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July 2, 1956

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Cardinals 2 9 2
Cubs 6 9 1
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Cardinals 2 9 2
Cubs 6 10 1

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .274
OBP .500 .345
At Bats 4 226
Hits 2 62
• Singles 2 44
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 2 21

Herm Wehmeier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 1
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Wrigley Field - July 2, 1956
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Single
Herm Wehmeier
Hal Smith
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Rip Repulski
Whitey Lockman
Wally Moon
Gene Baker
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Hacker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moon 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 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame.
Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 7 Herm Wehmeier now pitching. Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. Hatton moves to second.
Top 7 Grady Hatton pinch hits for Ellis Kinder. Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whisenant scores. Landrith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hacker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Landrith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Whisenant moves to second.
Bottom 6 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Lockman 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 6 Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Moon moves to second.
Top 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to third.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Boyer reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Musial hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Hacker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.
Top 4 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third.
Top 4 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Whisenant strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Baker scores. Fondy moves to third. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. Hoak scores. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hacker scores. Hoak moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hacker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hacker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Blasingame for the double play.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Poholsky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moon 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 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boyer strikes out.
Top 1 Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.