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August 5, 1958

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Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .309
OBP .750 .355
At Bats 4 424
Hits 3 131
• Singles 2 74
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 1 31
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 2 89

Marv Grissom Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 8
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Wrigley Field - August 5, 1958
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Out
Marv Grissom
Valmy Thomas
Orlando Cepeda
Eddie Bressoud
Ray Jablonski
Daryl Spencer
Leon Wagner
Willie Mays
Willie Kirkland
Ernie Banks
Al Dark
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Marv Grissom now pitching. Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 8 Bob Speake pinch hits for Don Johnson. Speake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Speake reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Spencer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lou Jackson pinch hits for Don Elston. Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Thacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Daryl Spencer now playing shortstop. Don Johnson now pitching. Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Don Elston now pitching. Jablonski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Bill Henry now pitching. Wagner hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third.
Top 7 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkland scores.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Bressoud goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Bressoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Ramon Monzant. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Jim Davenport. Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Taylor. The throw from Thomas and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ramon Monzant now pitching. Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hillman scores.
Bottom 6 Hillman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Hillman reaches second base with a double. Long scores. Thomson scores. Thacker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Thacker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Long moves to third.
Bottom 6 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Valmy Thomas now catching. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bill White pinch hits for Bob Schmidt. White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Wagner trying to get to home. Taylor throws to Thacker who tags Wagner for the out. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 6 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Kirkland scores. Wagner moves to second.
Top 6 Wagner takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 6 Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a popup in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 5 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hillman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thacker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 The ball gets by Thacker for a passed ball. Mays moves to second.
Top 4 Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Moryn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kirkland strikes out.
Top 3 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Davenport fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Hillman hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thacker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Davenport is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jablonski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Banks goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Taylor strikes out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wagner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out.
Top 1 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.