Cardinals @ Reds
August 6, 1956

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Cardinals 6 12 0
Reds 6 11 2
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Cardinals 6 12 0
Reds 6 11 2

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .212
OBP .667 .306
At Bats 2 151
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 0 21

Don Liddle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 1
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Crosley Field - August 6, 1956
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Walk
Don Liddle
Hal Smith
Rocky Nelson
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Rip Repulski
Charlie Peete
Wally Moon
Smoky Burgess
Wally Post
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Burgess takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Post hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Peete. Post reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Don Liddle now pitching. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Nelson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Jeffcoat scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Top 8 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Lockman hits a fly ball towards right. Post settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Post. Smith goes all the way around to score. Lockman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell 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 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Top 6 Blasingame hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McDaniel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Post hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame catches it and throws to first to double up Bell.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Repulski takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Temple bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Post scores.
Bottom 3 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kluszewski scores. Post moves to third.
Bottom 3 Burgess is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski moves to third. Post moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Charlie Peete now playing center field. Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Charlie Peete pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco. Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Repulski moves to second.
Top 3 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Jeffcoat's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Temple bunts towards the mound. Collum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stan Palys pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall. Palys hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burgess tags and scores.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess moves to third.
Bottom 2 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. There goes Blasingame trying to get to home. Post throws the ball in to Burgess, who tags Blasingame, who came all the way from first, for the out. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Moon scores. Del Greco moves to third.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Robinson chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 2 Collum takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nuxhall, and towards Temple, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Repulski scores. Moon moves to third. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 2 Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Boyer scores. Repulski moves to third. Moon moves to second.
Top 2 Moon bunts towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Nuxhall covering. Safe. Boyer moves to third. Repulski moves to second.
Top 2 Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Temple 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 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.