Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Jones
  
  Blasingame strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Jones
  
  Dark 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, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jones
  
  Musial hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Schmidt
  
  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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoak vs. Schmidt
  
  Hoak 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: ---
  Fondy vs. Schmidt
  
  Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moon vs. Jones
  
  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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Jones
  
  Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. Jones
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Irvin vs. Schmidt
  
  Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Schmidt
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whisenant vs. Schmidt
  
  Whisenant hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Jones
  
  Cooper 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: ---
  Del Greco vs. Jones
  
  Del Greco 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Jones
  
  Schmidt strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Schmidt
  
  Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kindall vs. Schmidt
  
  Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Schmidt
  
  Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Jones
  
  Blasingame 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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Jones
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jones
  
  Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Schmidt
  
  Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoak vs. Schmidt
  
  Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Schmidt
  
  Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmidt covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moon vs. Jones
  
  Moon hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Jones
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Jones
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Jones
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Irvin vs. Schmidt
  
  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 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Schmidt
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmidt covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whisenant vs. Schmidt
  
  Whisenant takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landrith vs. Schmidt
  
  Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Jones
  
  Del Greco is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Jones
  
  Schmidt strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Jones
  
  Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Jones
  
  There goes Blasingame. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dark vs. Jones
  
  Dark strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kindall vs. Schmidt
  
  Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Schmidt
  
  Jones bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kindall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Miksis vs. Schmidt
  
  Miksis bunts towards third. Morgan fields it and has Kindall trapped. There's the throw to Dark who tags Kindall for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hoak vs. Schmidt
  
  Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan juggles the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Jones moves to third. Miksis moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fondy vs. Schmidt
  
  Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Irvin vs. Schmidt
  
  Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jones
  
  Musial strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moon vs. Jones
  
  Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lockman vs. Jones
  
  Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Morgan vs. Jones
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Moon scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. Morgan moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cooper vs. Jones
  
  Cooper bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Jones
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Schmidt
  
  King strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whisenant vs. Schmidt
  
  Whisenant hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Schmidt
  
  Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Jones
  
  Schmidt strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Jones
  
  Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Jones
  
  Dark is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kindall vs. Schmidt
  
  Kindall hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drake vs. Schmidt
  
  Solly Drake pinch hits for Sam Jones.
  
  Drake strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Schmidt
  
  Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hoak vs. Schmidt
  
  Hoak 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 9

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Lown
  
  Turk Lown now pitching.
  
  Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moon vs. Lown
  
  Rocky Nelson pinch runs for Stan Musial.
  
  Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lockman vs. Lown
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Lown
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Schmidt
  
  Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
  
  Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Irvin vs. Schmidt
  
  Irvin hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Fondy scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Schmidt
  
  There's a wild pitch. Irvin moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  King vs. Schmidt
  
  King hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Whisenant vs. Schmidt
  
  Whisenant takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kellert vs. Collum
  
  Jackie Collum now pitching. Frank Kellert pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
  
  Kellert 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, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kindall vs. Collum
  
  Collum fires to first and picks off Kellert. View Play 

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         Game of 8/11/1956 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b      4  0  1  0   Miksis E, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Dark A, ss            4  0  0  0   Hoak D, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Musial S, 1b          4  0  1  0   Fondy D, 1b           4  1  1  0   
Nelson R, pr-1b       0  0  0  0   Irvin M, lf           3  0  1  1   
Moon W, rf            3  1  0  0   King J, rf            4  0  0  0   
Lockman W, lf         4  1  2  0   Whisenant P, cf       2  0  0  0   
Morgan B, 3b          4  1  2  2   Landrith H, c         3  0  1  0   
Cooper W, c           2  0  0  1   Kellert F, ph         1  0  0  0   
Del Greco B, cf       3  0  0  0   Kindall J, ss         2  0  0  0   
Schmidt W, p          3  0  0  0   Jones S, p            1  0  0  0   
Collum J, p           0  0  0  0   Drake S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Lown T, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  3  6  3                        29  1  4  1

St.Louis         000 000 300 --  3
Chicago          000 000 001 --  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schmidt W (W)         8.1  4  1  1  4  2
Collum J (S)          0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S (L)           8.0  5  3  3  1  8
Lown T                1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Morgan B
DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 3, Chicago 6
2B -- Morgan B
3B -- Fondy D
SB -- Blasingame D
SH -- Jones S, Cooper W
WP -- Schmidt W
T -- 2:14
A -- 11466

    

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