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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 8, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 8, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Blaylock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Trowbridge |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Bill Engeln |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Bob Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Bob Trowbridge | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 8, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Trowbridge
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Blaylock
Logan bunts towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Blaylock
Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Del Greco. O'Connell scores. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Blaylock
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Blaylock
Adcock 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 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Trowbridge
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Blaylock
Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Blaylock
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Blaylock
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Trowbridge
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Trowbridge
Blaylock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trowbridge vs. Blaylock
Trowbridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Blaylock
Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blaylock
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Trowbridge
Musial hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Blaylock
Mathews 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 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Blaylock
Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Blaylock
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Blaylock
Bruton 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 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Trowbridge
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Trowbridge
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Trowbridge
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Bob Blaylock.
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Trowbridge
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trowbridge vs. McDaniel
Trowbridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Trowbridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. McDaniel
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Trowbridge moves to third. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. McDaniel
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mathews vs. McDaniel
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trowbridge scores. O'Connell scores. Logan moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. McDaniel
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Trowbridge
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Trowbridge
Del Greco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. McDaniel
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McDaniel
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. McDaniel
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trowbridge vs. McDaniel
Trowbridge bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Bruton moves to third. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. Crandall scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. McDaniel
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Trowbridge
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Trowbridge covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Trowbridge
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Liddle
Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Don Liddle now pitching.
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Liddle
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Liddle
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Liddle
Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Wes Covington.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Frank Torre now playing first base.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Trowbridge
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Del Greco vs. Trowbridge
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nelson vs. Trowbridge
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Liddle
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Liddle
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trowbridge vs. Liddle
Trowbridge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Liddle
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Liddle covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Liddle
Logan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Liddle
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Trowbridge
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Don Liddle.
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 2 1 2
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 3 1 1 1
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 5 0 1 1
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 0 1 2
Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 2 2 2
Boyer K, 3b 5 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0
Moon W, rf 1 1 1 1 Covington W, lf 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 2 2 0
Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 2 2 2
Blaylock B, p 1 0 0 0 Trowbridge B, p 2 1 0 0
Sauer H, ph 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 6 1 32 10 10 10
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
Milwaukee 101 122 12x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock B (L) 4.0 3 3 3 2 1
McDaniel L 2.0 4 4 2 2 1
Liddle D 2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Trowbridge B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 6 8
E -- Del Greco B, Dark A, Torre F
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 12, Milwaukee 5
2B -- O'Connell D, Blasingame D
HR -- Logan J, Adcock J 2, Moon W, Crandall D
SH -- Logan J, Trowbridge B
T -- 2:31
A -- 0
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