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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
8
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: Moe Drabowsky (1-0), L: Willard Schmidt (6-8), S: Turk Lown (9)
 Cardinals
1
57-57
Lost 1
4th, 11½ GB

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Drake CF                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .241  .654              1   0   CS
D Hoak 3B                     5   1   2   3    0   1  .219  .589              1   0   2B,SB
D Fondy 1B                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .280  .704              9   1   HR
J King LF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .236  .718              5   0   SH
W Moryn RF                    5   1   3   3    0   0  .279  .809              1   0   HR,2B
E Miksis 2B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .248  .681              1   5   IW
H Landrith C                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .648              7   0   
J Kindall SS                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .310  .826              1   1   
M Drabowsky P                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   1   SH
  T Lown P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .860              0   0   
Totals                       37   8  14   0    6   3                         27   8
Batting Events
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 Events
SB: D Hoak (4, 2nd base off J Konstanty/R Katt).
CS: S Drake (5, 2nd base by W Schmidt/R Katt).
Pickoffs: J Kindall (1st base by J Collum).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .671              5   3   
A Dark SS                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .271  .660              2   2   
S Musial 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .315  .931              7   2   2B
W Moon RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .328  .945              5   1   
R Nelson LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .684              3   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .306  .853              0   1   
B Del Greco CF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .213  .684              1   0   
R Katt C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .640              3   1   
W Schmidt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .500              0   0   
  J Collum P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .381              1   2   
  W Lockman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .624              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  .680              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   
Totals                       32   1   5   0    5   7                         27  13
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 2. W Moon-S Musial; R Katt-D Blasingame.
E: S Musial (3).

Pitching Stats

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· 9· 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     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 5          2-0
M Drabowsky faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
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
W Schmidt faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Collum (4; E Miksis).
Pickoffs: J Collum (4; J Kindall, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Artie Gore.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 14,117.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Solly Drake                  CF       1. Don Blasingame               2B
2. Don Hoak                     3B       2. Alvin Dark                   SS
3. Dee Fondy                    1B       3. Stan Musial                  1B
4. Jim King                     LF       4. Wally Moon                   RF
5. Walt Moryn                   RF       5. Rocky Nelson                 LF
6. Eddie Miksis                 2B       6. Ken Boyer                    3B
7. Hobie Landrith                C       7. Bobby Del Greco              CF
8. Jerry Kindall                SS       8. Ray Katt                      C
9. Moe Drabowsky                 P       9. Willard Schmidt               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 0 123 RR 11% 88% 1-0 CHC D. Hoak W. Schmidt Double to RF; Kindall Scores/unER; Drabowsky Scores; Drake to 3B
t1 2 --- R 10% 57% 0-0 CHC D. Fondy W. Schmidt Home Run
t1 0 1-- OO -7% 46% 0-0 CHC D. Hoak W. Schmidt Double Play: Strikeout, Drake Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 0 12- 7% 77% 1-0 CHC S. Drake W. Schmidt Walk; Kindall to 3B; Drabowsky to 2B
t3 0 1-- 5% 70% 1-0 CHC M. Drabowsky W. Schmidt Single to 1B; Kindall to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 CHC S. Drake W. Schmidt Walk
t1 0 1-- OO -7% 46% 0-0 CHC D. Hoak W. Schmidt Double Play: Strikeout, Drake Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 2 --- R 10% 57% 0-0 CHC D. Fondy W. Schmidt Home Run
t1 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 CHC J. King W. Schmidt Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 58% 0-1 STL D. Blasingame M. Drabowsky Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 STL A. Dark M. Drabowsky Strikeout
b1 2 --- -1% 59% 0-1 STL S. Musial M. Drabowsky Single to SS
b1 2 1-- O 2% 61% 0-1 STL W. Moon M. Drabowsky Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 CHC W. Moryn W. Schmidt Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 CHC E. Miksis W. Schmidt Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 CHC H. Landrith W. Schmidt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 STL R. Nelson M. Drabowsky Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 STL K. Boyer M. Drabowsky Popfly: 2B
b2 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 STL B. Del Greco M. Drabowsky Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 3% 65% 1-0 CHC J. Kindall W. Schmidt Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Kindall to 1B
t3 0 1-- 5% 70% 1-0 CHC M. Drabowsky W. Schmidt Single to 1B; Kindall to 2B
t3 0 12- 7% 77% 1-0 CHC S. Drake W. Schmidt Walk; Kindall to 3B; Drabowsky to 2B
t3 0 123 RR 11% 88% 1-0 CHC D. Hoak W. Schmidt Double to RF; Kindall Scores/unER; Drabowsky Scores; Drake to 3B
Jackie Collum replaces Willard Schmidt pitching and batting 9th
t3 0 -23 O -3% 86% 3-0 CHC D. Fondy J. Collum Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 -23 R 4% 90% 3-0 CHC J. King J. Collum Single to RF; Hoak to 3B; Drake Scores
t3 1 1-3 RO 1% 91% 4-0 CHC W. Moryn J. Collum Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hoak Scores/unER
t3 2 1-- 1% 91% 5-0 CHC E. Miksis J. Collum Walk; Moryn to 2B
t3 2 12- O -1% 90% 5-0 CHC H. Landrith J. Collum Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 1% 91% 0-5 STL R. Katt M. Drabowsky Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 1% 92% 0-5 STL J. Collum M. Drabowsky Flyball: LF
b3 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 STL D. Blasingame M. Drabowsky Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Jackie Collum facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- 1% 94% 5-0 CHC J. Kindall J. Collum Walk
t4 0 1-- O -1% 92% 5-0 CHC M. Drabowsky J. Collum Kindall Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t4 1 --- O -0% 92% 5-0 CHC M. Drabowsky J. Collum Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- O -0% 92% 5-0 CHC S. Drake J. Collum Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 STL A. Dark M. Drabowsky Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 STL S. Musial M. Drabowsky Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2 --- O 0% 94% 0-5 STL W. Moon M. Drabowsky Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Jackie Collum facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 CHC D. Hoak J. Collum Popfly: SS
t5 1 --- 0% 94% 5-0 CHC D. Fondy J. Collum Single to 3B
t5 1 1-- O -1% 94% 5-0 CHC J. King J. Collum Strikeout
t5 2 1-- 1% 95% 5-0 CHC W. Moryn J. Collum Double to RF; Fondy to 3B
t5 2 -23 0% 95% 5-0 CHC E. Miksis J. Collum Intentional Walk
t5 2 123 O -1% 93% 5-0 CHC H. Landrith J. Collum Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- -2% 91% 0-5 STL R. Nelson M. Drabowsky Walk
b5 0 1-- O 2% 93% 0-5 STL K. Boyer M. Drabowsky Strikeout Looking
b5 1 1-- O 2% 95% 0-5 STL B. Del Greco M. Drabowsky Strikeout Looking
b5 2 1-- O 1% 96% 0-5 STL R. Katt M. Drabowsky Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Jackie Collum facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O -0% 95% 5-0 CHC J. Kindall J. Collum Flyball: RF
t6 1 --- O -0% 95% 5-0 CHC M. Drabowsky J. Collum Foul Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- 0% 95% 5-0 CHC S. Drake J. Collum Walk
t6 2 1-- O -0% 95% 5-0 CHC D. Hoak J. Collum Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Jackie Collum (P) batting 9th
b6 0 --- -2% 93% 0-5 STL W. Lockman M. Drabowsky Walk
b6 0 1-- O 2% 95% 0-5 STL D. Blasingame M. Drabowsky Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 1 1-- -2% 93% 0-5 STL A. Dark M. Drabowsky Single to CF; Blasingame to 2B
b6 1 12- O 2% 95% 0-5 STL S. Musial M. Drabowsky Groundout: 1B unassisted; Blasingame to 3B; Dark to 2B
b6 2 -23 O 3% 97% 0-5 STL W. Moon M. Drabowsky Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Don Liddle facing 3-4-5
Don Liddle replaces Whitey Lockman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- 0% 98% 5-0 CHC D. Fondy D. Liddle Single to CF
t7 0 1-- O -0% 97% 5-0 CHC J. King D. Liddle Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Fondy to 2B
t7 1 -2- RR 2% 99% 5-0 CHC W. Moryn D. Liddle Home Run; Fondy Scores
t7 1 --- 0% 99% 7-0 CHC E. Miksis D. Liddle Single to CF
t7 1 1-- OO -0% 99% 7-0 CHC H. Landrith D. Liddle 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, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 STL R. Nelson M. Drabowsky Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1 --- -0% 99% 0-7 STL K. Boyer M. Drabowsky Single to RF
b7 1 1-- -1% 99% 0-7 STL B. Del Greco M. Drabowsky Single to CF; Boyer to 2B
b7 1 12- O 1% 99% 0-7 STL R. Katt M. Drabowsky Lineout: LF
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Don Liddle (P) batting 9th
b7 2 12- O 0% 100% 0-7 STL B. Morgan M. Drabowsky Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cardinals' Jim Konstanty facing 8-9-1
Jim Konstanty replaces Bobby Morgan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- 0% 100% 7-0 CHC J. Kindall J. Konstanty Single to LF
t8 0 1-- O 0% 100% 7-0 CHC M. Drabowsky J. Konstanty Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Kindall to 2B
t8 1 -2- O -0% 100% 7-0 CHC S. Drake J. Konstanty Groundout: P-SS-1B; Kindall to 3B
t8 2 --3 R 0% 100% 7-0 CHC D. Hoak J. Konstanty Single to CF; Kindall Scores
t8 2 1-- 0% 100% 8-0 CHC D. Fondy J. Konstanty Hoak Steals 2B
t8 2 -2- O 0% 100% 8-0 CHC D. Fondy J. Konstanty Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- -0% 100% 0-8 STL D. Blasingame M. Drabowsky Walk
b8 0 1-- -0% 99% 0-8 STL A. Dark M. Drabowsky Walk; Blasingame to 2B
b8 0 12- R -1% 98% 0-8 STL S. Musial M. Drabowsky Double to RF; Blasingame Scores; Dark to 3B
Turk Lown replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 -23 -1% 97% 1-8 STL W. Moon T. Lown Walk
b8 0 123 O 2% 99% 1-8 STL R. Nelson T. Lown Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 1 123 O 1% 99% 1-8 STL K. Boyer T. Lown Strikeout
b8 2 123 O 1% 100% 1-8 STL B. Del Greco T. Lown Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Cardinals' Jim Konstanty facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 8-1 CHC J. King J. Konstanty Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- 0% 100% 8-1 CHC W. Moryn J. Konstanty Single to CF
t9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 8-1 CHC E. Miksis J. Konstanty Popfly: 2B
t9 2 1-- 0% 100% 8-1 CHC H. Landrith J. Konstanty Single to CF; Moryn to 2B
t9 2 12- 0% 100% 8-1 CHC J. Kindall J. Konstanty Single to CF; Moryn to 3B; Landrith to 2B
t9 2 123 O 0% 100% 8-1 CHC T. Lown J. Konstanty Strikeout
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Cubs' Turk Lown facing 8-9-1
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-8 STL R. Katt T. Lown Strikeout
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Jim Konstanty (P) batting 9th
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-8 STL R. Repulski T. Lown Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-8 STL D. Blasingame T. Lown Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

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