Braves @ Cardinals
August 16, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 9 0
Cardinals 0 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 9 0
Cardinals 0 5 2

Wally Moon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .327
OBP .333 .423
At Bats 3 391
Hits 1 128
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 65
RBI’s 0 53

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 1
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Sportsman's Park - August 16, 1956
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Out
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Wally Moon
Stan Musial

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 8 9 0 11
St. Louis Cardinals 0 5 2 4
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Adcock
Attendance 16,124
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burdette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre scores. Bruton moves to second.
Top 9 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bruton is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Thomson bunts towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Blaylock. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Bottom 8 Katt hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Morgan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Musial moves to third.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bob Blaylock now pitching. Bruton hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Frank Torre now playing first base. Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 There goes Mathews. The throw from Katt and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel juggles the ball. That's an error on McDaniel.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second.
Top 5 Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Burdette covering. Safe.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.
Top 4 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to McDaniel covering. Safe. Mathews moves to second.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Logan scores.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. Logan moves to third.
Top 4 Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Peete. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burdette hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to second to double up Logan.
Top 2 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Aaron bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to second.
Top 2 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out.
Top 1 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adcock scores. Thomson scores. Crandall moves to second.
Top 1 Crandall is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Bruton strikes out.
Top 1 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Bill Bruton pinch hits for Andy Pafko. There's a wild pitch. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to third. Thomson moves to second.
Top 1 Thomson takes first base on ball four. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Top 1 Adcock takes first base on ball four. Logan scores. Aaron moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Top 1 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.