August 18, 1956 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 1 NYY 6
@BAL 2 WSH 9
@BOS 7 CHW 2
DET 1 CLE 8
KCA 1 CIN 13
MLN 4 PIT 9
@NYG 1 BRO 9
@PHI 2 CHC 8
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 14,117

Saturday, August 18, 1956
Time of Game: 2:46

Cubs

46-66

Won 1

7th, 21½ GB

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

W: M Drabowsky (1-0), L: W Schmidt (6-8), S: T Lown (9)

Cardinals

57-57

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Drake CF                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .241  .654    0    1   0   CS
D Hoak 3B                     5   1   2   3    0   1  .219  .590    0    1   0   2B,SB
D Fondy 1B                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .280  .704    0    9   1   HR
J King LF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .236  .718    0    5   0   SH
W Moryn RF                    5   1   3   3    0   0  .279  .810    0    1   0   HR,2B
E Miksis 2B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .248  .681    0    1   5   IW
H Landrith C                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .648    0    7   0   
J Kindall SS                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .310  .826    0    1   1   
M Drabowsky P                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   1   SH
  T Lown P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .859    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   8  14   8    6   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Moryn (19, off J Collum); D Hoak (11, off W Schmidt).

HR: W Moryn (15, off D Liddle; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); D Fondy (9, off W Schmidt; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: M Drabowsky (1, off J Konstanty); J King (2, off D Liddle).

IBB: E Miksis (1, by J Collum).

TB: W Moryn 7; D Fondy 6; D Hoak 3; J Kindall 2; J King; E Miksis; H Landrith; M Drabowsky.

RBI: D Hoak 3 (25); W Moryn 3 (51); D Fondy (40); J King (38).

2-out RBI: D Fondy; D Hoak.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Hoak (4, 2nd base off J Konstanty/R Katt).

CS: S Drake (5, 2nd base by W Schmidt/R Katt).

PO: J Kindall (1st base by J Collum).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .671    0    5   3   
A Dark SS                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .271  .660    0    2   2   
S Musial 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .315  .932    0    7   2   2B
W Moon RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .328  .945    0    5   1   
R Nelson LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .684    0    3   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .306  .852    0    0   1   
B Del Greco CF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .213  .684    0    1   0   
R Katt C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .640    0    3   1   
W Schmidt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .499         0   0   
  J Collum P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .381    0    1   2   
  W Lockman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .624    0    0   0   
  D Liddle P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343         0   0   
  B Morgan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .679    0    0   0   
  J Konstanty P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Repulski PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .801    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    5   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: S Musial (27, off M Drabowsky).

TB: S Musial 3; B Del Greco; A Dark; K Boyer.

RBI: S Musial (88).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Moon-S Musial; R Katt-D Blasingame.

E: S Musial (3).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Drabowsky, W (1-0)           7     5   1   1    4   4   0   1.00   30     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 5     63    -     0.54   0.19
T Lown, S (9)                  2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.24    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.30   0.02
Totals                         9     5   1   1    5   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 5          2-0

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
W Schmidt, L (6-8)             2     3   5   3    2   1   1   3.97   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3     33    -     0.96  -0.28
J Collum                       4     3   0   0    4   1   0   3.94   18     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 3          2-2    0.37   0.01
D Liddle                       1     3   2   2    0   0   1   5.85    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.12  -0.02
J Konstanty                    2     5   1   1    0   1   0   3.86   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    14   8   6    6   3   2          45     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·14          2-2

M Drabowsky faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
W Schmidt faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Collum (4; E Miksis).

PO: J Collum (4; J Kindall, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Artie Gore.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 14,117.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. S Drake              CF    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. D Hoak               3B    2. A Dark               SS 
3. D Fondy              1B    3. S Musial             1B 
4. J King               LF    4. W Moon               RF 
5. W Moryn              RF    5. R Nelson             LF 
6. E Miksis             2B    6. K Boyer              3B 
7. H Landrith           C     7. B Del Greco          CF 
8. J Kindall            SS    8. R Katt               C  
9. M Drabowsky          P     9. W Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-1  123      11%  88% D Hoak          W Schmidt       Double to RF; Kindall Scores/unER; Drabowsky Scores; Drake to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      11%  57% D Fondy         W Schmidt       Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -7%  46% D Hoak          W Schmidt       Double Play: Strikeout, Drake Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 3   0  0-1  12-       7%  77% S Drake         W Schmidt       Walk; Kindall to 3B; Drabowsky to 2B
   t 3   0  0-1  1--       5%  70% M Drabowsky     W Schmidt       Single to 1B; Kindall to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Schmidt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  S Drake         Walk
   OO     1--      46%  D Hoak          Double Play: Strikeout, Drake Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---      57%  D Fondy         Home Run
   O      ---      56%  J King          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  A Dark          Strikeout
          ---      59%  S Musial        Single to SS
   O      1--      61%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willard Schmidt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  E Miksis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  H Landrith      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  R Nelson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  K Boyer         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  B Del Greco     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willard Schmidt facing 8-9-1
          ---      65%  J Kindall       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Kindall to 1B
          1--      70%  M Drabowsky     Single to 1B; Kindall to 2B
          12-      77%  S Drake         Walk; Kindall to 3B; Drabowsky to 2B
   RR     123      88%  D Hoak          Double to RF; Kindall Scores/unER; Drabowsky Scores; Drake to 3B
                  Jackie Collum replaces Willard Schmidt pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      86%  D Fondy         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -23      90%  J King          Single to RF; Hoak to 3B; Drake Scores
   RO     1-3      91%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hoak Scores/unER
          1--      91%  E Miksis        Walk; Moryn to 2B
   O      12-      90%  H Landrith      Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  R Katt          Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  J Collum        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jackie Collum facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  J Kindall       Walk
   O      1--      92%  M Drabowsky     Kindall Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      92%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  S Drake         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  A Dark          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  S Musial        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      94%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jackie Collum facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  D Hoak          Popfly: SS
          ---      94%  D Fondy         Single to 3B
   O      1--      94%  J King          Strikeout
          1--      95%  W Moryn         Double to RF; Fondy to 3B
          -23      95%  E Miksis        Intentional Walk
   O      123      93%  H Landrith      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  R Nelson        Walk
   O      1--      93%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      95%  B Del Greco     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      96%  R Katt          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jackie Collum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  J Kindall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  M Drabowsky     Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  S Drake         Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Hoak          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2
                  Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Jackie Collum batting 9th
          ---      93%  W Lockman       Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      93%  A Dark          Single to CF; Blasingame to 2B
   O      12-      94%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Blasingame to 3B; Dark to 2B
   O      -23      97%  W Moon          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Don Liddle facing 3-4-5
                  Don Liddle replaces Whitey Lockman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  D Fondy         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  J King          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Fondy to 2B
   RR     -2-      99%  W Moryn         Home Run; Fondy Scores
          ---      99%  E Miksis        Single to CF
   OO     1--      99%  H Landrith      Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Miksis out at 1B/RF-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  R Nelson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  K Boyer         Single to RF
          1--      99%  B Del Greco     Single to CF; Boyer to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Katt          Lineout: LF
                  Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Don Liddle batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  B Morgan        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Konstanty facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Konstanty replaces Bobby Morgan pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Kindall       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  M Drabowsky     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Kindall to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  S Drake         Groundout: P-SS-1B; Kindall to 3B
   R      --3     100%  D Hoak          Single to CF; Kindall Scores
          1--     100%  D Fondy         Hoak Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  D Blasingame    Walk
          1--      99%  A Dark          Walk; Blasingame to 2B
   R      12-      98%  S Musial        Double to RF; Blasingame Scores; Dark to 3B
                  Turk Lown replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
          -23      97%  W Moon          Walk
   O      123      98%  R Nelson        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123      99%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      123     100%  B Del Greco     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Konstanty facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  W Moryn         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  E Miksis        Popfly: 2B
          1--     100%  H Landrith      Single to CF; Moryn to 2B
          12-     100%  J Kindall       Single to CF; Moryn to 3B; Landrith to 2B
   O      123     100%  T Lown          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Turk Lown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Katt          Strikeout
                  Rip Repulski pinch hits for Jim Konstanty batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Repulski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation