St. Louis Cardinals 10 – 14 Chicago Cubs
12 May 1956 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | final score 14–10 | 1 in 3,270 games | |
| 47 | 4-11 singles and extra-base hits | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 9,229 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Ernie Banks | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Sauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Grammas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Schoendienst | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Musial | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Boyer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Wally Moon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rip Repulski | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Bill Virdon | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Jackie Brandt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grady Hatton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Smith | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Solly Hemus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon Jones | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Max Surkont | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Jackson | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Gene Baker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Kellert | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Ernie Banks | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Monte Irvin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Walt Moryn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Pete Whisenant | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 HR, 2B |
| Harry Chiti | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Rush | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 5.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Davis | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Vito Valentinetti | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |