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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 17, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,110 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Vic Delmore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Nelson | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 17, 1956
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Wehmeier
Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wehmeier
King hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Miksis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Miksis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Wehmeier
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kindall vs. Wehmeier
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Rush
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Rush
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Rush
There goes Boyer. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Kindall applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Rush
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Wehmeier
Rush is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Wehmeier
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Rush
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Rush
Wehmeier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Wehmeier
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Miksis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Rush
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Rush
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Wehmeier
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Wehmeier
Kindall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Wehmeier
Rush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Rush
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Rush
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Rush
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Wehmeier
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Rush
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wehmeier
King hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Rush
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. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Wehmeier
Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Wehmeier
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Wehmeier
Rush bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drake vs. Wehmeier
Drake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kindall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Hoak 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
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Rush
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Rush
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Rush
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wehmeier
King hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Rush
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Rush
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Musial moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1956 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Drake S, cf 4 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Fondy D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0
King J, lf 4 1 1 1 Moon W, rf 4 1 3 2
Moryn W, rf 4 0 0 0 Nelson R, lf 3 0 0 0
Miksis E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Chiti H, c 3 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0
Kindall J, ss 2 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 0 0 0
Rush B, p 3 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0
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31 1 4 1 29 2 5 2
Chicago 010 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 010 000 001 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 8.2 5 2 2 2 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, St.Louis 3
2B -- Miksis E, Blasingame D
HR -- King J, Moon W
CS -- Boyer K
T -- 2:10
A -- 11110
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