Cubs @ Cardinals
August 17, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 4 0
Cardinals 1 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 4 0
Cardinals 2 5 0

Wally Moon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .329
OBP .667 .424
At Bats 3 395
Hits 2 130
• Singles 1 92
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 1 15
Walks 0 65
RBI’s 1 54

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 3 0
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Sportsman's Park - August 17, 1956
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Single
Bob Rush
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Don Hoak
Jerry Kindall
Jim King
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Wally Moon
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 4 0 4
St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 0 3
Winning Pitcher Herm Wehmeier
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Moon
Attendance 11,110
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Musial moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Musial is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Blasingame reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Moryn hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 King hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Drake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kindall moves to second.
Top 8 Rush bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 8 Kindall takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nelson 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.
Bottom 7 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moryn hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 King hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Drake 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 5 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Rush strikes out.
Top 5 Kindall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chiti 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 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 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 4 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miksis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wehmeier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rush is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Boyer. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Kindall applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Nelson 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 2 Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Miksis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Miksis reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Moryn strikes out.
Top 2 King hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.