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August 1, 1956

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Cubs 6 12 1
Phillies 9 11 0
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Cubs 6 12 1
Phillies 9 11 0

Robin Roberts Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .295
OBP .000 .323
At Bats 0 61
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 7

Russ Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 1, 1956
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Russ Meyer
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Robin Roberts
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Russ Meyer now pitching. Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Jim King pinch hits for Jim Davis. King is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Chiti hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Chiti reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ted Kazanski now playing second base. Jim Greengrass now playing right field. Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hemus strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Jim Davis now pitching. Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Elmer Valo. Greengrass is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Ennis bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Blaylock moves to third. Lopata moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lopata hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Blaylock moves to second.
Bottom 7 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Top 7 There goes Hoak. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Hoak steals third.
Top 7 Fondy bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Hemus covering, for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 7 Robin Roberts now pitching. Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Harvey Haddix pinch hits for Bob Miller. Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out.
Top 6 Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Chiti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Irvin hits a line drive into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Top 5 Bob Miller now pitching. Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fondy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Hoak reaches third base with a triple. Drake goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Drake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hughes hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blaylock hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rogovin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hemus hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chiti strikes out.
Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out.
Top 3 Drake strikes out.
Top 3 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ennis hits a line drive into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopata takes first base on ball four. Blaylock moves to second.
Bottom 2 Blaylock bunts in front of the plate. Chiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hemus tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Jim Hughes now pitching. Rogovin bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Hemus moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hemus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Hemus reaches second base with a double. Hamner scores.
Bottom 2 Gene Baker now playing second base. Hamner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Drake. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Miksis is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Moryn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Lopata hits a line drive to left field. Irvin throws towards the plate. Chiti fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chiti. Ashburn scores. Blaylock goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Blaylock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Drake hits a line drive into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.