Cardinals @ Cubs
August 10, 1956

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 7 0
Cubs 3 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 7 0
Cubs 3 12 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .294
OBP .500 .358
At Bats 4 347
Hits 2 102
• Singles 2 58
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 1 60

Larry Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 6
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Wrigley Field - August 10, 1956
•
Walk
Larry Jackson
Ray Katt
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Del Greco
Wally Moon
Ernie Banks
Dee Fondy
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Hoak hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ken Boyer now playing third base. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miksis for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a line drive into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hobie Landrith now catching. Jim Hughes now pitching. Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Solly Drake pinch runs for Harry Chiti. Frank Kellert pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Larry Jackson now pitching. Jim King pinch hits for Frank KellKing 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 8 Chiti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Banks strikes out.
Top 8 Morgan strikes out.
Top 8 Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn who is chasing the ball. Lockman reaches third base with a triple. Moon goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame catches it and throws to first to double up Miksis.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miksis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mizell bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Katt moves to second.
Top 7 Katt hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hacker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chiti hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lockman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mizell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hacker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whisenant strikes out.
Top 4 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Dark for the double play.
Top 3 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak 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 Miksis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hacker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mizell strikes out.
Top 2 Katt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Morgan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Whisenant hits a popup in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to third. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miksis scores.
Bottom 1 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Miksis reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.