Braves @ Cardinals
August 16, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 9 0
Cardinals 0 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 9 0
Cardinals 0 5 2

Stan Musial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .314
OBP .667 .391
At Bats 3 433
Hits 2 136
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 1 26
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 56
RBI’s 0 87

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 1
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Sportsman's Park - August 16, 1956
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Single
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Stan Musial
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burdette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre scores. Bruton moves to second.
Top 9 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bruton is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Thomson bunts towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Blaylock. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Bottom 8 Katt hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Morgan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Musial moves to third.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Dark 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 7 Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bob Blaylock now pitching. Bruton hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Frank Torre now playing first base. Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 There goes Mathews. The throw from Katt and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel juggles the ball. That's an error on McDaniel.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second.
Top 5 Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bruton 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 4 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Burdette covering. Safe.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.
Top 4 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to McDaniel covering. Safe. Mathews moves to second.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Logan scores.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. Logan moves to third.
Top 4 Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Peete. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Peete hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burdette hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to second to double up Logan.
Top 2 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Aaron bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to second.
Top 2 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out.
Top 1 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adcock scores. Thomson scores. Crandall moves to second.
Top 1 Crandall is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Bruton strikes out.
Top 1 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Bill Bruton pinch hits for Andy Pafko. There's a wild pitch. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to third. Thomson moves to second.
Top 1 Thomson takes first base on ball four. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Top 1 Adcock takes first base on ball four. Logan scores. Aaron moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Top 1 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.