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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 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 August 12, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Davis |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,567 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Jim Davis | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Davis
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Davis
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Davis
Davis fires to first and has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Miksis who tags Dark for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Davis
Musial 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
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Davis
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Davis
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Davis
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Davis
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wehmeier
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Wehmeier
King hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Wehmeier
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiti vs. Wehmeier
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark 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: ---
Katt vs. Davis
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Davis, and towards Miksis, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Davis
Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Davis
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Wehmeier
Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wehmeier
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Wehmeier fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wehmeier. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Davis
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Davis
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Davis
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Davis
Repulski hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Davis
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wehmeier
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wehmeier
King hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Davis
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Davis
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Davis
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Davis
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Davis
Dark takes first base on ball four. Katt moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Davis
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Wehmeier
Whisenant hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Wehmeier
Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Wehmeier
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wehmeier
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Davis
Morgan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Davis
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Davis
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
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Miksis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy 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
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Davis
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Davis
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Davis
Charlie Peete pinch runs for Ray Katt.
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Davis
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peete moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Davis
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wehmeier
Walker Cooper now catching.
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wehmeier
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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Wehmeier
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Wehmeier
Chiti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Chiti reaches second base with a double. There goes Whisenant trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Davis
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Davis
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Davis
Repulski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Davis
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Davis
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Wehmeier
Kindall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wehmeier
Davis hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Davis
Hobie Landrith now catching.
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Davis
Wehmeier hits a line drive towards short. Kindall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Davis
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Hoak hits a line drive towards the mound. Wehmeier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wehmeier
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Miksis E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 2 0 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Morgan B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 1 0
Repulski R, lf 2 0 0 0 King J, rf 3 0 0 0
Moon W, rf 4 0 2 0 Whisenant P, cf 3 0 2 0
Del Greco B, cf 4 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 3 0 1 0
Katt R, c 3 0 2 0 Landrith H, c 0 0 0 0
Peete C, pr 0 0 0 0 Kindall J, ss 2 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 1 0 0 0 Davis J, p 3 0 1 0
Wehmeier H, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 7 0 30 0 5 0
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Davis J 9.0 7 0 0 4 3
E -- Wehmeier H
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Chicago 4
2B -- Chiti H
HBP -- by Davis J (Repulski R)
T -- 2:22
A -- 26567
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