May 12, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
KCA 3 CHW 7
@DET 6 BAL 1
@NYY 0 WSH 12
BOS 9 BRO 3
NYG 0 CHC 14
STL 10 CIN 10
MLN 6 PIT 6
PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 14,556

Saturday, May 12, 1956
Time of Game: 2:58

Cardinals

13-7

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  3  1   1  0  2   0  0  3   10 17  3
Cubs            0  2  3   0  4  4   1  0  X   14 15  0

W: B Rush (2-1), L: G Jones (0-2), S: V Valentinetti (1)

Cubs

5-11

Won 1

7th, 6 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame SS               3   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .651    0    1   2   
  H Sauer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .675    0    0   0   GDP
  A Grammas SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558    0    0   0   
R Schoendienst 2B             5   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .689    0    1   2   
S Musial RF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .297 1.019    0    1   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .408 1.130    0    1   3   HR
W Moon 1B                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .382  .960    0    9   0   
R Repulski LF                 5   1   3   1    0   2  .440 1.265    0    1   0   2B
B Virdon CF                   2   3   2   1    1   0  .228  .584    0    2   1   HR,IW
  J Brandt PH-CF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
  G Hatton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
H Smith C                     4   1   3   3    0   0  .571 1.785    0    7   0   2·2B,GDP
V Mizell P                    0   0   0   1    0   0  .077  .220    0    0   0   SH
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Frazier PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .833    0    0   0   
  G Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Hemus PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .629    0    0   0   
  H Wehmeier PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Surkont P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   2   
  W Cooper PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.681    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       39  10  17  10    3   2                    24  10

BATTING

2B: H Smith 2 (3, 2 off B Rush); R Repulski (4, off B Rush).

HR: B Virdon (1, off B Rush; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); K Boyer (6, off B Rush; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W Cooper (1, off J Davis; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: V Mizell (1, off B Rush).

IBB: B Virdon (2, by B Rush).

TB: K Boyer 5; H Smith 5; B Virdon 5; R Repulski 4; W Cooper 4; S Hemus; S Musial; W Moon; J Brandt; D Blasingame; R Schoendienst.

GIDP: H Smith (1); H Sauer (2).

RBI: H Smith 3 (8); S Hemus (2); R Repulski (11); W Cooper (4); V Mizell (1); B Virdon (5); W Moon (14); K Boyer (19).

2-out RBI: W Moon; R Repulski; K Boyer.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Boyer (2); D Blasingame (4); W Moon (4).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Miksis 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .400  .967    0    0   2   2B
G Baker 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .780    0    3  10   SB
F Kellert 1B                  4   2   1   2    1   0  .174  .614    0   13   2   HR
E Banks SS                    3   4   2   2    2   1  .269  .974    0    2   2   HR,2B
M Irvin LF                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .277  .873    0    2   1   2·2B
W Moryn RF                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .288  .784    0    1   0   HR,2B
P Whisenant CF                5   3   3   4    0   2  .375 1.694    0    3   0   2·HR,2B
H Chiti C                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .610    0    3   0   
B Rush P                      3   1   0   0    0   1  .182  .455    0    0   1   
  J Davis P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
  V Valentinetti P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       40  14  15  13    4   7                    27  20

BATTING

2B: E Banks (3, off V Mizell); E Miksis (1, off G Jones); W Moryn (2, off M Surkont); P Whisenant (1, off G Jones); M Irvin 2 (4, off L Jackson, off G Jones).

HR: E Banks (7, off M Surkont; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); W Moryn (3, off G Jones; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); P Whisenant 2 (2, off V Mizell, off M Surkont; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); F Kellert (1, off V Mizell; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Davis (1, off L Jackson).

TB: P Whisenant 10; W Moryn 7; E Banks 6; M Irvin 5; F Kellert 4; E Miksis 2; H Chiti; G Baker.

RBI: P Whisenant 4 (4); W Moryn 3 (11); E Banks 2 (13); F Kellert 2 (4); E Miksis (1); M Irvin (7).

2-out RBI: P Whisenant 2; M Irvin; E Miksis.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Davis-G Baker-F Kellert; E Banks-G Baker-F Kellert.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Baker (2, 2nd base off G Jones/H Smith).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Mizell                       2.1   4   5   5    2   2   2   4.79   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 4     29    -     0.97  -0.34
L McDaniel                     0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.52    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.62  -0.07
G Jones, L (0-2)               2     5   4   2    0   2   1   5.56   12     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 5          0-0    0.88  -0.30
M Surkont                      0.1   3   4   4    1   0   2  19.29    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.40  -0.13
L Jackson                      2.2   1   1   1    1   2   0   3.86   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    15  14  12    4   7   5          45     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1·15          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Rush, W (2-1)                5.1  11   7   7    2   1   2   4.64   27     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1·11     17    -     0.98  -0.43
J Davis, H (1)                 3.1   6   3   3    1   1   1   2.19   15     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 6          1-0    0.22   0.07
V Valentinetti, S (1)          0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9    17  10  10    3   2   3          43     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1·17          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Rush (2; B Virdon).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 14,556.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Blasingame         SS    1. E Miksis             3B 
2. R Schoendienst       2B    2. G Baker              2B 
3. S Musial             RF    3. F Kellert            1B 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. E Banks              SS 
5. W Moon               1B    5. M Irvin              LF 
6. R Repulski           LF    6. W Moryn              RF 
7. B Virdon             CF    7. P Whisenant          CF 
8. H Smith              C     8. H Chiti              C  
9. V Mizell             P     9. B Rush               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  5-5  -2-      22%  81% W Moryn         G Jones         Home Run (LF-CF); Irvin Scores
   b 2   2  3-0  -2-      17%  39% P Whisenant     V Mizell        Home Run; Banks Scores
   b 3   1  4-2  --3      16%  53% F Kellert       V Mizell        Home Run; Miksis Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123     -15%  24% H Smith         B Rush          Single to CF; Moon Scores; Repulski Scores; Virdon to 3B
   t 4   1  5-4  1--     -15%  48% H Smith         B Rush          Double (LF-CF); Virdon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Rush facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Blasingame    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Musial        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  E Miksis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  F Kellert       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Rush facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  K Boyer         Lineout: SS
          ---      50%  W Moon          Walk
          1--      41%  R Repulski      Double to CF; Moon to 3B
          -23      39%  B Virdon        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      24%  H Smith         Single to CF; Moon Scores; Repulski Scores; Virdon to 3B
   RO     1-3      22%  V Mizell        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Virdon Scores; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      24%  D Blasingame    Single to SS; Smith out at Hm/SS-1B-3B-C
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 4-5-6
          ---      30%  E Banks         Double to LF
   O      -2-      25%  M Irvin         Strikeout
   O      -2-      22%  W Moryn         Foul Flyball: 3B
   RR     -2-      39%  P Whisenant     Home Run; Banks Scores
          ---      41%  H Chiti         Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  B Rush          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Rush facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      40%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: CF
   O      ---      42%  S Musial        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      31%  K Boyer         Home Run
   O      ---      31%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
          ---      36%  E Miksis        Walk
   O      1--      36%  G Baker         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Miksis to 3B; Baker out at 2B/CF-SS
   RR     --3      53%  F Kellert       Home Run; Miksis Scores
          ---      56%  E Banks         Walk
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Vinegar Bend Mizell pitching and batting 9th
          1--      63%  M Irvin         Single to LF; Banks to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  W Moryn         Single to LF; Banks Scores; Irvin to 2B
   O      12-      67%  P Whisenant     Strikeout
   O      12-      63%  H Chiti         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Rush facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  R Repulski      Strikeout
          ---      63%  B Virdon        Single to RF
   R      1--      48%  H Smith         Double (LF-CF); Virdon Scores
                  Joe Frazier pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel batting 9th
   O      -2-      51%  J Frazier       Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      56%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Gordon Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Gordon Jones replaces Joe Frazier pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  B Rush          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  E Miksis        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  G Baker         Single to LF
          1--      54%  F Kellert       Baker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Bob Rush facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  S Musial        Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  K Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Gordon Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  E Banks         Strikeout Looking
          ---      59%  M Irvin         Double to CF
   RR     -2-      81%  W Moryn         Home Run (LF-CF); Irvin Scores
          ---      83%  P Whisenant     Double to LF
   O      -2-      81%  H Chiti         Strikeout
   R      -2-      89%  B Rush          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Whisenant Scores/No RBI/unER; Rush to 2B
   R      -2-      94%  E Miksis        Double (LF-CF); Rush Scores/unER
   O      -2-      93%  G Baker         Lineout: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 9.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-9, Bob Rush facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  R Repulski      Single to LF; Repulski out at 2B/LF-SS
   R      ---      90%  B Virdon        Home Run
          ---      86%  H Smith         Double to CF
                  Solly Hemus pinch hits for Gordon Jones batting 9th
   R      -2-      79%  S Hemus         Single to LF; Smith Scores
                  Jim Davis replaces Bob Rush pitching and batting 9th; Hank Sauer pinch hits for Don Blasingame batting 1st; Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Solly Hemus batting 9th
   OO     1--      85%  H Sauer         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-7, Max Surkont facing 3-4-5
                  Max Surkont replaces Herm Wehmeier pitching and batting 9th; Alex Grammas replaces Hank Sauer playing SS batting 1st
          ---      87%  F Kellert       Walk
   RR     1--      96%  E Banks         Home Run; Kellert Scores
   O      ---      95%  M Irvin         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  W Moryn         Double to LF
   RR     -2-      99%  P Whisenant     Home Run; Moryn Scores
                  Larry Jackson replaces Max Surkont pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  H Chiti         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Chiti to 1B
   O      1--      99%  J Davis         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Chiti to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  E Miksis        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 13.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-13, Jim Davis facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  R Schoendienst  Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  S Musial        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  K Boyer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Schoendienst to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 13-7, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  G Baker         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  F Kellert       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  E Banks         Walk
   R      1--     100%  M Irvin         Double to RF; Banks Scores
   O      -2-     100%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 14.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-14, Jim Davis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  R Repulski      Strikeout
                  Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Bill Virdon batting 7th
          ---     100%  J Brandt        Single to P
   OO     1--     100%  H Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 14-7, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
                  Jackie Brandt moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  P Whisenant     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  H Chiti         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 14.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-14, Jim Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Walker Cooper pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
   R      ---     100%  W Cooper        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  A Grammas       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  S Musial        Single to LF
          1--     100%  K Boyer         Walk; Musial to 2B
   R      12-     100%  W Moon          Single to RF; Musial Scores; Boyer to 2B
   R      12-      99%  R Repulski      Single to LF; Boyer Scores; Moon to 2B
                  Vito Valentinetti replaces Jim Davis pitching and batting 9th; Grady Hatton pinch hits for Jackie Brandt batting 7th
   O      12-     100%  G Hatton        Flyball: LF
        3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 10, Cubs 14.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation