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July 2, 1956

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Cardinals 3 11 2
Cubs 6 10 1
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Cardinals 3 11 2
Cubs 6 10 1

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .269
OBP .000 .297
At Bats 4 275
Hits 0 74
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 20

Warren Hacker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 7 0
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Wrigley Field - July 2, 1956
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Out
Warren Hacker
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Al Dark
Bobby Morgan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 11 2 8
Chicago Cubs 6 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Warren Hacker
Losing Pitcher Tom Poholsky
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Baker
Attendance 8,371
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dark hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Top 9 Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier. Morgan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Whisenant. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Baker. The throw from Smith and he is out, Dark applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Hacker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame.
Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 7 Herm Wehmeier now pitching. Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. Hatton moves to second.
Top 7 Grady Hatton pinch hits for Ellis Kinder. Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whisenant scores. Landrith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hacker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Landrith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Whisenant moves to second.
Bottom 6 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Moon moves to second.
Top 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to third.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Boyer reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Musial hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Hacker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.
Top 4 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third.
Top 4 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Whisenant strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Baker scores. Fondy moves to third. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. Hoak scores. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hacker scores. Hoak moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hacker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hacker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Blasingame for the double play.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Poholsky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boyer strikes out.
Top 1 Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.