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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 3, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 3, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ben Flowers |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,734 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Vic Delmore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
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 |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Ben Flowers | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 3, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Flowers
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Flowers
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Flowers
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Flowers
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Flowers
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Flowers
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Snider scores. Campanella goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Furillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Miller
Neal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Newcombe
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Newcombe
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Miller
Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Miller
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Miller
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Miller
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Miller
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Miller
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Miller
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Miller
Newcombe hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Miller
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Newcombe
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jones
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Newcombe
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo 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 -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jones
Neal 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 -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Jones
Newcombe hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newcombe
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam bunts towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Jones
Reese bunts in front of the plate. Sarni fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a line drive beyond first. Moon can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Jones
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
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Newcombe
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Newcombe
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Jones
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Newcombe
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Gordon Jones.
Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Jackson
Reese hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Jackson
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Jackson
Jackson spins and fires to second, with Blasingame covering, and Gilliam is picked off. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Newcombe
Gino Cimoli now playing left field.
Blasingame bunts towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Newcombe
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Newcombe
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Ken Boyer.
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jackson
Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Don Blasingame now playing third base.
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jackson
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Labine
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Larry Jackson.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Labine
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1956 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, lf 5 0 3 0 Blasingame D, ss-3b 5 1 1 0
Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 2 1
Reese P, ss 3 1 1 0 Musial S, rf 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 2 0
Campanella R, c 5 2 2 2 Schofield D, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Moon W, 1b 4 1 2 0
Robinson J, 3b 4 1 1 2 Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 0
Furillo C, rf 4 1 2 2 Repulski R, lf 4 1 2 2
Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0
Newcombe D, p 4 0 0 0 Flowers B, p 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones G, p 1 0 0 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 7 12 7 37 3 11 3
Brooklyn 403 000 000 -- 7
St.Louis 100 000 200 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W)* 8.0 11 3 3 0 2
Labine C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Flowers B (L) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1
Miller S 2.1 6 3 3 1 2
Jones G 4.0 2 0 0 2 0
Jackson L 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Blasingame D
DP -- Brooklyn 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- Reese P, Furillo C, Blasingame D, Musial S, Moon W, Schoendienst R
3B -- Robinson J
HR -- Campanella R, Hodges G, Furillo C, Repulski R
SH -- Reese P
T -- 2:41
A -- 14734
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