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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 18, 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 18, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,117 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Artie Gore |
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 |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Moe Drabowsky | 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 |
| Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 18, 1956
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Schmidt
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Schmidt
Hoak strikes out. There goes Drake. The throw from Katt to second, and Drake is out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Schmidt
Fondy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Schmidt
King hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Drabowsky
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Drabowsky
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
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Schmidt
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmidt
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Schmidt
Landrith 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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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Drabowsky
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Drabowsky
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Schmidt
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drabowsky vs. Schmidt
Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Schmidt covering. Safe. Kindall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drake vs. Schmidt
Drake takes first base on ball four. Kindall moves to third. Drabowsky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoak vs. Schmidt
Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Kindall scores. Drabowsky scores. Drake moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fondy vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Collum
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Drake scores. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moryn vs. Collum
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoak scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Collum
Miksis takes first base on ball four. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Collum
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Collum covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Drabowsky
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collum vs. Drabowsky
Collum hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Collum
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drabowsky vs. Collum
Collum fires to first and picks off Kindall. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Collum
Drabowsky hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Collum
Drake hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Drabowsky
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Drabowsky
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Collum
Hoak hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Collum
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Collum
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Collum
Moryn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miksis vs. Collum
Miksis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landrith vs. Collum
Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Drabowsky
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Drabowsky
Del Greco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Drabowsky
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Collum
Kindall hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Collum
Drabowsky hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Collum
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Collum
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Drabowsky
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Jackie Collum.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Drabowsky
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Blasingame moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Drabowsky
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Liddle
King bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Liddle
Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Liddle
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Liddle
Landrith hits a fly ball towards right. Moon catches it and throws to first to double up Miksis. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Drabowsky
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Drabowsky
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Drabowsky
Katt hits a line drive into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Drabowsky
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Don Liddle.
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drabowsky vs. Konstanty
Drabowsky bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Kindall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drake vs. Konstanty
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Konstanty, and towards Dark, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Kindall moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoak vs. Konstanty
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kindall scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Konstanty
There goes Hoak. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Hoak steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Konstanty
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Drabowsky
Dark takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Musial reaches second base with a double. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nelson vs. Lown
Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Lown
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Del Greco vs. Lown
Del Greco strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Konstanty
King 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, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Konstanty
Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Konstanty
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Konstanty
Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kindall vs. Konstanty
Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to third. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lown vs. Konstanty
Lown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Lown
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Lown
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lown
Blasingame 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1956 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Drake S, cf 2 1 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 5 1 2 3 Dark A, ss 3 0 1 0
Fondy D, 1b 5 2 3 1 Musial S, 1b 4 0 2 1
King J, lf 4 0 1 1 Moon W, rf 3 0 0 0
Moryn W, rf 5 1 3 3 Nelson R, lf 3 0 0 0
Miksis E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Landrith H, c 5 0 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 0 1 0
Kindall J, ss 4 2 2 0 Katt R, c 4 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 3 1 1 0 Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Lown T, p 1 0 0 0 Collum J, p 1 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 0 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 14 8 32 1 5 1
Chicago 104 000 210 -- 8
St.Louis 000 000 010 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (W)* 7.0 5 1 1 4 4
Lown T (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt W (L)+ 2.0 3 5 3 2 1
Collum J 4.0 3 0 0 4 1
Liddle D 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Konstanty J 2.0 5 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Musial S
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Chicago 10, St.Louis 9
2B -- Hoak D, Moryn W, Musial S
HR -- Fondy D, Moryn W
SB -- Hoak D
CS -- Drake S
SH -- King J, Drabowsky M
T -- 2:46
A -- 14117
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