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August 28, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 10 0
Cubs 3 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 10 0
Cubs 3 9 2

Dee Fondy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .269
OBP .333 .283
At Bats 3 398
Hits 1 107
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 35

Don Newcombe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
20 6 0
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Wrigley Field - August 28, 1956
Don Newcombe
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Randy Jackson
Pee Wee Reese
Jim Gilliam
Sandy Amoros
Carl Furillo
Dee Fondy
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Fondy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo scores. There goes Robinson trying to get to third. Drake throws the ball in to Banks, who relays the ball to Hoak who tags Robinson for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second.
Top 9 Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Amoros goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Amoros is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Top 9 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Newcombe strikes out.
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Newcombe now pitching. Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 8 Baker bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson strikes out.
Top 8 Turk Lown now pitching. Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Drake strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Ed Roebuck now pitching. Jim King pinch hits for Pete Whisenant. 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. Fondy moves to third.
Bottom 7 Landrith bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ken Lehman now pitching. Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson strikes out.
Top 7 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Amoros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake who is chasing the ball. Amoros reaches third base with a triple. Hodges scores. Gilliam scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Reese strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Top 7 Gilliam bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Hodges moves to third.
Top 7 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Sal Maglie. Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. Hodges moves to second.
Top 7 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Irvin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Baker scores.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hoak 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 scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Campanella strikes out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drake hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drabowsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landrith moves to third.
Bottom 5 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Amoros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 5 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak scores.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Drake bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Maglie strikes out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jackson 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 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 3 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Drabowsky, and towards Baker, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 3 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maglie strikes out.
Top 2 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Campanella hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores.
Top 1 Amoros hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Amoros reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third.
Top 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.