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Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .275
OBP .500 .348
At Bats 2 80
Hits 1 22
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 15

Nellie King Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 2
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Forbes Field - May 18, 1956
Nellie King
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Gene Freese
Lee Walls
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberto Clemente now playing right field. Lee Walls now playing third base. Gene Freese now playing second base. Nellie King now pitching. Baker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walls settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Walls.
Bottom 5 Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Vern Law. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Minner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landrith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 King hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Banks moves to third.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Top 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Baker strikes out.
Top 4 Miksis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Landrith fires to first and picks off Walls.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Minner strikes out.
Top 3 Landrith strikes out.
Top 3 Whisenant 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.
Bottom 2 Law hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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.