Cardinals @ Dodgers
August 3, 1956

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Cardinals 8 9 1
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Gil Hodges Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .254
OBP .750 .350
At Bats 4 351
Hits 3 89
• Singles 2 48
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 22
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 2 63

Larry Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 5
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Ebbets Field - August 3, 1956
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Single
Larry Jackson
Walker Cooper
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Del Greco
Wally Moon
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider scores.
Bottom 8 Furillo strikes out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 8 Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 8 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clem Labine now pitching. Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Don Drysdale. Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Larry Jackson now pitching. Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Musial. Snider moves to second.
Top 7 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Don Drysdale now pitching. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Randy Jackson pinch hits for Don Bessent. Jackson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores.
Bottom 6 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 6 Amoros hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Gilliam trying to get to third. Dark throws to Boyer who tags Gilliam for the out. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 5 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 5 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Blasingame strikes out.
Top 5 Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cooper hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bessent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Amoros takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Del Greco strikes out.
Top 4 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon tags and scores.
Top 4 Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. Musial scores.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to third. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to first to double up Gilliam.
Bottom 3 Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Cooper scores. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. Cooper moves to third.
Top 3 Poholsky bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lockman scores. Cooper moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Lockman moves to third.
Top 3 Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Charlie Peete. Don Bessent now pitching. Del Greco strikes out.
Top 3 Lockman takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second.
Top 3 Ken Lehman now pitching. Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lehman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Don Newcombe pinch hits for Roger Craig. Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Hodges scores.
Bottom 2 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Musial hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Poholsky tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Poholsky moves to third. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 2 Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Poholsky moves to second.
Top 2 Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Cooper hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Peete strikes out.
Bottom 1 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 1 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Musial moves to third.
Top 1 Boyer strikes out.
Top 1 Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Top 1 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.