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September 29, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 4 7 1
Cubs 5 11 0
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Reds 4 7 1
Cubs 5 11 0

Don Hoak Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .210
OBP .500 .275
At Bats 4 366
Hits 2 77
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 35

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 16
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Wrigley Field - September 29, 1956
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Out
Hersh Freeman
Ed Bailey
George Crowe
Johnny Temple
Ray Jablonski
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Don Hoak
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Drake hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Lown strikes out.
Top 8 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Turk Lown now pitching. Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Tom Acker. Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Pete Whisenant now playing left field. McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ray Jablonski now playing third base. Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Jablonski is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Top 7 Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Post strikes out.
Top 7 Bell hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tom Acker now pitching. Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Robinson strikes out.
Top 6 Temple hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Thurman hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dee Fondy now playing first base. McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dee Fondy pinch hits for Frank Kellert. Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Baker moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Kluszewski strikes out.
Top 5 Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Top 5 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones bunts in front of the plate. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Chiti moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Chiti takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bobby Balcena pinch hits for Art Fowler. Balcena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kellert hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Art Fowler now pitching. Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Irvin for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Bell is chasing the ball. Banks rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run.
Bottom 3 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Hoak. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Hoak steals second.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 3 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Grammas strikes out.
Top 3 Crowe takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Bottom 2 Chiti strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Kellert moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kellert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell strikes out.
Top 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Temple bunts for an out with unknown description. McMillan moves to third. Nuxhall moves to second.
Top 2 Nuxhall takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.
Top 2 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple. Hoak scores.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Crowe is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores.
Top 1 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Temple strikes out.