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August 10, 1956

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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

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .267
OBP 1.000 .328
At Bats 3 217
Hits 3 58
• Singles 3 34
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 0 34

Larry Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 6
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Wrigley Field - August 10, 1956
Out
Larry Jackson
Ray Katt
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Del Greco
Wally Moon
Monte Irvin
Ernie Banks
Dee Fondy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 4 7 0 5
Chicago Cubs 3 12 1 11
Winning Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Losing Pitcher Warren Hacker
Save Larry Jackson
Game Winning RBI Stan Musial
Attendance 9,392
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Banks takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
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.