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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 20, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Tom Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Katt settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Katt. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Littlefield
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Littlefield
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Littlefield
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Antonelli
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Littlefield
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Littlefield
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Littlefield
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Littlefield
Katt hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Antonelli
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Littlefield
White hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Littlefield
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Littlefield
Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Littlefield
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Littlefield covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Littlefield
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Littlefield
There goes Mays. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Littlefield
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castleman vs. Littlefield
Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Littlefield
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Antonelli
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Antonelli
Littlefield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Antonelli covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Littlefield
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Littlefield
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Littlefield
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Littlefield
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Littlefield
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Littlefield
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Littlefield
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Littlefield
Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Antonelli
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Sauer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Max Surkont now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Surkont
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Surkont
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Surkont
Antonelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial is hit by the pitch. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Surkont
Jackie Brandt now playing right field.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Surkont
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Surkont
Mays hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame catches it and throws to first to double up Mueller. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Antonelli
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Antonelli
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Max Surkont.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, ss 3 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 1
Morgan B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 0
Musial S, rf 2 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Brandt J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Castleman F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 2 0 0 0
Moon W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 4 0 0 0 White B, 1b 3 1 2 1
Smith H, c 4 0 2 0 Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 2 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
Surkont M, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 5 0 28 2 5 2
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 001 010 00x -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield D (L) 6.0 3 2 2 2 4
Surkont M 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 7
E -- Katt R, Dark A
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 4
HR -- Dark A, White B
SB -- Mays W
HBP -- by Antonelli J (Musial S)
T -- 1:58
A -- 0
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