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May 8, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 10 1
Cubs 0 3 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 10 1
Cubs 0 3 0

Walt Moryn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .000 .313
At Bats 3 60
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 8

Don Newcombe Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 8, 1956
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Out
Don Newcombe
Rube Walker
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Gino Cimoli
Walt Moryn
Ernie Banks

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 6 10 1 8
Chicago Cubs 0 3 0 5
Winning Pitcher Don Newcombe
Losing Pitcher Warren Hacker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gil Hodges
Attendance 5,608
Time of Game 1 hour 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Snider moves to third.
Top 9 Snider is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 9 Gilliam bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Turk Lown now pitching. Eddie Miksis now playing third base. Newcombe bunts towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reese fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Don Hoak. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Landrith hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Amoros bunts towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks strikes out.
Top 7 Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Drake hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Newcombe hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valentinetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Landrith strikes out.
Top 5 Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker catches it and throws to second with Banks covering, to double up Walker.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Newcombe takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Top 4 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 King hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gale Wade pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Wade hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cimoli 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 3 Amoros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Amoros reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hodges hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Walker moves to second.
Top 2 Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli tags and scores.
Top 2 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to third.
Top 2 Cimoli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Cimoli reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. King reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Amoros 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 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 1 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.