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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 22, 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 July 22, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Blaylock |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,750 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Stan Landes |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
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 |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Peete | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 22, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Blaylock
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Blaylock
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Blaylock
Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Blaylock
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Blaylock
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Amoros vs. Blaylock
Amoros hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Erskine
Blasingame hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
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
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Blaylock
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Blaylock
Fernandez bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Erskine vs. Blaylock
Erskine bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Blaylock
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Blaylock
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Erskine
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Erskine
Moon hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Erskine
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Peete vs. Erskine
Peete 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
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Blaylock
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Blaylock
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Blaylock
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Blaylock
Amoros takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Blaylock
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Blaylock
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Erskine
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Erskine
Blaylock bunts towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Erskine
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark 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
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Blaylock
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Blaylock
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Blaylock
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: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Blaylock
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Erskine
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Erskine
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
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Blaylock
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Blaylock
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Blaylock
Amoros strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Erskine
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Peete vs. Erskine
Peete strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Erskine
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Erskine
Blaylock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Blaylock
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Blaylock
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Blaylock
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Blaylock
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Blaylock
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Erskine
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Erskine
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Blaylock
Snider 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Blaylock
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Blaylock
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Blaylock
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Blaylock
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Peete. Walker reaches second base with a double. Hodges scores. Amoros goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Blaylock
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Erskine
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Erskine
Repulski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Peete vs. Erskine
Peete strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Erskine
Smith 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, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Blaylock
Erskine bunts towards the mound. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Blaylock
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Blaylock
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Blaylock
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Blaylock
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Konstanty
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Erskine
Charlie Neal now playing second base. Grady Hatton pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Erskine
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Walker 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Collum
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Collum
Erskine hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Erskine
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Erskine
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Erskine
Repulski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Peete vs. Erskine
Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Moon scores. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Erskine
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Jackie Collum.
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman 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 7/22/1956, game 1 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Reese P, 3b 5 1 3 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 1 1 2 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 0 Moon W, rf 3 2 1 1
Hodges G, 1b 5 1 2 0 Repulski R, lf 4 1 3 0
Amoros S, lf 4 1 1 0 Peete C, cf 4 0 0 1
Walker R, c 5 1 3 3 Smith H, c 4 0 2 1
Fernandez C, ss 5 0 1 0 Blaylock B, p 2 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 5 0 0 0 Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Hatton G, ph 0 0 0 0
Collum J, p 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 5 12 5 34 3 7 3
Brooklyn 000 001 220 -- 5
St.Louis 000 000 102 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock B (L) 7.2 11 5 5 5 6
Konstanty J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Collum J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Dark A
LOB -- Brooklyn 13, St.Louis 6
2B -- Smith H, Reese P, Walker R
HR -- Walker R, Moon W, Snider D
WP -- Erskine C
T -- 2:38
A -- 32750
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