Reds @ Cubs
April 20, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 1 4 2
Cubs 12 18 2
Top 9 R H E
Reds 1 4 2
Cubs 12 18 2

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .200
OBP .000 .200
At Bats 4 15
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Sam Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 20, 1956
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Out
Sam Jones
Hobie Landrith
Frank Kellert
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Smoky Burgess
Ed Bailey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 1 4 2 10
Chicago Cubs 12 18 2 7
Winning Pitcher Sam Jones
Losing Pitcher Art Fowler
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ernie Banks
Attendance 13,973
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Temple strikes out.
Top 9 Ed Bailey pinch hits for Bill Kennedy. Bailey hits a line drive to right field. Moryn throws towards Banks. Banks fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Banks. Robinson scores. Bailey moves to second.
Top 9 McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Frank Kellert now playing first base. Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Drake scores. There goes Banks trying to get to third. Post throws the ball in to Jablonski, who tags Banks for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 8 Drake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Drake reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Jablonski strikes out.
Top 8 Bell takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to third. Burgess moves to second.
Top 8 Post strikes out.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Temple moves to second.
Top 8 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bill Kennedy now pitching. Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Irvin reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Tom Acker. Thurman hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Acker fires to first and picks off Fondy.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Drake tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 6 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jones, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Acker covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Tom Acker now pitching. Baker strikes out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Temple takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to third. McMillan moves to second.
Top 5 George Crowe pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jablonski is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell strikes out.
Top 4 Post strikes out.
Top 4 Kluszewski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Drake reaches second base with a double. Landrith scores.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Landrith reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to home to get Drake. Fondy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Drake. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Drake steals second.
Bottom 2 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Jablonski hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Jones hits a line drive beyond second. Temple can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Landrith scores.
Bottom 1 Landrith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Landrith reaches second base with a double. Baker scores.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Post fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Post. Irvin goes all the way around to score. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn scores.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a line drive into left field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hoak bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Kluszewski 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 Burgess 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 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.