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May 30, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 9 16 0
Cubs 10 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 9 16 0
Cubs 10 12 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .293
OBP 1.000 .349
At Bats 3 99
Hits 3 29
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 2 6
Walks 2 9
RBI’s 2 16

Jim Brosnan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Wrigley Field - May 30, 1956
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Strikeout
Jim Brosnan
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Eddie Miksis
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Bobby Thomson
Hank Aaron
Lou Sleater

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 9 16 0 14
Chicago Cubs 10 12 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Brosnan
Losing Pitcher Dave Jolly
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dee Fondy
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. Sleater moves to third.
Top 9 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dittmer scores. Sleater moves to second.
Top 9 Logan strikes out.
Top 9 Sleater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 9 Dittmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torre hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Pafko strikes out.
Top 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Valentinetti strikes out.
Bottom 7 Landrith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Whisenant takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lou Sleater now pitching. Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Dave Jolly. Tanner hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Crandall hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim King pinch hits for Jim Davis. King strikes out.
Bottom 6 Landrith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Dave Jolly now pitching. Jack Dittmer now playing second base. Whisenant hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Whisenant reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whisenant throws the ball in to Baker who tags Torre trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mathews scores. Thomson moves to second.
Top 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Logan tags and scores.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to third.
Top 6 Jim Davis now pitching. The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Logan moves to second.
Top 6 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Danny O'Connell. Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Jack Dittmer pinch hits for Ernie Johnson. Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 5 Del Crandall now catching. Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wes Covington pinch hits for Del Rice. Covington strikes out.
Top 5 Torre takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Thomson moves to second.
Top 5 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Lown strikes out.
Top 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Red Murff. Pendleton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre has Fondy trapped. There's the throw to Rice and over to Mathews, who tags Fondy for the out. Banks moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to third.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rice strikes out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Red Murff now pitching. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lown hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out.
Top 2 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Andy Pafko now playing left field. Bobby Thomson now playing center field. Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Andy Pafko pinch runs for Bill Bruton. Turk Lown now pitching. Torre takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second.
Top 1 Bruton is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.