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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 13, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 13, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Third Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 13, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Minner
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Landrith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Landrith. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Minner
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Minner
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Dickson
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dickson
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Dickson
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Dickson
Moryn hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Minner
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Minner
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Dickson
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Dickson
Whisenant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Dickson
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Minner
Dickson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Minner
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Dickson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dickson, and towards Schoendienst, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Dickson
Minner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Minner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fondy vs. Dickson
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minner tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dickson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Minner
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Minner
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Minner
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Minner
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Minner
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moon scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickson vs. Minner
Dickson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Dickson reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Minner
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Dickson
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Dickson
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Dickson
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Dickson
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Minner
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Dickson
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Dickson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Dickson
Minner hits a line drive off the glove of Blasingame, and into shallow left field. Minner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Dickson
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon juggles the ball. That's an error on Moon. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Dickson
Baker hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Minner
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. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Minner
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Minner
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickson vs. Minner
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Dickson
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Dickson
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Dickson
King strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Dickson
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Minner
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Dickson
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Dickson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drake vs. Dickson
Solly Drake pinch hits for Paul Minner.
Drake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Dickson
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Lown
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Lown
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lown
There goes Moon. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dickson
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Dickson
Banks hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Dickson
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Dickson
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lown
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Lown
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Lown
Dickson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Smith trying to get to third. King throws the ball in to Miksis, who tags Smith for the out. Dickson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Lown
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Dickson
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dickson, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Dickson
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Dickson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kellert vs. Dickson
Frank Kellert pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Kellert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Kinder
Don Hoak pinch runs for Frank Kellert. Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, ss 5 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 3 0 Baker G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Musial S, rf 4 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Moryn W, rf 2 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 King J, lf 3 0 0 0
Moon W, 1b 3 1 1 0 Whisenant P, cf 4 0 1 0
Smith H, c 1 1 1 1 Miksis E, 3b 4 1 1 0
Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 1 Landrith H, c 4 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 4 0 2 1 Minner P, p 2 1 2 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Drake S, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
Kellert F, ph 1 0 1 1
Hoak D, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 33 2 6 2
St.Louis 000 300 000 -- 3
Chicago 001 000 001 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (W) 8.2 6 2 1 3 5
Kinder E (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (L) 7.0 7 3 3 3 2
Lown T 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Landrith H, Moon W, Boyer K
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Boyer K, Dickson M, Minner P
3B -- Minner P
SB -- Smith H, Moon W
CS -- Moon W
SF -- Fondy D
T -- 2:42
A -- 0
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