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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 29, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 29, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Kaiser |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 8,243 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Don Kaiser | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 29, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kaiser
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Kaiser
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Kaiser
Snider hits a line drive to right field. Moryn throws towards the plate. Chiti fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chiti. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Kaiser
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Amoros vs. Kaiser
Amoros is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Kaiser
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider scores. Amoros moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Kaiser
Campanella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Campanella reaches second base with a double. Amoros scores. Furillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Erskine vs. Hughes
Erskine hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Hughes
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Erskine
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Erskine
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Erskine
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hughes
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hughes
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hughes
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hughes
Amoros strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Erskine
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Erskine covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Erskine
Whisenant strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hughes
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hughes
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hughes
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Erskine
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Erskine
Hughes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Erskine
Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Erskine
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Erskine
Banks hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Hughes
Erskine hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hughes
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hughes
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hughes
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Erskine
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Erskine
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Erskine
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hughes
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hughes
Robinson bunts towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Hughes
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Hughes
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Hughes
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hughes
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Erskine
Solly Drake pinch hits for Jim Hughes.
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Erskine
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Hacker
Warren Hacker now pitching.
Erskine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hacker
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hacker
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Erskine
Baker hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Erskine
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Erskine
Moryn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Whisenant vs. Erskine
Whisenant hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hacker
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hacker
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hacker
Amoros bunts in front of the plate. Chiti fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Hacker
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hacker
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Erskine
Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Harry Chiti.
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Erskine
Jim King pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
King strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Erskine
Hoak hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Valentinetti
Hobie Landrith now catching. Vito Valentinetti now pitching.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Valentinetti
Erskine bunts towards the mound. Valentinetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Valentinetti
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground to center field. Whisenant throws towards first. Fondy fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fondy. Hodges scores. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Valentinetti
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Valentinetti
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Erskine
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Erskine
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Erskine
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Whisenant vs. Erskine
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Valentinetti
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Valentinetti
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Valentinetti
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Erskine
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Erskine
Frank Kellert pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti.
Kellert hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1956 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Fondy D, 1b 5 1 1 0
Reese P, ss 5 1 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 3
Snider D, cf 3 3 2 1 Baker G, 2b 4 1 3 1
Robinson J, 3b 3 1 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
Amoros S, lf 3 2 1 0 Moryn W, rf 4 0 2 0
Furillo C, rf 5 1 2 3 Irvin M, lf 4 0 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 1 2 5 Whisenant P, cf 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0 Chiti H, c 2 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 3 0 0 0 Landrith H, ph-c 2 0 1 0
Kaiser D, p 0 0 0 0
Hughes J, p 1 1 1 0
Drake S, ph 1 0 0 0
Hacker W, p 0 0 0 0
King J, ph 1 0 0 0
Valentinetti V, p 0 0 0 0
Kellert F, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 11 11 10 37 4 11 4
Brooklyn 500 030 210 -- 11
Chicago 003 001 000 -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W) 9.0 11 4 4 0 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kaiser D (L) 0.1 5 5 5 1 0
Hughes J 4.2 2 3 3 4 1
Hacker W 2.0 2 2 2 1 0
Valentinetti V 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Chiti H, Fondy D
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 4, Chicago 6
2B -- Campanella R, Moryn W
HR -- Hoak D, Campanella R, Baker G, Snider D
CS -- Gilliam J
SH -- Robinson J, Amoros S, Erskine C
T -- 2:15
A -- 8243
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