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July 4, 1956

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	2	8	0
Reds	4	8	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	2	8	0
Reds	4	8	0

Walt Moryn Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.283
OBP	.667	.356
At Bats	3	223
Hits	2	63
• Singles	2	44
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	25
RBI’s	0	29

Brooks Lawrence Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	0	0

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Crosley Field - July 4, 1956

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Out

Brooks Lawrence

Smoky Burgess

Ted Kluszewski

Johnny Temple

Alex Grammas

Roy McMillan

Frank Robinson

Gus Bell

Wally Post

Walt Moryn

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Moryn 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 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Lawrence takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.

Bottom 8 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Burgess 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 8 Banks hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Kluszewski is walked intentionally.

Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Bell reaches second base with a double. Post moves to third.

Bottom 7 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Jim Hughes now pitching. Lawrence strikes out.

Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Frank Kellert pinch hits for Sam Jones. Kellert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis moves to third.

Top 7 Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 King strikes out.

Bottom 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 6 Moryn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 There goes Banks. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Banks steals second.

Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Temple bunts towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. Lawrence moves to second.

Bottom 5 Lawrence hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Hoak strikes out.

Top 5 Jones is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Grammas takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Burgess 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 4 Robinson strikes out.

Top 4 Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 King hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 4 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Banks hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Fondy hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Kluszewski strikes out.

Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Post strikes out.

Bottom 3 Temple hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Hoak is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second.

Top 3 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Lawrence 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.

Bottom 2 McMillan is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Grammas takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Baker strikes out.

Top 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Cubs @ Reds
July 4, 1956