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August 16, 1956

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Reds 2 7 1
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Reds 2 7 1
Cubs 4 11 1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .215
OBP .000 .306
At Bats 0 163
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 22

Sam Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1956
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Out
Sam Jones
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Don Hoak
Jerry Kindall
Jim King
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Smoky Burgess
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 7 King hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Drake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Robinson. Drake reaches second base with a double. Kindall scores. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jones bunts towards the mound. Lawrence juggles the ball. That's an error on Lawrence. Kindall moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kindall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Robinson. Kindall reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Post strikes out.
Top 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Thurman moves to second.
Top 7 Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to third. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to second.
Bottom 6 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lawrence strikes out.
Top 6 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Post moves to third.
Top 6 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Post reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Robinson. Drake reaches second base with a double. Chiti scores.
Bottom 5 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kindall bunts towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. Chiti moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thurman hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawrence moves to second.
Top 5 Lawrence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Miksis strikes out. There goes King. The throw from Bailey to second, and King is out.
Bottom 4 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Grammas is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Post hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thurman hits a popup in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Grammas scores. Lawrence moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to third for the out. Grammas moves to second.
Top 2 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Top 2 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 King strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Drake. The throw from Bailey and he is out, McMillan applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski is hit by the pitch. Thurman moves to second.
Top 1 Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.