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June 30, 1956

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Braves 4 6 0
Cubs 3 7 0
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Braves 4 6 0
Cubs 3 7 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .287
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 0 188
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 37
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 35

Turk Lown Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 4
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Wrigley Field - June 30, 1956
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Walk
Turk Lown
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thomson takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dittmer 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 8 Turk Lown now pitching. Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim King pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. King hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a popup towards the mound. Valentinetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Conley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.
Bottom 6 Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
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 hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 There goes Bruton. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Top 6 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Covington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Aaron hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third.
Top 6 Dittmer strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Torre. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Torre steals second.
Top 6 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak bunts towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Dittmer covering, for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Conley hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Landrith 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 4 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple. Covington goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dittmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Conley hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bruton hits a line drive towards short. Banks catches it and throws to first to double up Covington.
Top 2 Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. Baker scores.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Hoak. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Hoak steals second.
Bottom 1 Jack Dittmer now playing second base. Danny O'Connell now playing third base. Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Jack Dittmer pinch runs for Eddie Mathews. Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torre hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.