Logan reaches third base with a triple. Thomson goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Rice strikes out.
Top 2 Adcock strikes out.
Top 2 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the 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 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell is called out on strikes.