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September 18, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 9 0
Giants 2 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 9 0
Giants 2 4 2

Hank Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .235
OBP .333 .335
At Bats 3 166
Hits 1 39
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 2 27

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 6 0
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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1956
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Out
Bob Rush
Hobie Landrith
Frank Kellert
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Hank Thompson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 9 0 10
New York Giants 2 4 2 3
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Ruben Gomez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Walt Moryn
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Monte Irvin now playing left field. Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Jim King. Irvin strikes out.
Top 9 Moryn strikes out.
Top 9 Banks is walked intentionally. Baker moves to second.
Top 9 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Top 9 Windy McCall now pitching. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. White throws to second for one, and Spencer throws to first, and White drops the ball. Hoak moves to second.
Top 9 Rush takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Kellert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Schoendienst 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 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Jim Hearn. Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Spencer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Whisenant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 King hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hofman hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a line drive into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Banks strikes out.
Top 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 7 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jim Hearn now pitching. Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Foster Castleman pinch hits for Dick Littlefield. Castleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kellert hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. King moves to third.
Top 6 Whisenant bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. King moves to second.
Top 6 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 5 Moryn strikes out.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schoendienst 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 4 Rush strikes out.
Top 4 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Kellert hits a popup, foul, for a double play.
Top 4 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whisenant moves to third.
Top 4 Bobby Hofman now catching. Whisenant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Whisenant reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Sarni is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brandt strikes out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rush strikes out.
Top 2 Kellert hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller 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 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 King hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Banks scores. Moryn goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Banks moves to second.
Top 1 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.