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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 29, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves, played on September 29, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,587 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Larry Goetz |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 29, 1956
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wehmeier
Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews 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 -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Wehmeier
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Spahn
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Wehmeier
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Wehmeier
Crandall hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Wehmeier
Spahn 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
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Spahn
Repulski hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Wehmeier
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Logan trying to get to second. Blasingame throws to second, with Dark covering, who tags Logan for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Spahn
Katt hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Spahn
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Spahn
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Spahn
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Wehmeier
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Wehmeier
Dittmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Wehmeier
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Wehmeier
Spahn hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Wehmeier
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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Spahn
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Spahn
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews 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 -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Wehmeier
Adcock hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Spahn
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Spahn
Wehmeier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Spahn
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Dark reaches second base with a double. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Wehmeier
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Wehmeier
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Wehmeier
Spahn hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Spahn
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wehmeier
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Spahn
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Spahn
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Spahn
Wehmeier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Wehmeier
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Wehmeier
Dittmer hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Spahn
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Wehmeier
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Wehmeier
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Spahn
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Spahn
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wehmeier
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Wehmeier
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Spahn
Del Greco hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Spahn
Wehmeier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Spahn
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 12
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Wehmeier
Dittmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Wehmeier
Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Jack Dittmer.
Crandall bunts towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crandall for the out. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Wehmeier
Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 12
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Danny O'Connell now playing second base.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Spahn
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1956 -- Milwaukee at St.Louis (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Logan J, ss 5 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 0
Bruton B, cf 5 1 2 1 Dark A, ss 5 0 1 1
Aaron H, rf 5 0 3 0 Musial S, 1b 5 1 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Adcock J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Repulski R, lf 5 0 1 1
Thomson B, lf 5 0 2 0 Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0
Dittmer J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Katt R, c 4 0 0 0
Mantilla F, pr 0 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 4 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 5 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 1 9 1 39 2 5 2
Milwaukee 100 000 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 001 000 001 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 11.1 5 2 2 2 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W) 12.0 9 1 1 3 3
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, St.Louis 5
2B -- Blasingame D, Dark A, Musial S, Repulski R
HR -- Bruton B
SH -- Crandall D
T -- 2:40
A -- 25587
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