Cardinals @ Dodgers
August 4, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 9 5
Dodgers 12 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 9 5
Dodgers 12 12 0

Don Blasingame Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .250 .360
At Bats 3 356
Hits 0 96
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 49
RBI’s 0 22

Carl Erskine Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 0
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Ebbets Field - August 4, 1956
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Out
Carl Erskine
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Randy Jackson
Chico Fernandez
Sandy Amoros
Gino Cimoli
Carl Furillo
Don Blasingame
Hal Smith
Whitey Lockman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 5 6
Brooklyn Dodgers 12 12 0 5
Winning Pitcher Carl Erskine
Losing Pitcher Bob Blaylock
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Carl Furillo
Attendance 12,952
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rip Repulski pinch hits for Don Liddle. Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smith takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second.
Top 9 Peete strikes out.
Top 9 Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gino Cimoli now playing center field. Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.
Bottom 7 Amoros hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Bottom 7 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Erskine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Furillo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Don Liddle now pitching. Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Bottom 6 Amoros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Morgan now playing shortstop. Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lockman hits a line drive towards third. Jackson catches it and throws to first to double up Boyer.
Top 6 Moon hits a popup in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial moves to second.
Top 6 Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Blasingame fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dark strikes out.
Top 5 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Bottom 4 Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Peete 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 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Boyer scores.
Top 4 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Boyer moves to third.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Musial moves to third.
Top 4 Randy Jackson now playing third base. Musial hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Bottom 3 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Snider reaches second base with a double. Amoros goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Amoros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.
Top 2 Peete hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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 2 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. Hodges scores. Campanella moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Lockman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lockman. Lockman throws it away. That's an error on Lockman. Robinson goes all the way around to score. Hodges moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Snider scores.
Bottom 1 Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Amoros scores. Snider moves to third.
Bottom 1 Snider takes first base on ball four. Amoros moves to second.
Bottom 1 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Gilliam reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Boyer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Musial moves to second.
Top 1 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.