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July 21, 1955

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Cubs 0 3 1
Dodgers 4 5 0
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Dodgers 4 5 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .299
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 3 331
Hits 0 99
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 61

Don Bessent Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Ebbets Field - July 21, 1955
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Home Run
Don Bessent
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Don Zimmer
Don Hoak
Pee Wee Reese
Jim Gilliam
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bessent hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Zimmer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Snider hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Snider reaches second base with a double. Campanella scores. Furillo moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Gilliam scores. Campanella moves to third.
Bottom 8 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. Gilliam moves to third.
Bottom 8 Gilliam bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Reese moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Bolger pinch runs for Frank Baumholtz. Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Jim Davis. Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bessent strikes out. There goes Zimmer. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 7 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Snider 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 7 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Jim Gilliam now playing left field. Gil Hodges now playing first base. Duke Snider now playing center field. Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis fires to first and picks off Hodges.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merriman moves to second.
Top 6 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Merriman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hoak bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bessent fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chiti is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hodges. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bessent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Gilliam scores. Hodges moves to third. Kellert moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kellert takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 4 Campanella strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 King hits a fly ball into center field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bessent strikes out.
Top 3 Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops it up and throws to first, with Bessent covering, for the out.
Top 3 Davis strikes out.
Top 3 Chiti takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Hodges settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kellert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a line drive into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a popup towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Merriman strikes out.