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April 20, 1956

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Top 3 R H E
Reds 0 0 2
Cubs 6 8 0
Top 3 R H E
Reds 0 0 2
Cubs 6 8 0

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .250
At Bats 1 12
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Sam Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 20, 1956
Out
Sam Jones
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Smoky Burgess
Johnny Temple
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to home to get Drake. Fondy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Drake. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Drake steals second.
Bottom 2 Drake takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Jablonski hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Jones hits a line drive beyond second. Temple can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Landrith scores.
Bottom 1 Landrith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Landrith reaches second base with a double. Baker scores.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Post fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Post. Irvin goes all the way around to score. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn scores.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a line drive into left field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Drake bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hoak bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Kluszewski 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 Burgess 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 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.