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July 20, 1956

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Giants 2 5 1
Cubs 5 8 1
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Giants 2 5 1
Cubs 5 8 1

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .265
OBP 1.000 .320
At Bats 3 166
Hits 3 44
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 2 9
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 2 25

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 4
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Wrigley Field - July 20, 1956
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Strikeout
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Hank Thompson
Daryl Spencer
Dusty Rhodes
Willie Mays
Jackie Brandt
Monte Irvin
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Irvin strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Banks strikes out. The ball gets by Sarni. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Bottom 7 Bill Sarni now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Baker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Don Mueller. Jim Davis now pitching. Foster Castleman pinch hits for Jim Hearn. Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Don Mueller pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Mueller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Brosnan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Brosnan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hearn, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mays strikes out.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. Moryn scores. Miksis moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jim Hearn now pitching. Brosnan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Chiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Moryn moves to third. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Miksis takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to third. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 McCall is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis juggles the ball. That's an error on Miksis. Thompson scores. Rhodes moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Spencer hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Top 4 White hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Drake bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brosnan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mays strikes out.
Top 3 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Brandt is called out on strikes.
Top 3 McCall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Westrum hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McCall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mays is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Brandt reaches second base with a double.