Pirates @ Cubs
May 6, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Pirates 6 8 1
Cubs 5 9 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Pirates 6 8 1
Cubs 5 9 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .271
OBP .667 .338
At Bats 3 59
Hits 2 16
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 2 11

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 6, 1956
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Strikeout
Roy Face
Toby Atwell
Dale Long
Gene Freese
Preston Ward
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Roberto Clemente
Lee Walls
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Gene Baker
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Roy Face now pitching. Banks strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 King takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Drake strikes out.
Bottom 6 Roberto Clemente now playing center field. Lee Walls now playing right field. Dick Littlefield now pitching. Frank Kellert pinch hits for Jim BrosKellert hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ward hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Skinner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dick Cole pinch hits for Max Surkont. Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Tappe takes first base on ball four. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 King hits a fly ball into right field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 El Tappe now catching. Groat 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 5 Atwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Ward goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long scores. Thomas moves to second.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jones bunts towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Max Surkont now pitching. Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Freese hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Red Swanson. Del Greco strikes out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Walls hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. Skinner moves to third.
Top 3 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Long takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second.
Top 3 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones bunts towards the mound. Swanson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Red Swanson now pitching. Landrith strikes out. Atwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Landrith out.
Top 2 Freese strikes out.
Top 2 Curt Roberts pinch hits for Bob Friend. Roberts strikes out.
Top 2 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Atwell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Freese covering, for the out. Drake scores. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field. Walls picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walls. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ward takes first base on ball four. Long moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Long moves to second.
Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.