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August 17, 1956

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

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

Wally Moon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.327
OBP	.000	.422
At Bats	0	392
Hits	0	128
• Singles	0	91
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	9
• Home Runs	0	14
Walks	0	65
RBI’s	0	53

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	3	0

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Sportsman's Park - August 17, 1956

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Home Run

Bob Rush

Harry Chiti

Dee Fondy

Eddie Miksis

Don Hoak

Jerry Kindall

Jim King

Solly Drake

Walt Moryn

Wally Moon

Count: - , 0 Outs

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Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Top 2 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Miksis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Miksis reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Moryn strikes out.

Top 2 King hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.

Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out.

Top 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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