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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 5, 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 5, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Jocko Conlan |
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 |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 5, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Maglie
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Maglie
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Maglie
There goes Dark. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Maglie
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Maglie
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Dickson
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Dickson
Amoros hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Maglie
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Maglie
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Peete vs. Maglie
Peete takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dickson
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Dickson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Maglie
Dickson hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Maglie
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Maglie
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Dickson
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Dickson
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dickson
Jackson 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 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Maglie
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Maglie
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Maglie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Dickson
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie bunts towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maglie for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Dickson
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Maglie
Lockman hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Peete vs. Maglie
Peete hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Peete reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Maglie
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Maglie
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching.
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Maglie
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Maglie
Musial hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Maglie
Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Maglie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wehmeier
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wehmeier
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Maglie
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Peete vs. Maglie
Peete hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gilliam scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Wehmeier
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Wehmeier
Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Maglie
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Maglie
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Maglie
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Konstanty
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Konstanty
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Konstanty
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Konstanty
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Maglie
Gino Cimoli now playing left field.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Maglie
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Maglie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf 4 1 1 2
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 2 2 2
Moon W, rf 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Peete C, cf 2 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 3 1 1 2
Dickson M, p 1 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 0 1 1
Morgan B, ph 0 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 4 0 31 7 8 7
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn 023 100 01x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L) 4.0 6 6 6 1 1
Wehmeier H 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Konstanty J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 3
DP -- Brooklyn 3
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Brooklyn 2
2B -- Peete C, Boyer K, Furillo C
HR -- Campanella R, Amoros S, Snider D 2
SB -- Dark A
SH -- Maglie S
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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