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June 8, 1956

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Willie Jones Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .248
OBP .667 .370
At Bats 3 129
Hits 2 32
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 17

Vito Valentinetti Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - June 8, 1956
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Strikeout
Vito Valentinetti
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Eddie Miksis
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Willie Jones
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Jones strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blaylock takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Ashburn 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 6 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentinetti moves to second.
Bottom 6 Valentinetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Landrith strikes out.
Top 6 Meyer strikes out.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. Banks moves to third. King moves to second.
Bottom 5 King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to third for the out. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopata hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jack Meyer now pitching. Miksis hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Valentinetti bunts towards the mound. Roberts juggles the ball. That's an error on Roberts. Moryn scores. Landrith moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Landrith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Whisenant bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts moves to third.
Top 4 Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley scores.
Top 4 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second.
Top 4 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field. King picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on King. Ennis goes all the way around to score. Jones moves to third.
Top 4 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopata hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kaiser hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Whisenant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Ashburn is chasing the ball. Moryn rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 1 King strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Miksis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Jones is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lopata hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Blaylock goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Blaylock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.