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Cardinals 11 @ Dodgers 8
Ebbets Field
August 3, 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 August 3, 1956 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Cardinals with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateAugust 3, 1956 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 11 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 11
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 19 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 8
Hits: 19
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning Pitcher—Jackie Collum  
Losing Pitcher—Clem Labine  
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Game Winning RBI—Walker Cooper 

Game Info

DateAugust 3, 1956 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Poholsky  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Craig  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance17,029 
Time of Game4 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Vic Delmore
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: Artie Gore
3B: Bill Jackowski

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 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Charlie Peete  Center Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Tom Poholsky  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Sandy Amoros  Left Fielder 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Roger Craig  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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2 Re: Brooklyn Dodgers versus St. Louis Cardinals - August 3, 1956 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Ken Revis – 08/25/2016 at 5:54 PM
I believe it was July 21st, 1956 he recorded his 2000th hit.
1 Re: Brooklyn Dodgers versus St. Louis Cardinals - August 3, 1956 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by william trott – 08/22/2016 at 9:31 PM
didn't pee wee reese get his 2000th hit in this game? I was there.

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Cardinals 11 @ Dodgers 8
Ebbets Field
August 3, 1956

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         Game of 8/3/1956 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b      6  0  0  0   Gilliam J, 2b         5  0  2  0   
Dark A, ss            5  1  1  0   Reese P, ss           7  1  1  0   
Musial S, 1b          5  1  2  1   Snider D, cf          6  2  2  0   
Boyer K, 3b           6  1  1  0   Furillo C, rf         6  1  2  0   
Moon W, rf            5  3  4  2   Robinson J, 3b        6  1  4  3   
Lockman W, lf-cf      3  1  0  1   Hodges G, 1b          6  3  4  2   
Peete C, cf           1  0  0  0   Amoros S, lf          5  0  1  0   
Del Greco B, ph-cf    3  0  0  0   Campanella R, c       4  0  2  2   
Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0   Craig R, p            0  0  0  0   
Repulski R, lf        0  1  0  0   Newcombe D, ph        1  0  0  0   
Cooper W, c           6  2  3  4   Lehman K, p           0  0  0  0   
Wehmeier H, pr        0  0  0  0   Bessent D, p          1  0  0  0   
Smith H, c            0  0  0  0   Jackson R, ph         1  0  1  1   
Poholsky T, p         2  1  1  1   Drysdale D, p         0  0  0  0   
Jackson L, p          1  0  0  0   Mitchell D, ph        1  0  0  0   
Collum J, p           2  0  0  0   Labine C, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46 11 12  9                        50  8 19  8

St.Louis         123 200 000 003 -- 11
Brooklyn         020 001 320 000 --  8

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Poholsky T            6.1 14  5  5  3  4
Jackson L             1.1  4  3  3  2  1
Collum J (W)          4.1  1  0  0  3  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Craig R               2.0  4  3  2  2  2
Lehman K*             0.0  1  2  2  1  0
Bessent D             4.0  4  3  3  0  3
Drysdale D            1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Labine C (L)          5.0  3  3  3  2  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Reese P, Musial S
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Brooklyn 14
2B -- Musial S
3B -- Moon W, Dark A
HR -- Cooper W, Hodges G
SH -- Poholsky T, Lockman W
SF -- Musial S, Lockman W
WP -- Bessent D, Poholsky T 2, Labine C
PB -- Cooper W
T -- 4:10
A -- 17029

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