Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Phillips
  
  Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Phillips
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Blasingame moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Musial vs. Phillips
  
  Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Repulski vs. Phillips
  
  Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dark moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Boyer vs. Phillips
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dittmer vs. Poholsky
  
  Dittmer 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, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Logan vs. Poholsky
  
  Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aaron vs. Poholsky
  
  Aaron hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mathews vs. Poholsky
  
  Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Adcock vs. Poholsky
  
  Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dark. Logan scores. Mathews goes all the way around to score. Adcock moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Tanner vs. Poholsky
  
  Tanner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Poholsky
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moon vs. Phillips
  
  Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Phillips
  
  Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Del Greco vs. Phillips
  
  Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Poholsky vs. Phillips
  
  Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Poholsky
  
  Rice strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Poholsky
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dittmer vs. Poholsky
  
  Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Logan vs. Poholsky
  
  Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Dittmer trying to get to third. Del Greco throws the ball in to Boyer, who tags Dittmer for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Phillips
  
  Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Phillips
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Phillips
  
  Musial is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Poholsky
  
  Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mathews vs. Poholsky
  
  Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Adcock vs. Poholsky
  
  Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tanner vs. Poholsky
  
  Tanner hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Poholsky
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Repulski vs. Phillips
  
  Repulski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Phillips
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moon vs. Phillips
  
  Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Poholsky
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Poholsky
  
  Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dittmer vs. Poholsky
  
  Dittmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Logan vs. Poholsky
  
  Logan 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 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Phillips
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Phillips
  
  Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poholsky vs. Phillips
  
  Poholsky hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Poholsky
  
  Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Poholsky
  
  Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Adcock vs. Poholsky
  
  Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tanner vs. Poholsky
  
  Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blasingame scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Phillips
  
  Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Phillips
  
  Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Phillips
  
  Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Repulski vs. Phillips
  
  Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tanner. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boyer vs. Phillips
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tanner. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Repulski scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moon vs. Phillips
  
  Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Phillips
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Poholsky
  
  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 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Poholsky
  
  Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Poholsky
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Phillips
  
  Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Phillips
  
  Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
  
  Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Phillips
  
  Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dittmer vs. McDaniel
  
  Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
  
  Dittmer hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Logan vs. McDaniel
  
  Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. McDaniel
  
  Aaron hits a line drive into right field. Moon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moon. Aaron moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mathews vs. McDaniel
  
  Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Adcock vs. McDaniel
  
  Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Phillips
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Phillips
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Repulski vs. Phillips
  
  Repulski hits a fly ball towards left. Tanner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Tanner. Repulski moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boyer vs. Phillips
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tanner vs. McDaniel
  
  Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tanner for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. McDaniel
  
  Bruton strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. McDaniel
  
  Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moon vs. Phillips
  
  Andy Pafko now playing left field.
  
  Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Phillips
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Phillips
  
  Walker Cooper pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
  
  Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/31/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b      4  1  1  0   Dittmer J, 2b         4  0  2  0   
Dark A, ss            4  0  0  0   Logan J, ss           4  1  2  0   
Musial S, 1b          3  1  1  1   Aaron H, rf           4  2  2  0   
Repulski R, lf        4  1  1  1   Mathews E, 3b         4  1  4  2   
Boyer K, 3b           4  0  2  1   Adcock J, 1b          4  1  2  1   
Moon W, rf            3  0  0  0   Tanner C, lf          4  0  1  1   
Smith H, c            4  0  1  0   Pafko A, lf           0  0  0  0   
Del Greco B, cf       3  0  0  0   Bruton B, cf          4  0  0  0   
Cooper W, ph          1  0  0  0   Rice D, c             4  0  0  0   
Poholsky T, p         2  0  0  0   Phillips T, p         3  0  0  0   
Morgan B, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
McDaniel L, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  6  3                        35  5 13  4

St.Louis         100 002 000 --  3
Milwaukee        301 000 10x --  5

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L)        6.0 11  4  2  0  3
McDaniel L            2.0  2  1  0  0  1

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Phillips T (W)        9.0  6  3  2  2  3

E -- Logan J, Dark A, Moon W, Tanner C
DP -- St.Louis 1, Milwaukee 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Aaron H, Repulski R, Boyer K
T -- 2:11
A -- 33070

    

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