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May 31, 1956

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Braves 15 15 1
Cubs 2 5 0
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Braves 15 15 2
Cubs 2 5 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .333 .372
At Bats 3 122
Hits 1 36
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 24

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Wrigley Field - May 31, 1956
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Lew Burdette
Del Rice
Joe Adcock
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Chuck Tanner
Bill Bruton
Wes Covington
Ernie Banks
Gene Baker
Eddie Miksis
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Miksis moves to third. Baker moves to second.

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Bottom 9 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 9 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Logan is called out on strikes.
Top 9 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Burdette strikes out.
Top 9 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Valentinetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chuck Tanner now playing left field. Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn 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 7 King hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy tags and scores. Banks tags and moves to third.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Banks reaches second base with a double. Fondy moves to third.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Frank Kellert pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Kellert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wes Covington now playing right field. Del Rice now catching. Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 King hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Logan hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bruton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan scores.
Top 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hacker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. Logan moves to third.
Top 4 Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hacker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Landrith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burdette hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crandall 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 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. There's the throw to third and Adcock is out for the double play.
Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Thomson scores.
Top 2 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. O'Connell scores. Mathews scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burdette scores. O'Connell moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Top 2 Mathews is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Warren Hacker now pitching. Logan bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Burdette moves to third. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burdette moves to second.
Top 2 Burdette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Crandall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
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 fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton 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 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell tags and scores.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Logan takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.