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May 2, 1956

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Bottom 11 R H E
Giants 5 11 3
Cubs 5 13 1
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Giants 5 11 3
Cubs 5 13 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .234
OBP .600 .308
At Bats 3 47
Hits 1 11
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 2 5
RBI’s 2 6

Steve Ridzik Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 2, 1956
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Strikeout
Steve Ridzik
Wes Westrum
Bobby Hofman
Daryl Spencer
Foster Castleman
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Bobby Hofman now playing first base. Whitey Lockman now playing left field. Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Bob Lennon. Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Mays is walked intentionally.
Top 11 There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to second.
Top 11 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Lockman strikes out.
Top 11 Harry Chiti now catching. Ridzik hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 10 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wade moves to second.
Bottom 10 Whitey Lockman now playing first base. Bob Lennon now playing left field. Don Mueller now playing right field. Gale Wade pinch hits for El Tappe. Wade takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Westrum 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 10 Don Mueller pinch hits for Gail Harris. Jim Davis now pitching. Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Castleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Top 10 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Lennon strikes out.
Bottom 9 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 9 Baker hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Westrum settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Westrum.
Bottom 9 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Irvin strikes out.
Bottom 9 Moryn is walked intentionally. Fondy moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 9 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Drake hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mays strikes out.
Top 9 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Turk Lown now pitching. El Tappe now catching. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Frank Kellert pinch hits for Russ Meyer. Kellert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Baker scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Hobie Landrith. Miksis bunts towards third. Castleman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Castleman. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Liddle hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Westrum is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Harris strikes out.
Top 8 Castleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Castleman reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Monte Irvin now playing left field. Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Jim King. Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Liddle covering, for the out.
Top 7 Lennon strikes out.
Top 7 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Dark reaches second base with a double. Liddle scores.
Top 7 Lockman bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Liddle moves to second.
Top 7 Liddle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Meyer covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Drake strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 6 Wes Westrum now catching. Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 George Wilson pinch hits for Ray Katt. Wilson strikes out.
Top 6 Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake who is chasing the ball. Harris reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Lennon hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mays is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 King strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Moryn. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Moryn steals second.
Bottom 5 Don Liddle now pitching. Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lockman strikes out.
Top 5 Worthington strikes out.
Bottom 4 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Meyer trying to get to home. Dark throws to Katt who tags Meyer for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Worthington fires over to first and Harris drops the ball. That's an error on Harris.
Bottom 4 Meyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Landrith hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Castleman hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mays hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker throws to first for one, and Fondy throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Worthington scores. Lockman moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Worthington moves to second.
Top 3 Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Landrith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 King hits a line drive towards first. Harris catches it and steps on first to double up Moryn.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Katt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harris hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Drake, who is chasing the ball. Spencer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Lennon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.