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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 25, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 25, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Blaylock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Kaiser |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,713 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Bob Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Don Kaiser | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 25, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kaiser
Blasingame 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kaiser
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Kaiser
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser juggles the ball. That's an error on Kaiser. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Kaiser
There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Kaiser
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Kaiser
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Blaylock
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Blaylock
Hoak bunts towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out. Drake moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Blaylock
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Kaiser
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaiser
Smith strikes out. Chiti drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Kaiser
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Blaylock
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Blaylock
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Blaylock
Chiti is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Kaiser
Blaylock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Kaiser
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kaiser
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Kaiser
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Kaiser
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Blaylock
Kaiser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Blaylock
Drake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Blaylock
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kaiser
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Kaiser
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kaiser
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Kaiser
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blaylock vs. Kaiser
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Blaylock
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Blaylock
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks scores. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Blaylock
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chiti vs. Blaylock
Chiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaiser vs. Blaylock
Kaiser is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kaiser
Blasingame hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kaiser
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Kaiser
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Blaylock
Drake hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Blaylock
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Blaylock
Blaylock fires to first and has Hoak trapped. There's the throw to Dark who tags Hoak for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Blaylock
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Kaiser
Moon 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kaiser
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Kaiser
Repulski 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 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Blaylock
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Blaylock
Baker hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Blaylock
Chiti is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaiser
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Kaiser
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Kaiser
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Bob Blaylock.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Kaiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drake vs. Schmidt
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaiser moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Schmidt
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaiser moves to third. Drake moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fondy vs. Schmidt
Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaiser scores. Drake scores. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Schmidt
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Schmidt
Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Schmidt
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kaiser
Pete Whisenant now playing left field.
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kaiser
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Kaiser
Musial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Kaiser
Moon 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kaiser
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Drake S, cf 3 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0 Hoak D, 3b 2 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 2 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 1 2
Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 2 2 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Moryn W, rf 4 2 2 2
Repulski R, lf 3 0 0 0 King J, lf 4 0 2 1
Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Whisenant P, lf 0 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 3 0 1 0 Baker G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Blaylock B, p 2 0 1 0 Chiti H, c 3 0 1 1
Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaiser D, p 3 1 1 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
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31 2 7 2 30 6 11 6
St.Louis 000 000 02 -- 2
Chicago 000 202 2x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock B (L) 6.0 7 4 4 2 6
Schmidt W 1.0 4 2 2 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kaiser D (W) 8.0 7 2 2 1 4
E -- Kaiser D, Banks E
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Moryn W, Banks E
HR -- Moryn W, Musial S
SH -- Hoak D
WP -- Kaiser D
T -- 1:49
A -- 3713
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