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August 8, 1956

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Wally Moon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .330
OBP 1.000 .424
At Bats 1 358
Hits 1 118
• Singles 0 82
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 1 14
Walks 2 59
RBI’s 1 50

Bob Trowbridge Season Stats

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1 0 0
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County Stadium - August 8, 1956
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Walk
Bob Trowbridge
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Wally Moon
Ken Boyer
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Moon takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Frank Torre now playing first base. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre.
Bottom 7 Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Wes Covington. Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Don Liddle now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Trowbridge covering. Safe.
Top 7 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. Crandall scores.
Bottom 6 Trowbridge bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Bruton moves to third. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Del Greco strikes out.
Top 6 Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lockman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trowbridge scores. O'Connell scores. Logan moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Trowbridge moves to third. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 5 O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Trowbridge moves to second.
Bottom 5 Trowbridge takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Bob Blaylock. Sauer takes first base on ball four. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 5 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moon takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.
Top 4 Boyer strikes out.
Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trowbridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blaylock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cooper strikes out.
Top 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to second.
Top 2 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Del Greco. O'Connell scores. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 1 Logan bunts towards the mound. Blaylock 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 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.