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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 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 August 12, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Blaylock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 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 |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Bob Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Blaylock
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Blaylock
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Blaylock
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Blaylock
Irvin 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Rush
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lockman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Rush
Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Rush
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. King 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: ---
King vs. Blaylock
King hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Blaylock
Whisenant strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Blaylock
Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Blaylock
Kindall strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Rush
Blaylock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Blaylock
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Blaylock
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Blaylock
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Blaylock
Fondy takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to third. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Blaylock
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Miksis scores. Hoak moves to third. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
King vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Fondy scores. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whisenant vs. McDaniel
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chiti vs. McDaniel
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Rush
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Rush
Cooper hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. McDaniel
Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. McDaniel
There goes Kindall. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Kindall steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rush vs. McDaniel
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. McDaniel
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Rush
Del Greco hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Rush
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Liddle
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Liddle
King strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Liddle
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Liddle
Chiti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Whisenant. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Musial reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Rush
Morgan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Whisenant. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Rush
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Liddle
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Liddle
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Liddle
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Liddle
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Liddle
Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Liddle
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Rush
Del Greco hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Rush
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Don Liddle.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Konstanty
Whisenant hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Konstanty
Chiti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Konstanty
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Rush
Moon takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Rush
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Konstanty
Rush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Konstanty
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Konstanty
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Konstanty
Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Rush
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Rush
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Rush
Ken Boyer pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Miksis E, 2b 5 2 2 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 5 1 3 0
Musial S, 1b 4 1 2 1 Fondy D, 1b 4 1 1 1
Moon W, rf 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 3 1 1 2
Lockman W, lf 4 0 2 1 King J, rf 4 1 3 3
Morgan B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Whisenant P, cf 4 0 1 0
Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0 Chiti H, c 4 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 4 0 0 0 Kindall J, ss 4 0 1 0
Blaylock B, p 1 0 0 0 Rush B, p 4 0 1 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 1 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Boyer K, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 2 9 2 37 6 13 6
St.Louis 000 002 000 -- 2
Chicago 013 011 00x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock B (L) 2.1 4 4 4 2 3
McDaniel L 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Liddle D 2.0 5 2 2 0 3
Konstanty J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 1
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Chicago 9
2B -- Dark A, Musial S, Morgan B
HR -- King J, Irvin M
SB -- Kindall J
T -- 2:19
A -- 0
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