Cardinals @ Cubs
August 12, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 9 0
Cubs 6 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 9 0
Cubs 6 13 0

Don Blasingame Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .267
OBP .250 .352
At Bats 4 405
Hits 1 108
• Singles 1 88
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 0 24

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 3 0
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Wrigley Field - August 12, 1956
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Out
Bob Rush
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Don Hoak
Jerry Kindall
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Jim King
Don Blasingame
Walker Cooper

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 9 0 8
Chicago Cubs 6 13 0 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Bob Blaylock
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim King
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Rush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moon takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second.
Top 8 Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Chiti strikes out.
Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Konstanty now pitching. King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Whisenant. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Musial reaches second base with a double. Dark scores.
Top 6 Dark hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Whisenant. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Chiti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 King strikes out.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Don Liddle now pitching. Fondy strikes out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Del Greco hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Kindall. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Kindall steals second.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cooper hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Irvin moves to third.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Miksis scores. Hoak moves to third. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fondy takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Musial hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Blaylock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whisenant strikes out.
Bottom 2 King hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Miksis strikes out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.