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May 18, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	1
Pirates	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	1
Pirates	0	0	0

Dick Groat Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.277
OBP	.000	.326
At Bats	0	83
Hits	0	23
• Singles	0	21
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	3

Paul Minner Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	3	0

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Forbes Field - May 18, 1956

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Out

Paul Minner

Hobie Landrith

Dee Fondy

Gene Baker

Eddie Miksis

Ernie Banks

Jim King

Pete Whisenant

Walt Moryn

Dick Groat

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Groat hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Foiles hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Freese strikes out.

Bottom 1 Long takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to third. Walls moves to second.

Bottom 1 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Walls takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.

Bottom 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 O'Brien 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 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Landrith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Landrith.

Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 1 Miksis hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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