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May 4, 1956

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Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .192
OBP .500 .271
At Bats 2 52
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 6

Lew Burdette Season Stats

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1 1 0
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County Stadium - May 4, 1956
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Home Run
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Antonelli fires to first and picks off O'Connell.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burdette strikes out.
Top 5 Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Castleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Spencer strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Mays. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Mays steals second.
Top 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Katt. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 3 Antonelli strikes out.
Top 3 Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 2 Burdette hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mays hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.