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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Roosevelt Stadium
May 16, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 16, 1956 at Roosevelt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Ballpark | Roosevelt Stadium |
| City | Jersey City |
| State | NJ |
| Attendance | 22,071 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Roosevelt Stadium
May 16, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Craig
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Wehmeier
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Craig
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Craig
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Craig
Virdon hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Craig
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Wehmeier vs. Craig
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Wehmeier
Amoros hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Craig
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Craig
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Craig
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Craig
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Newcombe vs. Wehmeier
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Roger Craig.
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame catches it and steps on second to double up Furillo. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lehman
Ken Lehman now pitching.
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Lehman
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lehman
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Lehman
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Wehmeier
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Smith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Campanella moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Wehmeier
Amoros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Amoros reaches second base with a double. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Lehman vs. Wehmeier
Lehman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Amoros scores. Furillo moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Furillo moves to third. Lehman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. McDaniel
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Reese vs. McDaniel
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Furillo scores. Lehman moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Snider vs. McDaniel
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lehman
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lehman
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Lehman
Moon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Lehman
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McDaniel
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McDaniel
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDaniel
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lehman
Virdon hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lehman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Lehman
McDaniel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. McDaniel
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. McDaniel
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lehman vs. McDaniel
Lehman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. McDaniel
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Lehman
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Don Blasingame.
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lehman
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella scoops up the ball and tags Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lehman
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Lehman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McDaniel
Bobby Morgan now playing shortstop.
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. McDaniel
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McDaniel
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Lehman
Moon hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Lehman
Repulski bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lehman
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Bill Virdon.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lehman
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McDaniel
Jackie Brandt now playing center field.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McDaniel
Robinson bunts towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. McDaniel
Amoros is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. McDaniel
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Lehman
Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Hank Sauer pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Lehman
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lehman
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Lehman
Musial takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Boyer hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1956 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, ss 3 0 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 2 0
Musial S, rf 4 0 1 0 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 1
Moon W, 1b 4 1 2 3 Robinson J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 3 0 1 0 Amoros S, lf 3 1 2 1
Virdon B, cf 3 0 1 0 Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 3 1 1 0
Brandt J, cf 0 0 0 0 Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Newcombe D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0 Lehman K, p 2 0 1 2
McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 3 7 3 29 5 8 4
St.Louis 003 000 000 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 500 00x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L) 3.2 7 5 0 2 2
McDaniel L 4.1 1 0 0 3 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R 3.0 4 3 3 3 2
Lehman K (W) 5.2 3 0 0 2 6
Labine C (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Smith H, Boyer K, Robinson J
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Virdon B, Furillo C, Amoros S, Moon W
HR -- Moon W
SH -- Robinson J
WP -- McDaniel L
T -- 2:32
A -- 22071
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