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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 23, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 23, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,935 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Shag Crawford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Nelson | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 23, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Schmidt
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Munger
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Munger
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Munger
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Munger
Moon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon, who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. Blasingame scores. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Munger
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Munger
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Schmidt
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Munger
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Munger
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Munger
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blasingame vs. Munger
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Schmidt
Munger hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Schmidt
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a line drive towards first. Skinner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Munger
Musial hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Munger
Moon hits a popup towards short. O'Brien catches it and throws to first to double up Musial. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Schmidt
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Walls reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Munger
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Munger
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Munger
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Schmidt
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Schmidt
Munger hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Munger
Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Munger
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Munger
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Schmidt
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Schmidt
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Schmidt covering. Safe. Shepard moves to third. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to third for the out. Shepard scores. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blasingame scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Munger
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Hall
Dick Hall now pitching.
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Hall
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Schmidt
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Schmidt
Dale Long pinch hits for Dick Hall.
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Face
Frank Thomas now playing third base. Dick Groat now playing shortstop. Roy Face now pitching.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Face
Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Face
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Schmidt
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Jack Shepard.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Schmidt
There's a wild pitch. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Schmidt
Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Skinner reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Face
Hank Foiles now catching.
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Face
Dark bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Face
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Face
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Schmidt
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Face vs. Schmidt
Face bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Thomas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Schmidt
Foiles takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Virdon vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Face
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Face
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Face
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Face
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
Lockman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Face
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Jackie Collum.
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Cooper moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1956, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 3 0
Skinner B, 1b 4 0 2 1 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Walls L, lf 4 0 1 1 Musial S, 1b 1 1 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Moon W, rf 4 0 1 2
Groat D, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 Nelson R, lf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 0
Munger R, p 2 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Hall D, p 0 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 0 0 0
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, ph 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Schmidt W, p 3 0 1 0
O'Brien E, ss 2 0 0 0 Collum J, p 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Morgan B, ph 1 0 1 1
Shepard J, c 3 1 3 0
O'Brien J, pr 0 0 0 0
Foiles H, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 30 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 001 010 -- 2
St.Louis 200 000 001 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R* 5.0 5 2 2 3 2
Hall D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Face R (L) 2.1 4 1 1 2 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt W 8.2 8 2 2 4 1
Collum J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
DP -- Pittsburgh 3, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, St.Louis 8
2B -- Walls L, Blasingame D, Skinner B, Cooper W
3B -- Moon W
SB -- Blasingame D
SH -- Dark A, Face R
WP -- Schmidt W
T -- 2:28
A -- 11935
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