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July 5, 1956

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Cubs	1	1	0
Braves	0	0	1

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Cubs	1	1	0
Braves	0	1	1

Wes Covington Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.320
OBP	.000	.414
At Bats	0	50
Hits	0	16
• Singles	0	12
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	0	8

Vito Valentinetti Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	1	1

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County Stadium - July 5, 1956

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Single

Vito Valentinetti

Hobie Landrith

Dee Fondy

Gene Baker

Don Hoak

Ernie Banks

Jim King

Eddie Miksis

Walt Moryn

Wes Covington

Count: - , 0 Outs

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Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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Top 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.

Top 2 Miksis is called out on strikes.

Top 2 King hits a fly ball towards right. Aaron settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Aaron. Banks tags and scores. King moves to second.

Top 2 Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to third.

Bottom 1 Logan bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second.

Bottom 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out.

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