Pirates @ Cubs
May 6, 1956

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Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 6 8 1
Cubs 6 11 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 6 8 1
Cubs 6 11 0

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .304
OBP .750 .409
At Bats 4 56
Hits 3 17
• Singles 3 13
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 1

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 6, 1956
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Roy Face
Toby Atwell
Dale Long
Gene Freese
Preston Ward
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Roberto Clemente
Lee Walls
Gene Baker
Solly Drake
Monte Irvin
Eddie Miksis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 8 1 8
Chicago Cubs 6 11 0 11
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it and throws to home to get Wade. Miksis moves to third. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Jim Davis. Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Wade moves to third. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gale Wade pinch runs for El Tappe. Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Don Hoak. Miksis takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to third. Wade moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tappe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Atwell fields it and throws to third for the out. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fondy bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Moryn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Atwell hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Davis now pitching. Walls hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roy Face now pitching. Banks strikes out.
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.