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August 8, 1956

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Bottom 5 R H E
Cardinals 0 1 2
Braves 3 3 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Cardinals 0 1 2
Braves 5 4 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .500 .350
At Bats 1 322
Hits 0 80
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 1 51
RBI’s 0 52

Lindy McDaniel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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County Stadium - August 8, 1956
Lindy McDaniel
Walker Cooper
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Del Greco
Wally Moon
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Danny O'Connell
Bob Trowbridge
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trowbridge scores. O'Connell scores. Logan moves to second. Two runs are unearned.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Trowbridge moves to third. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 5 O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Trowbridge moves to second.
Bottom 5 Trowbridge takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Musial 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 5 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Bob Blaylock. Sauer takes first base on ball four. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 5 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 4 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 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lockman 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 4 Moon takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.
Top 4 Boyer strikes out.
Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trowbridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame 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 3 Blaylock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cooper strikes out.
Top 2 Lockman 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. Moon moves to second.
Top 2 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Del Greco. O'Connell scores. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 1 Logan bunts towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.