Dodgers @ Cubs
August 30, 1956

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Dodgers 3 3 1
Cubs 3 6 1
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Dodgers 3 3 1
Cubs 3 6 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .292
OBP .333 .359
At Bats 3 360
Hits 1 105
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 62

Don Bessent Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 4
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Wrigley Field - August 30, 1956
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Strikeout
Don Bessent
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Randy Jackson
Pee Wee Reese
Jim Gilliam
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Ernie Banks
Gene Baker
Dee Fondy
Jerry Kindall
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Don Bessent now pitching. Banks strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Furillo. Landrith tags and scores. Kindall tags and moves to third. Fondy tags and moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Frank Kellert. Fondy takes first base on ball four. Landrith moves to third. Kindall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Frank Kellert pinch hits for Jim Davis. Kellert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Snider strikes out.
Top 7 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Craig takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Top 6 Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Fondy. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Furillo 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 5 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Snider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Snider reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Reese hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whisenant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to third.
Bottom 4 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive towards the mound. Craig reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Craig hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. Furillo moves to second.
Top 3 Hobie Landrith now catching. Furillo takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second.
Top 3 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Craig hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hodges hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker takes first base on ball four. Fondy scores.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to third.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Reese strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Chiti for a passed ball. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Gilliam reaches second base with a double.