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July 26, 1956

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Cubs 0 4 1
Pirates 4 6 0
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Cubs 0 4 1
Pirates 4 6 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .284
OBP .333 .355
At Bats 3 289
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 49

Howie Pollet Season Stats

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3 2 0
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Forbes Field - July 26, 1956
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Walk
Howie Pollet
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Cole
Eddie O'Brien
Frank Thomas
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Banks takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Davis now pitching. Long hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. Chiti moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Top 8 Howie Pollet now pitching. Drake strikes out.
Top 8 Don Hoak pinch hits for Russ Meyer. Hoak takes first base on ball four. Chiti moves to second.
Top 8 Dick Cole now playing third base. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Chiti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Russ Meyer now pitching. Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Brien tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Virdon takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski bunts towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Jones covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Waters hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miksis strikes out.
Top 7 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Irvin strikes out.
Top 7 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Shepard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jones. Virdon scores. Skinner goes all the way around to score. Clemente moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Fondy strikes out.
Top 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Drake hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Waters hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chiti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Bottom 4 Long strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Moryn hits a line drive towards first. Long reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Irvin hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to second.
Top 4 Fondy is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chiti hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Waters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. Shepard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Long hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Waters covering, for the out.
Top 2 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.