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July 5, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 11 1
Braves 1 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 11 1
Braves 1 4 2

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .310
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 3 232
Hits 0 72
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 36

Jim Brosnan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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County Stadium - July 5, 1956
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Jim Brosnan
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Eddie Miksis
Walt Moryn
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 7 11 1 6
Milwaukee Braves 1 4 2 3
Winning Pitcher Jim Brosnan
Losing Pitcher Ray Crone
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Miksis
Attendance 26,870
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Lou Sleater. Tanner hits a line drive into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Top 9 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.
Top 9 Brosnan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Adcock hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Sleater covering, for the out.
Top 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out.
Top 7 Moryn hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Lou Sleater now pitching. Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brosnan scores. Hoak scores.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Landrith scores. Brosnan moves to third.
Top 7 Brosnan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second.
Top 7 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moryn hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Crone hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks strikes out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Covington scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. Covington moves to third.
Bottom 5 Adcock bunts towards the mound. Valentinetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Covington moves to second.
Bottom 5 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Valentinetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Landrith hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan is called out on strikes.
Top 4 King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Banks. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Banks steals second.
Top 4 Moryn strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fondy bunts in front of the plate. Rice fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crone bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Baker covering, for the double play.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Baker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rice fires to first and picks off Valentinetti.
Top 3 Valentinetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 There goes Bruton. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.
Top 2 Miksis is called out on strikes.
Top 2 King hits a fly ball towards right. Aaron settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Aaron. Banks tags and scores. King moves to second.
Top 2 Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Logan bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out.