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Chicago Cubs @ 
Milwaukee Braves
1956-08-06 · Night game · County Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 32750 · 3:17
Chicago Cubs defeated Milwaukee Braves 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 2nd. Jim Davis earned the win. Monte Irvin went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| ML1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Jim Davis L: Dave Jolly SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Bill Engeln · 2B: Larry Goetz · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Hoak | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Baker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Fondy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ernie Banks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Walt Moryn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Monte Irvin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Pete Whisenant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Hobie Landrith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milwaukee Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny O'Connell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Logan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Mathews | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Wes Covington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Torre | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Bruton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Del Crandall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Crone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chuck Tanner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Toby Atwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Dittmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Adcock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andy Pafko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
 Turk Lown | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Davis | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Milwaukee Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Crone | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Lou Sleater | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Jolly | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Hoak: S
- Gene Baker: 64(1)/FO
- Dee Fondy: 36(1)/FO
- Ernie Banks: 6
Bot 1
- Danny O'Connell: K
- Johnny Logan: 6
- Hank Aaron: S
- Eddie Mathews: 43
Top 2
- Walt Moryn: W
- Monte Irvin: HR/78.1-H
- Pete Whisenant: 63
- Hobie Landrith: 6
- Sam Jones: K
Bot 2
- Wes Covington: 63
- Frank Torre: S
- Bill Bruton: 7
- Del Crandall: 8
Top 3
- Don Hoak: K
- Gene Baker: 63
- Dee Fondy: 6
Bot 3
- Ray Crone: K
- Danny O'Connell: 13
- Johnny Logan: 7
Top 4
- Ernie Banks: 43
- Walt Moryn: K
- Monte Irvin: 43
Bot 4
- Hank Aaron: D9
- Eddie Mathews: WP.2-3#
- Eddie Mathews: K
- Wes Covington: 5/FL
- Frank Torre: 9
Top 5
- Pete Whisenant: W
- Hobie Landrith: W.1-2
- Sam Jones: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Don Hoak: 63.3-H;2-3
- Gene Baker: 5
Bot 5
- Bill Bruton: S
- Del Crandall: K+CS2(24)/DP
- Ray Crone: W
- Danny O'Connell: 8
Top 6
- Dee Fondy: 8
- Ernie Banks: HR/7
- Walt Moryn: 7
- Monte Irvin: K
Bot 6
- Johnny Logan: W
- Hank Aaron: 4/P
- Eddie Mathews: D7.1-H
- Wes Covington: K
- Frank Torre: 3/G
Top 7
- Pete Whisenant: W
- Hobie Landrith: 7
- Sam Jones: K
- Don Hoak: CS2(26)
Bot 7
- Bill Bruton: S
- Del Crandall: W.1-2
- Chuck Tanner: W.2-3;1-2
- Toby Atwell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Johnny Logan: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Hank Aaron: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Eddie Mathews: K
Top 8
- Don Hoak: S
- Gene Baker: 14/SH.1-2
- Dee Fondy: 7
- Ernie Banks: IW
- Walt Moryn: 9
Bot 8
- Wes Covington: 53
- Frank Torre: 63
- Bill Bruton: S
- Del Crandall: K
Top 9
- Monte Irvin: 5
- Pete Whisenant: K
- Hobie Landrith: 3/G
Bot 9
- Jack Dittmer: K
- Joe Adcock: K
- Johnny Logan: W
- Hank Aaron: 8
Top 10
- Jim King: 9
- Don Hoak: 8
- Gene Baker: 6
Bot 10
- Eddie Mathews: 8
- Bobby Thomson: W
- Frank Torre: 36(1)3/GDP
Top 11
- Dee Fondy: W
- Ernie Banks: 7
- Walt Moryn: D.1-3
- Monte Irvin: IW
- Pete Whisenant: 7/SF/78.3-H
- Hobie Landrith: 63
Bot 11
- Bill Bruton: K
- Del Crandall: 63
- Andy Pafko: K23