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Cubs 9 @ Cardinals 11
Sportsman's Park
May 27, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 27, 1956 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Cardinals beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 11 to 9.

Game Summary

DateMay 27, 1956 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 9 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 11 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 11
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherLindy McDaniel  
Losing PitcherJim Davis  
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Game Winning RBIStan Musial 

Game Info

DateMay 27, 1956 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Minner  
Home Starting PitcherTom Poholsky  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Engeln
1B: Vic Delmore
2B: Jocko Conlan
3B: Augie Donatelli

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Miksis  Third Baseman 
Gene Baker  Second Baseman 
Dee Fondy  First Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Walt Moryn  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Pete Whisenant  Center Fielder 
Hobie Landrith  Catcher 
Paul Minner  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Blasingame  Shortstop 
Red Schoendienst  Second Baseman 
Stan Musial  Right Fielder 
Ken Boyer  Third Baseman 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Wally Moon  First Baseman 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Jackie Brandt  Center Fielder 
Tom Poholsky  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Cubs 9 @ Cardinals 11
Sportsman's Park
May 27, 1956

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         Game of 5/27/1956, game 1 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Miksis E, 3b          5  0  0  0   Blasingame D, ss      4  3  2  2   
Baker G, 2b           5  1  1  0   Schoendienst R, 2b    4  1  2  0   
Fondy D, 1b           5  1  3  0   Musial S, rf          2  2  2  3   
Banks E, ss           5  1  3  3   Boyer K, 3b           4  0  1  1   
Moryn W, rf           3  2  0  0   Sauer H, lf           3  1  2  1   
Irvin M, lf           5  1  1  2   Moon W, 1b            4  1  1  1   
Whisenant P, cf       4  2  1  0   Smith H, c            4  1  2  2   
Landrith H, c         4  1  3  0   Brandt J, cf          4  1  0  0   
Minner P, p           0  0  0  0   Poholsky T, p         2  1  1  0   
King J, ph            1  0  1  1   Jackson L, p          0  0  0  0   
Valentinetti V, p     0  0  0  0   McDaniel L, p         3  0  0  0   
Hughes J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Kellert F, ph         1  0  1  0                                      
Kaiser D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Chiti H, ph           1  0  1  3                                      
Davis J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Hoak D, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Lown T, p             0  0  0  0                                      
McCullough C, ph      1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  9 15  9                        34 11 13 10

Chicago          010 250 010 --  9
St.Louis         413 011 10x -- 11

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Minner P              1.0  3  4  4  2  0
Valentinetti V*       1.0  4  4  4  3  0
Hughes J              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Kaiser D              1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Davis J (L)           2.0  4  2  1  1  4
Lown T                2.0  1  1  1  2  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Poholsky T+           4.0  8  5  5  1  2
Jackson L             0.1  2  3  2  1  1
McDaniel L (W)        4.2  5  1  1  1  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Jackson L, Landrith H
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Chicago 9, St.Louis 11
2B -- Smith H, Sauer H 2, Blasingame D, Moon W
3B -- Chiti H, Banks E
HR -- Irvin M, Banks E
SB -- Moon W, Moryn W
SF -- Boyer K, Musial S
HBP -- by Minner P (Blasingame D), by Valentinetti V (Sauer H), by Poholsky T (Moryn W)
WP -- Poholsky T, Kaiser D
T -- 3:07
A -- 0

    

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