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July 18, 1956

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Phillies 6 10 4
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Phillies 6 10 4
Cubs 4 11 4

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .274
OBP .250 .334
At Bats 4 274
Hits 1 75
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 31

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 2
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Wrigley Field - July 18, 1956
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Robin Roberts
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Solly Hemus
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Jim Greengrass
Gene Baker
Jerry Kindall
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Kindall moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Frank Kellert. Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Frank Kellert pinch hits for Jim Brosnan. Kellert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Kellert reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Blaylock strikes out.
Top 9 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. Hamner moves to third. Hemus moves to second.
Top 9 Hemus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamner moves to second.
Top 9 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Landrith hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 King hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. King reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Jim Greengrass now playing right field. Moryn hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mack Burk pinch runs for Elmer Valo. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopata scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Ennis strikes out.
Top 8 Lopata is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Lopata moves to second.
Top 8 Lopata hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 There goes Banks. The throw from Lopata and he is out, Hamner applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Solly Hemus now playing second base. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blaylock strikes out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roberts scores.
Top 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoak. Hamner scores. Roberts moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Ted Kazanski. Jim Brosnan now pitching. Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out. Jones scores. Hamner moves to third.
Top 7 Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Valo scores. Jones moves to third.
Top 7 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Valo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hoak 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 6 Hacker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopata hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Miksis. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Blaylock goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Blaylock bunts towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 King hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a line drive into right field. Valo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valo. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kazanski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Moryn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moryn. Jones moves to second.
Top 5 Valo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner.
Bottom 4 Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopata hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blaylock 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 3 King hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Roberts reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Kazanski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hacker bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Kazanski covering, for the out. Landrith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roberts.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Valo hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker.
Bottom 1 King hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Banks goes all the way around to score. Moryn moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoak scores.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Blaylock 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 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.