The Chicago Cubs decisively defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 14 to 10, on May 12, 1956.

1956 Chicago Cubs

Final

STL

Cardinals

13-7

10

CHC

Cubs

5-11

14

STL

CHC

1

0

0

2

3

2

3

1

3

4

1

0

5

0

4

6

2

4

7

0

1

8

0

0

9

3

R

10

14

H

17

15

E

3

0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Don Blasingame SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Hank Sauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Grammas SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Schoendienst 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Stan Musial RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ken Boyer 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
Wally Moon 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rip Repulski LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
Bill Virdon CF 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
Jackie Brandt PH,CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Grady Hatton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Smith C 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5
Vinegar Bend Mizell P 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordon Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solly Hemus PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Herm Wehmeier PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max Surkont P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larry Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker Cooper PH 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Totals 39 10 17 10 3 3 2 0 0 29

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.1 4 5 5 2 2 2
Lindy McDaniel 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0
Gordon Jones (L) 2.0 5 4 2 0 2 1
Max Surkont 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 2
Larry Jackson 2.2 1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals 8.0 15 14 12 4 7 5

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Eddie Miksis 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Gene Baker 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Frank Kellert 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4
Ernie Banks SS 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 6
Monte Irvin LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Walt Moryn RF 5 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 7
Pete Whisenant CF 5 3 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 10
Harry Chiti C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bob Rush P 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Davis P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Vito Valentinetti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 14 15 13 5 4 7 1 0 36

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Rush (W) 5.1 11 7 7 2 1 2
Jim Davis 3.1 6 3 3 1 1 1
Vito Valentinetti (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 17 10 10 3 2 3

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