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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 10, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 10, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 10, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 10, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,129 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 10, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kline
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Wehmeier
Shepard hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Wehmeier
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Boyer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Kline
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Kline
Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Kline
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Wehmeier
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kline
Hatton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Hatton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Musial reaches second base with a double. Hatton scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Kline
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Kline
Sarni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Kline
Del Greco is walked intentionally. Moon moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wehmeier vs. Kline
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Gene Freese pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Freese hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Face
Gene Freese now playing second base. Roy Face now pitching.
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Face
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Face
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Face
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Face
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Face
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Face
Sarni hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Face
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Jack Shepard.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kravitz vs. Wehmeier
Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Roy Face.
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. King
Bob Skinner now playing left field. Danny Kravitz now catching. Roberto Clemente now playing second base. Nellie King now pitching.
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. King
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. King
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. King
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. King
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. King
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. King
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. King
Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. King
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. King
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/10/1956, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 0 2 0 Blasingame D, ss 4 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Hatton G, 2b 4 1 2 0
Clemente R, lf-2b 4 0 1 0 Musial S, rf 3 1 2 1
Long D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 2 1 1 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moon W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Walls L, rf 3 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 1
Shepard J, c 2 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 0 0 0 0
Skinner B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 1 0
O'Brien J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 4 0 0 0
Kravitz D, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 1 0 0 0
Freese G, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
King N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 31 3 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 010 200 00x -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L) 4.0 4 3 3 3 1
Face R 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
King N 2.0 2 0 0 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5
E -- Clemente R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, St.Louis 9
2B -- Musial S
3B -- Hatton G
T -- 2:24
A -- 28129
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