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August 22, 1956

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Phillies 3 5 2
Cubs 8 9 1
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Phillies 3 5 2
Cubs 8 9 1

Granny Hamner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .223
OBP .000 .277
At Bats 3 341
Hits 0 76
• Singles 0 48
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 36

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 0
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Wrigley Field - August 22, 1956
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Out
Bob Rush
Harry Chiti
Frank Kellert
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Jerry Kindall
Monte Irvin
Solly Drake
Pete Whisenant
Granny Hamner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 3 5 1 4
Chicago Cubs 8 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Harvey Haddix
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 5,782
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hamner hits a popup towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lopata scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Ennis hits a fly ball towards right. Whisenant settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Whisenant. Lopata moves to third.
Top 9 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 8 Stu Miller now pitching. Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Baker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Blaylock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Duane Pillette. Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kellert strikes out.
Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopata moves to second.
Top 7 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Duane Pillette now pitching. Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Drake. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Joe Lonnett pinch hits for Ron Negray. Lonnett strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kindall hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Chiti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Chiti reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Kellert hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Kazanski is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Irvin strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ron Negray now pitching. Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Baker reaches second base with a double. Drake scores. Hoak goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kindall scores. Rush scores. Drake moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Drake takes first base on ball four. Rush moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rush hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Kindall moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kindall strikes out. The ball gets by Lopata. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Bottom 4 Chiti hits a line drive towards short. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kellert hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lopata strikes out.
Top 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Whisenant hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Ennis chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Hamner. Hamner fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hamner. Hoak scores. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Hoak. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Hoak steals second.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Drake is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Rush strikes out.
Top 3 Blaylock hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores.
Bottom 2 Kellert strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Irvin. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Irvin steals third.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Irvin reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hamner strikes out.
Top 2 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake strikes out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a popup towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopata hits a line drive towards short. Kindall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.