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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 6, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 6, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Gross |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 24,322 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Artie Gore |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Gross | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 6, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gross
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gross
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gross
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gross
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gross
Moon hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Poholsky
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Poholsky
Jablonski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Jablonski reaches third base with a triple. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Poholsky
Gross 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 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gross
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gross
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Gross
There goes Del Greco. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Del Greco steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poholsky vs. Gross
Poholsky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gross
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gross
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gross
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Gross
Repulski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Poholsky
Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Poholsky
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gross
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gross
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Gross
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Gross
Poholsky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Poholsky moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Gross
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Poholsky scores. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Gross
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Poholsky
Gross 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gross
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gross
Repulski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Gross
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Gross
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Poholsky
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Poholsky
Jablonski is hit by the pitch. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Jackson
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gross
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Del Greco hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Gross
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Larry Jackson.
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Freeman
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Liddle
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Liddle
Bell hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Liddle
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Temple tags and scores. Post tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Liddle
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Liddle
Bailey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Liddle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Freeman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Freeman
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Freeman
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Freeman
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Liddle
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Thurman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Thurman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Liddle
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freeman vs. Liddle
Freeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Temple hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Schmidt
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Freeman
Alex Grammas now playing third base. Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Freeman
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Freeman
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Freeman
Dark strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1956 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 2 2 Temple J, 2b 4 2 2 0
Dark A, ss 5 0 1 2 Post W, rf 5 1 2 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 1 4
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, lf 3 1 1 0
Moon W, rf 3 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 1 2 1
Smith H, c 4 1 1 0 Jablonski R, 3b 1 0 1 1
Del Greco B, cf 2 1 1 0 Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 1 0 1 0 Thurman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Poholsky T, p 2 1 1 0 Grammas A, 3b 0 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0 Gross D, p 3 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 32 6 10 6
St.Louis 000 030 100 -- 4
Cincinnati 010 130 10x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L)* 5.0 8 5 5 1 2
Jackson L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Liddle D 1.1 2 1 1 3 0
Schmidt W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gross D (W) 6.1 8 4 4 1 5
Freeman H (S) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Repulski R, Del Greco B, Thurman B
3B -- Jablonski R
HR -- Bailey E, Kluszewski T
SB -- Del Greco B
SF -- Kluszewski T
HBP -- by Poholsky T (Jablonski R)
T -- 2:35
A -- 24322
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