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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		11
6
WSH
@BOS		4
10
KCA
@CLE		1
4		 
(10)
CHW
@DET		3
5
PHI
@BRO		0
5
STL
@CHC		5
1
STL
@CHC		2
6		 
(8)
MLN
@CIN		7
1
PIT
@NYG		0
10
Tuesday, September 25, 1956,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 3,713, Time of Game: 1:49
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cardinals
2
74-76
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
6
59-92
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Don Kaiser (4-9)
L: Bob Blaylock (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2    2  7  0
Cubs            0  0  0   2  0  2   2  X    6 11  2

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .662 -0.082 0.95 0.006 -0.087 -0.4 2 2
Al Dark SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .276 .679 0.085 1.02 0.122 -0.037 0.5 1 1
Stan Musial 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .313 .916 -0.008 0.94 0.055 -0.063 1.7 7 1 HR,GDP
Wally Moon RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .872 -0.161 1.23 0.000 -0.161 -1.6 1 0
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .305 .842 0.019 1.00 0.079 -0.061 -0.1 0 1
Rip Repulski LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .762 -0.132 1.45 0.000 -0.132 -1.1 2 0 GDP
Hal Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .742 -0.064 0.88 0.000 -0.064 -0.7 7 0
Bobby Del Greco CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .683 0.005 0.58 0.024 -0.019 -0.0 1 0
Bob Blaylock P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.011 1.52 0.041 -0.052 -0.0 0 1
   Dick Schofield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .250 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Willard Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 1 4 .226 .573 -0.353 1.02 0.327 -0.680 -1.8 21 6
HR: S Musial (27, off D Kaiser; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: S Musial 4; A Dark 2; B Del Greco; K Boyer; B Blaylock; D Blasingame.
GIDP: S Musial (21); R Repulski (14).
RBI: S Musial 2 (109).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Solly Drake CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .251 .666 0.010 0.56 0.041 -0.031 0.6 2 0
Don Hoak 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .212 .593 -0.032 0.64 0.021 -0.053 0.4 1 1 SH
Dee Fondy 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .272 .690 -0.061 0.68 0.007 -0.067 0.5 8 2
Ernie Banks SS 4 2 2 0 0 2 .298 .884 0.031 0.61 0.065 -0.033 -0.0 4 4 2B
Walt Moryn RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .283 .827 0.147 0.75 0.171 -0.024 1.6 1 0 HR,2B
Jim King LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .764 0.111 0.69 0.116 -0.005 0.4 1 0
   Pete Whisenant LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .707 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Gene Baker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .686 -0.095 1.04 0.000 -0.095 -1.1 2 5
Harry Chiti C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .219 .639 0.078 0.87 0.103 -0.026 0.7 4 1
Don Kaiser P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .042 .082 -0.054 0.76 0.004 -0.057 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 30 6 11 6 2 7 .367 .940 0.135 0.72 0.528 -0.391 2.7 24 13
2B: E Banks (24, off B Blaylock); W Moryn (27, off B Blaylock).
HR: W Moryn (23, off B Blaylock; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: D Hoak (8, off B Blaylock).
TB: W Moryn 6; E Banks 3; J King 2; D Fondy; H Chiti; D Hoak; S Drake; D Kaiser.
RBI: W Moryn 2 (67); D Fondy 2 (45); J King (53); H Chiti (17).
2-out RBI: H Chiti.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Baker-E Banks-D Fondy; E Banks-G Baker-D Fondy.
E: E Banks (25); D Kaiser (3).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: D Hoak (1st base by B Blaylock).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Blaylock, L (1-6) 6 7 4 4 2 6 1 6.37 26 46 -0.118 0.88 -1.2
Willard Schmidt 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.95 7 0 0 -0.019 0.10 -1.5
Team Totals 7 11 6 6 2 7 1 7.71 33 46 0 0 -0.137 1.02 -2.7

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Kaiser, W (4-9) 8 7 2 2 1 4 1 3.59 32 63 0.352 1.02 1.8
Team Totals 8 7 2 2 1 4 1 2.25 32 63 0.352 0.72 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: D Kaiser 2 (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Blaylock (1; D Hoak, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bill Engeln, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 1:49.
Attendance: 3,713.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Don Blasingame 2B 1 Solly Drake CF
2 Al Dark SS 2 Don Hoak 3B
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 Dee Fondy 1B
4 Wally Moon RF 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Ken Boyer 3B 5 Walt Moryn RF
6 Rip Repulski LF 6 Jim King LF
7 Hal Smith C 7 Gene Baker 2B
8 Bobby Del Greco CF 8 Harry Chiti C
9 Bob Blaylock P 9 Don Kaiser P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 1 1-- CHC W. Moryn B. Blaylock 10% 67% Double to LF; Banks to 3B
b4 1-0 2 1-3 R CHC H. Chiti B. Blaylock 10% 80% Single to RF; Moryn Scores; King to 3B
b4 0-0 1 -23 R CHC J. King B. Blaylock 9% 76% Single to RF; Banks Scores; Moryn to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 O STL W. Moon D. Kaiser 8% 49% Strikeout
t6 0-2 1 1-- OO STL R. Repulski D. Kaiser 7% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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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' Don Kaiser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame D. Kaiser 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- STL A. Dark D. Kaiser -2% 50% Single to SS
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL S. Musial D. Kaiser -2% 48% Wild Pitch; Dark to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- STL S. Musial D. Kaiser -2% 46% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Dark stays at 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- STL W. Moon D. Kaiser -5% 41% Wild Pitch; Dark to 3B; Musial to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 O STL W. Moon D. Kaiser 8% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -23 O STL K. Boyer D. Kaiser 6% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 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 --- CHC S. Drake B. Blaylock 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHC D. Hoak B. Blaylock -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Drake to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CHC D. Fondy B. Blaylock -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CHC E. Banks B. Blaylock -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Don Kaiser facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Repulski D. Kaiser 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL H. Smith D. Kaiser 2% 54% Strikeout (C-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL B. Del Greco D. Kaiser 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 --- O CHC W. Moryn B. Blaylock -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 --- CHC J. King B. Blaylock 3% 55% Single to LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CHC G. Baker B. Blaylock -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CHC H. Chiti B. Blaylock -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Don Kaiser facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- STL B. Blaylock D. Kaiser -4% 46% Single to LF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O STL D. Blasingame D. Kaiser 4% 50% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-0 1 1-- O STL A. Dark D. Kaiser 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 2 1-- STL S. Musial D. Kaiser -2% 51% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Dark to 2B
t3 0-0 2 12- O STL W. Moon D. Kaiser 5% 55% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Blaylock facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kaiser B. Blaylock -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHC S. Drake B. Blaylock -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CHC D. Hoak B. Blaylock -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Don Kaiser facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- STL K. Boyer D. Kaiser -4% 46% Single to LF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O STL R. Repulski D. Kaiser 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O STL H. Smith D. Kaiser 3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 2 1-- STL B. Del Greco D. Kaiser -2% 51% Single to LF; Smith to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O STL B. Blaylock D. Kaiser 5% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Blaylock facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Fondy B. Blaylock -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- CHC E. Banks B. Blaylock 3% 56% Single to LF
b4 0-0 1 1-- CHC W. Moryn B. Blaylock 10% 67% Double to LF; Banks to 3B
b4 0-0 1 -23 R CHC J. King B. Blaylock 9% 76% Single to RF; Banks Scores; Moryn to 3B
b4 1-0 1 1-3 O CHC G. Baker B. Blaylock -6% 69% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 2 1-3 R CHC H. Chiti B. Blaylock 10% 80% Single to RF; Moryn Scores; King to 3B
b4 2-0 2 1-3 O CHC D. Kaiser B. Blaylock -3% 76% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Don Kaiser facing 1-2-3
t5 0-2 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame D. Kaiser 3% 79% Foul Flyball: LF
t5 0-2 1 --- STL A. Dark D. Kaiser -3% 76% Single to CF
t5 0-2 1 1-- OO STL S. Musial D. Kaiser 6% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Blaylock facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- O CHC S. Drake B. Blaylock -1% 81% Lineout: CF
b5 2-0 1 --- CHC D. Hoak B. Blaylock 1% 82% Walk
b5 2-0 1 1-- O CHC D. Fondy B. Blaylock -2% 80% Hoak Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS-1B)
b5 2-0 2 --- O CHC D. Fondy B. Blaylock -1% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Don Kaiser facing 4-5-6
t6 0-2 0 --- O STL W. Moon D. Kaiser 3% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- STL K. Boyer D. Kaiser -4% 79% Walk
t6 0-2 1 1-- OO STL R. Repulski D. Kaiser 7% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Blaylock facing 4-5-6
b6 2-0 0 --- CHC E. Banks B. Blaylock 4% 89% Double to RF
b6 2-0 0 -2- RR CHC W. Moryn B. Blaylock 7% 96% Home Run; Banks Scores
b6 4-0 0 --- O CHC J. King B. Blaylock -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O CHC G. Baker B. Blaylock -0% 95% Popfly: SS
b6 4-0 2 --- O CHC H. Chiti B. Blaylock -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Don Kaiser facing 7-8-9
t7 0-4 0 --- O STL H. Smith D. Kaiser 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 0-4 1 --- O STL B. Del Greco D. Kaiser 1% 97% Strikeout
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Bob Blaylock (P) batting 9th
t7 0-4 2 --- O STL D. Schofield D. Kaiser 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 9-1-2
Willard Schmidt replaces Dick Schofield (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-0 0 --- CHC D. Kaiser W. Schmidt 0% 98% Single to RF
b7 4-0 0 1-- CHC S. Drake W. Schmidt 1% 98% Single to 2B; Kaiser to 2B
b7 4-0 0 12- CHC D. Hoak W. Schmidt 1% 99% Single to P; Kaiser to 3B; Drake to 2B
b7 4-0 0 123 RR CHC D. Fondy W. Schmidt 1% 100% Single to RF; Kaiser Scores; Drake Scores; Hoak to 2B
b7 6-0 0 12- O CHC E. Banks W. Schmidt -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 6-0 1 12- O CHC W. Moryn W. Schmidt -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 6-0 2 12- O CHC J. King W. Schmidt -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Don Kaiser facing 1-2-3
Pete Whisenant replaces Jim King playing LF batting 6th
t8 0-6 0 --- STL D. Blasingame D. Kaiser -1% 99% Single to LF
t8 0-6 0 1-- O STL A. Dark D. Kaiser 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 0-6 1 1-- RR STL S. Musial D. Kaiser -1% 98% Home Run; Dark Scores
t8 2-6 1 --- O STL W. Moon D. Kaiser 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-6 2 --- O STL K. Boyer D. Kaiser 0% 99% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.

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