Pirates @ Cubs
July 12, 1956

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Pirates 4 6 0
Cubs 4 8 0
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Pirates 5 7 0
Cubs 4 8 0

Dale Long Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .333
OBP .667 .391
At Bats 2 207
Hits 1 69
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 3 39

Sam Jones Season Stats

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4 5 0
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Wrigley Field - July 12, 1956
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Home Run
Sam Jones
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Ed Winceniak
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Eddie Miksis
Walt Moryn
Dale Long
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Long hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Bottom 7 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Winceniak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lee Walls now playing left field. Chiti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Skinner 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 7 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Virdon strikes out.
Top 7 Face strikes out.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foiles hits a line drive towards third. Winceniak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Winceniak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Winceniak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Long takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second.
Top 5 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Groat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Chiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out.
Top 4 Face hits a line drive towards the mound. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 4 Foiles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Thomas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 3 Roy Face now pitching. Fondy is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 3 Fondy bunts towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Naranjo covering. Safe.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. Naranjo scores. Groat scores. Skinner goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Naranjo moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Naranjo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. Naranjo reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Winceniak hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Foiles strikes out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Long 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 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Naranjo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker takes first base on ball four. Winceniak moves to second.
Bottom 1 Winceniak takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Winceniak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.