Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1956 > Aug 12, 1956, Cardinals at Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
CHW
@DET		2
5
CLE
@KCA		6
3
BAL
@NYY		2
6
BAL
@NYY		2
4
BOS
@WSH		2
8
PHI
@BRO		3
7
STL
@CHC		2
6
STL
@CHC		0
0
CIN
@MLN		2
8
NYG
@PIT		2
3
NYG
@PIT		3
11
Sunday, August 12, 1956
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
2
55-54
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
 at Cubs
6
44-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 20½ GB
W: Bob Rush (11-5)
L: Bob Blaylock (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  9  0
Cubs            0  1  3   0  1  1   0  0  X    6 13  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .677 -0.016 0.54 0.030 -0.046 -0.6 3 1
Al Dark SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 .677 -0.037 0.72 0.025 -0.062 -0.1 3 2 2B
Stan Musial 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .320 .948 0.033 0.61 0.069 -0.036 1.1 7 1 2B
Wally Moon RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .325 .944 -0.015 0.89 0.044 -0.059 -0.0 1 0
Whitey Lockman LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .258 .619 0.001 0.91 0.045 -0.044 0.1 0 0
Bobby Morgan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .726 -0.011 0.92 0.057 -0.067 -0.6 1 7 2B,GDP
Walker Cooper C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .772 -0.071 0.97 0.016 -0.088 -0.6 9 0
Bobby Del Greco CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .718 -0.090 0.92 0.000 -0.090 -1.2 0 0
Bob Blaylock P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 1
   Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .440 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hank Sauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .855 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Don Liddle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .343 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rocky Nelson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .681 0.016 0.33 0.016 0.000 0.3
   Jim Konstanty P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Boyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .857 -0.010 0.38 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
Team Totals 36 2 9 2 1 1 .250 .604 -0.236 0.77 0.302 -0.538 -2.2 24 12
2B: B Morgan (6, off B Rush); A Dark (21, off B Rush); S Musial (25, off B Rush).
TB: S Musial 3; A Dark 2; B Morgan 2; W Lockman 2; R Nelson; D Blasingame; W Cooper.
GIDP: B Morgan (5).
RBI: S Musial (87); W Lockman (17).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Miksis 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 .249 .690 -0.007 0.39 0.026 -0.033 -0.5 2 7
Don Hoak 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .220 .596 0.051 0.47 0.062 -0.011 0.3 2 0
Dee Fondy 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .284 .708 0.058 0.74 0.093 -0.034 0.9 13 0
Monte Irvin LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .263 .821 0.075 0.89 0.106 -0.031 1.3 2 0 HR
Jim King RF 4 1 3 3 0 1 .239 .730 0.190 0.69 0.192 -0.002 2.6 3 0 HR
Pete Whisenant CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228 .712 -0.032 0.39 0.002 -0.034 -0.9 2 0
Harry Chiti C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .604 -0.036 0.35 0.000 -0.036 -1.1 1 0
Jerry Kindall SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .393 -0.001 0.28 0.018 -0.019 0.1 2 2 SB
Bob Rush P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .125 .326 -0.035 0.34 0.002 -0.037 -0.4 0 3
Team Totals 37 6 13 6 2 8 .351 .898 0.263 0.50 0.501 -0.237 2.2 27 12
HR: J King (9, off B Blaylock; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Irvin (13, off D Liddle; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J King 6; M Irvin 4; D Hoak 3; E Miksis 2; D Fondy; J Kindall; B Rush; P Whisenant.
RBI: J King 3 (35); M Irvin 2 (41); D Fondy (38).
2-out RBI: D Fondy.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Miksis-J Kindall-D Fondy.
Baserunning
SB: J Kindall (1, 2nd base off L McDaniel/W Cooper).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Blaylock, L (0-4) 2.1 4 4 4 2 3 1 8.85 13 34 -0.185 0.96 -2.1
Lindy McDaniel 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.63 7 3 2 -0.037 0.56 0.0
Don Liddle 2 5 2 2 0 3 1 5.64 11 0 0 -0.049 0.21 -1.1
Jim Konstanty 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.69 8 0 0 0.008 0.08 0.9
Team Totals 8 13 6 6 2 8 2 6.75 39 34 3 2 -0.263 0.77 -2.2

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Rush, W (11-5) 9 9 2 2 1 1 0 3.48 37 61 0.237 0.77 2.2
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 1 1 0 2.00 37 61 0.237 0.50 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bill Engeln, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Don Blasingame 2B 1 Eddie Miksis 2B
2 Al Dark SS 2 Don Hoak 3B
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 Dee Fondy 1B
4 Wally Moon RF 4 Monte Irvin LF
5 Whitey Lockman LF 5 Jim King RF
6 Bobby Morgan 3B 6 Pete Whisenant CF
7 Walker Cooper C 7 Harry Chiti C
8 Bobby Del Greco CF 8 Jerry Kindall SS
9 Bob Blaylock P 9 Bob Rush P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 --- R CHC J. King B. Blaylock 11% 66% Home Run
b3 2-0 1 123 RR CHC J. King L. McDaniel 8% 91% Single; Hoak Scores; Fondy Scores; Irvin to 2B
b3 1-0 1 123 R CHC M. Irvin B. Blaylock 8% 84% Walk; Miksis Scores; Hoak to 3B; Fondy to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- CHC D. Fondy B. Blaylock 5% 76% Walk; Miksis to 3B; Hoak to 2B
t8 2-6 1 12- OO STL B. Morgan B. Rush 5% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame B. Rush 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL A. Dark B. Rush 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial B. Rush 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Blaylock facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC E. Miksis B. Blaylock -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- CHC D. Hoak B. Blaylock 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CHC D. Fondy B. Blaylock -3% 52% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHC M. Irvin B. Blaylock -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL W. Moon B. Rush 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- STL W. Lockman B. Rush -3% 50% Single (LF-CF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- STL B. Morgan B. Rush -4% 46% Fielder's Choice ; Lockman to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O STL W. Cooper B. Rush 5% 51% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 2 12- O STL B. Del Greco B. Rush 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Blaylock facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- R CHC J. King B. Blaylock 11% 66% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- O CHC P. Whisenant B. Blaylock -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- O CHC H. Chiti B. Blaylock -1% 63% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 2 --- O CHC J. Kindall B. Blaylock -1% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O STL B. Blaylock B. Rush 3% 64% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 --- STL D. Blasingame B. Rush -3% 62% Single to LF
t3 0-1 1 1-- O STL A. Dark B. Rush 3% 65% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 2 1-- O STL S. Musial B. Rush 3% 67% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Blaylock facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O CHC B. Rush B. Blaylock -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- CHC E. Miksis B. Blaylock 2% 68% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- CHC D. Hoak B. Blaylock 3% 71% Single to CF; Miksis to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- CHC D. Fondy B. Blaylock 5% 76% Walk; Miksis to 3B; Hoak to 2B
b3 1-0 1 123 R CHC M. Irvin B. Blaylock 8% 84% Walk; Miksis Scores; Hoak to 3B; Fondy to 2B
Lindy McDaniel replaces Bob Blaylock pitching and batting 9th
b3 2-0 1 123 RR CHC J. King L. McDaniel 8% 91% Single; Hoak Scores; Fondy Scores; Irvin to 2B
b3 4-0 1 12- O CHC P. Whisenant L. McDaniel -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Irvin to 3B
b3 4-0 2 1-3 O CHC H. Chiti L. McDaniel -2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 4-5-6
t4 0-4 0 --- O STL W. Moon B. Rush 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- STL W. Lockman B. Rush -2% 89% Single to SS
t4 0-4 1 1-- O STL B. Morgan B. Rush 2% 91% Flyball: RF
t4 0-4 2 1-- O STL W. Cooper B. Rush 1% 92% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 8-9-1
b4 4-0 0 --- CHC J. Kindall L. McDaniel 1% 93% Single to LF
b4 4-0 0 1-- CHC B. Rush L. McDaniel 1% 94% Kindall Steals 2B
b4 4-0 0 -2- O CHC B. Rush L. McDaniel -1% 93% Strikeout
b4 4-0 1 -2- O CHC E. Miksis L. McDaniel -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-0 2 -2- O CHC D. Hoak L. McDaniel -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 8-9-1
t5 0-4 0 --- O STL B. Del Greco B. Rush 2% 92% Popfly: 3B
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel (P) batting 9th
t5 0-4 1 --- O STL H. Sauer B. Rush 1% 93% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-4 2 --- O STL D. Blasingame B. Rush 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Don Liddle facing 3-4-5
Don Liddle replaces Hank Sauer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 0 --- O CHC D. Fondy D. Liddle -1% 93% Strikeout
b5 4-0 1 --- R CHC M. Irvin D. Liddle 3% 96% Home Run
b5 5-0 1 --- O CHC J. King D. Liddle -0% 96% Strikeout
b5 5-0 2 --- CHC P. Whisenant D. Liddle 0% 96% Single to LF
b5 5-0 2 1-- O CHC H. Chiti D. Liddle -0% 96% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 2-3-4
t6 0-5 0 --- STL A. Dark B. Rush -2% 93% Double (LF-CF)
t6 0-5 0 -2- R STL S. Musial B. Rush -5% 89% Double to RF; Dark Scores
t6 1-5 0 -2- O STL W. Moon B. Rush 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; Musial to 3B
t6 1-5 1 --3 RO STL W. Lockman B. Rush 0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; Musial Scores
t6 2-5 2 --- STL B. Morgan B. Rush -2% 89% Double (LF-CF)
t6 2-5 2 -2- O STL W. Cooper B. Rush 3% 92% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Don Liddle facing 8-9-1
b6 5-2 0 --- O CHC J. Kindall D. Liddle -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 5-2 1 --- O CHC B. Rush D. Liddle -1% 91% Strikeout
b6 5-2 2 --- CHC E. Miksis D. Liddle 0% 91% Single to SS
b6 5-2 2 1-- CHC D. Hoak D. Liddle 1% 92% Single to LF; Miksis to 2B
b6 5-2 2 12- R CHC D. Fondy D. Liddle 4% 96% Single to RF; Miksis Scores; Hoak to 3B
b6 6-2 2 1-3 O CHC M. Irvin D. Liddle -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 8-9-1
t7 2-6 0 --- O STL B. Del Greco B. Rush 1% 96% Popfly: 3B
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Don Liddle (P) batting 9th
t7 2-6 1 --- STL R. Nelson B. Rush -2% 95% Single to 3B
t7 2-6 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame B. Rush 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nelson to 2B
t7 2-6 2 -2- O STL A. Dark B. Rush 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Jim Konstanty facing 5-6-7
Jim Konstanty replaces Rocky Nelson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 0 --- CHC J. King J. Konstanty 0% 98% Single to CF
b7 6-2 0 1-- O CHC P. Whisenant J. Konstanty -0% 97% Popfly: C
b7 6-2 1 1-- O CHC H. Chiti J. Konstanty -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 6-2 2 1-- O CHC J. Kindall J. Konstanty -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 3-4-5
t8 2-6 0 --- STL S. Musial B. Rush -2% 95% Single to CF
t8 2-6 0 1-- STL W. Moon B. Rush -4% 90% Walk; Musial to 2B
t8 2-6 0 12- O STL W. Lockman B. Rush 4% 94% Flyball: LF
t8 2-6 1 12- OO STL B. Morgan B. Rush 5% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Jim Konstanty facing 9-1-2
b8 6-2 0 --- CHC B. Rush J. Konstanty 0% 99% Single to CF
b8 6-2 0 1-- O CHC E. Miksis J. Konstanty -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 6-2 1 1-- O CHC D. Hoak J. Konstanty -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B; Miksis to 2B
b8 6-2 2 -2- O CHC D. Fondy J. Konstanty -0% 99% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 7-8-9
t9 2-6 0 --- STL W. Cooper B. Rush -2% 97% Single to LF
t9 2-6 0 1-- O STL B. Del Greco B. Rush 2% 99% Flyball: CF
Ken Boyer pinch hits for Jim Konstanty (P) batting 9th
t9 2-6 1 1-- O STL K. Boyer B. Rush 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Cooper to 2B
t9 2-6 2 -2- O STL D. Blasingame B. Rush 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN195608121
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.