Cardinals @ Braves
April 30, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 4 1
Braves 0 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 4 1
Braves 0 7 1

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .214
OBP .333 .207
At Bats 3 28
Hits 1 6
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Ellis Kinder Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 2
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County Stadium - April 30, 1956
Out
Ellis Kinder
Bill Sarni
Tom Alston
Red Schoendienst
Ken Boyer
Don Blasingame
Jackie Brandt
Bill Virdon
Stan Musial
Bobby Thomson
Eddie Mathews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 4 1 4
Milwaukee Braves 0 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Tom Poholsky
Losing Pitcher Warren Spahn
Save Ellis Kinder
Game Winning RBI Wally Moon
Attendance 6,090
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jackie Collum now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alston fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Tom Alston now playing first base. Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Joe Frazier. Moon strikes out.
Top 9 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Rip Repulski. Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Schoendienst scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Lew Burdette now pitching. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to third.
Top 9 Musial bunts towards the mound. Sleater fields it and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 9 Lou Sleater now pitching. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Wes Covington pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third.
Bottom 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon juggles the ball. That's an error on Moon.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Top 8 Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sarni hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Repulski moves to second.
Top 7 Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blasingame strikes out.
Top 6 Poholsky is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Moon hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Repulski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Crandall strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moon is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.