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May 12, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 10 17 3
Cubs 14 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 10 17 3
Cubs 14 15 0

Grady Hatton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .400
OBP .000 .400
At Bats 0 5
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Vito Valentinetti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 12, 1956
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Out
Vito Valentinetti
Harry Chiti
Frank Kellert
Gene Baker
Eddie Miksis
Ernie Banks
Monte Irvin
Pete Whisenant
Walt Moryn
Grady Hatton
Rip Repulski
Wally Moon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 10 17 3 6
Chicago Cubs 14 15 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Gordon Jones
Save Vito Valentinetti
Game Winning RBI Walt Moryn
Attendance 14,556
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Grady Hatton pinch hits for Jackie Brandt. Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Moon moves to second.
Top 9 Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial scores. Boyer moves to second.
Top 9 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second.
Top 9 Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Walker Cooper pinch hits for Larry Jackson. Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackie Brandt now playing center field. Whisenant strikes out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Bill Virdon. Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Repulski strikes out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Banks goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kellert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 7 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis bunts between the mound and first base. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. Chiti moves to second.
Bottom 6 Larry Jackson now pitching. Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon juggles the ball. That's an error on Moon.
Bottom 6 Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Moryn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Max Surkont now pitching. Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Kellert takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Solly Hemus. Jim Davis now pitching. Hank Sauer pinch hits for Don Blasingame. Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Gordon Jones. Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Virdon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin throws the ball in to Banks who tags Repulski trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Miksis reaches second base with a double. Rush scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. Whisenant scores. Rush moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Chiti strikes out.
Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Whisenant reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Irvin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Banks is called out on strikes.
Top 5 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 5 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kellert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Baker. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Baker steals second.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon Jones now pitching. Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Whisenant. Smith reaches second base with a double. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Repulski strikes out.
Bottom 3 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Whisenant strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks scores. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 3 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kellert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Miksis moves to third.
Bottom 3 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 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 3 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Musial 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 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Smith trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 2 Mizell bunts towards first. Kellert scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Virdon scores. Smith moves to second.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Repulski scores. Virdon moves to third.
Top 2 Virdon is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Repulski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Moon moves to third.
Top 2 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kellert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Musial 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 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.