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August 8, 1956

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Cubs 2 4 6
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Ted Kluszewski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .302
OBP .750 .359
At Bats 2 377
Hits 1 114
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 26
Walks 2 34
RBI’s 3 76

Moe Drabowsky Season Stats

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Crosley Field - August 8, 1956
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Walk
Moe Drabowsky
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Ted Kluszewski
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim King pinch hits for Jim Davis. King strikes out.
Top 8 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a popup into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Klippstein bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Whisenant hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bridges is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Kluszewski scores. Post moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Jim Davis now pitching. Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. Kluszewski tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Post is hit by the pitch. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 6 The umpire calls a balk on Hughes Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klippstein hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Moryn chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Moryn.
Bottom 5 Jim Hughes now pitching. McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Solly Drake pinch hits for Bob Rush. Drake hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landrith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Post moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Post. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Post steals second.
Bottom 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Eddie Miksis now playing second base. Robinson hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Irvin hits a fly ball for a double play. Fondy tags and scores.
Top 4 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miksis tags and scores. Fondy tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Gene Baker. Fondy hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Miksis moves to third.
Top 4 Baker is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a line drive into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klippstein hits a popup towards the mound. Rush settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Post scores. Jablonski moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Post moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kluszewski tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Kluszewski moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rush hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Whisenant hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 There goes Temple. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Klippstein strikes out.
Top 2 Irvin strikes out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Post strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Bell bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.