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September 21, 1956

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Cubs 1 7 3
Braves 6 7 0
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Braves 6 7 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .333 .373
At Bats 3 477
Hits 1 130
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 30
Walks 0 78
RBI’s 1 82

Jim Hughes Season Stats

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1 3 0
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County Stadium - September 21, 1956
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Strikeout
Jim Hughes
Harry Chiti
Frank Kellert
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mathews is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Jim Hughes now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti. Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chiti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kellert moves to second.
Top 7 Kellert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Spahn bunts towards the mound. Valentinetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Thomson scores. Bruton scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Chiti for a passed ball. Adcock scores. Thomson moves to third. Bruton moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Bruton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Adcock moves to third.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Baker strikes out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Whisenant is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Irvin moves to second.
Top 5 Kellert hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoak.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a popup towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. Spahn moves to third.
Bottom 2 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kellert. Crandall scores. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Drake. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kellert hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thomson 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 1 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan bunts towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Logan for the out. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Drake hits a line drive towards the mound. Spahn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.