Cubs @ Giants
August 3, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 0
Giants 7 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 0
Giants 7 9 0

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .260
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 3 319
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 32

Jim Hearn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 10 0
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Polo Grounds - August 3, 1956
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Out
Jim Hearn
Jim Mangan
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Foster Castleman
Daryl Spencer
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Gene Baker
Walt Moryn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 5 0 6
New York Giants 7 9 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Hearn
Losing Pitcher Don Kaiser
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Foster Castleman
Attendance 6,241
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 King strikes out.
Top 9 Jim Mangan now catching. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Hearn covering. Safe.
Bottom 8 Hearn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Rhodes strikes out.
Bottom 8 Spencer takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Castleman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Castleman takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 Turk Lown now pitching. White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst 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. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Castleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Mays. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Mays steals second.
Bottom 7 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kaiser strikes out.
Top 7 Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out.
Top 6 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Hearn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Castleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kaiser strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kaiser out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaiser covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a line drive into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Schoendienst hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Landrith hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hearn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.
Top 4 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moryn moves to third.
Top 4 King takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Moryn moves to second.
Top 4 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Spencer is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Fondy. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag.
Top 3 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kaiser strikes out.
Top 2 Landrith strikes out.
Top 2 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moryn hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Top 1 Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Hoak moves to third.
Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Drake takes first base on ball four.