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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 4, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 4, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lindy McDaniel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 36,503 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Shag Crawford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Lindy McDaniel | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 4, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Buhl
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Buhl
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Buhl
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. McDaniel
Logan bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. McDaniel
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. McDaniel
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Buhl
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Buhl
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. McDaniel
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. McDaniel
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McDaniel
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Buhl
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Buhl
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Buhl
McDaniel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McDaniel
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. McDaniel
Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buhl for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Buhl
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Buhl
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Buhl
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. McDaniel
Logan hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McDaniel
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. McDaniel
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Buhl
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Buhl
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Buhl
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. McDaniel
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. McDaniel
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McDaniel
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. McDaniel
Rice hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Buhl
Katt hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Buhl
McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Buhl
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Buhl
Buhl fires to first and picks off Blasingame. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. McDaniel
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. McDaniel
Logan hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Buhl
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Buhl
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Buhl
There's a wild pitch. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Buhl
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McDaniel
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. McDaniel
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. McDaniel
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. McDaniel
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Covington moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. McDaniel
Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Covington scores. Adcock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. McDaniel
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon throws the ball in to Musial who tags Rice trying to return to first, for the out. Bruton scores. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Buhl
Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Frank Torre now playing first base.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Buhl
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Buhl
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Ray Katt.
The umpire calls a balk on Buhl Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Buhl
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Buhl
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Hatton hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Buhl
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching. Hal Smith now catching.
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wehmeier
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Buhl
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Buhl
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Buhl
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Buhl
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Dark scores. Boyer moves to third. Repulski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Buhl
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Logan J, ss 2 1 0 0
Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 2 1 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 1 2 3
Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0 Covington W, lf 3 1 0 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 1 0 0 0
Lockman W, cf 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 1 2 0
Katt R, c 2 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 0 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 1 1 2
Smith H, c 0 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 1 1
McDaniel L, p 2 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 3 0 0 0
Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 0 27 6 6 6
St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
Milwaukee 000 000 33x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McDaniel L (L) 7.0 5 3 3 2 4
Wehmeier H 1.0 1 3 3 1 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl B (W) 9.0 3 1 0 4 2
E -- Mathews E
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Milwaukee 2
2B -- Repulski R, Bruton B
HR -- Aaron H
SH -- Logan J
HBP -- by Wehmeier H (Logan J)
WP -- Buhl B
Balk -- Buhl B
T -- 2:03
A -- 36503
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