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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 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 August 22, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 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 | August 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,774 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Larry Goetz |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Nelson | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 22, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Poholsky
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Poholsky
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
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Craig
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Poholsky
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Poholsky
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Craig
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Craig
Nelson hits a line drive towards first. Hodges catches it and steps on first to double up Moon. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Poholsky
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Poholsky
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Poholsky
Craig bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Poholsky
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Craig
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Craig
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Craig
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Poholsky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Poholsky
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Poholsky
Furillo 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 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Craig
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Craig
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Craig
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Moon reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Craig
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Craig
Katt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moon scores. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Craig
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to third. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Poholsky vs. Craig
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Poholsky
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Poholsky
Hodges 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
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Craig
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Poholsky
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Poholsky
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Poholsky
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Craig
Moon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Craig
There goes Moon. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Craig
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Poholsky
Snider hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Poholsky
Furillo hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Poholsky
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Snider scores. Furillo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Poholsky
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Craig
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Craig
Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Craig
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Poholsky
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Poholsky
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Roger Craig. Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Randy Jackson.
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Musial. Fernandez moves to third. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Poholsky
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez scores. Amoros moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amoros scores. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Snider bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Collum
Furillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. Furillo moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Jackson
Charlie Neal pinch runs for Jackie Robinson.
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Reese scores. Furillo moves to third. Neal moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Jackson
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Jackson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Labine
Pee Wee Reese now playing third base. Charlie Neal now playing second base. Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop. Clem Labine now pitching.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Labine
Dark 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Labine
Musial strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Jackson
Labine is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Labine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Jackson
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Jackson
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Jackson
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Labine
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Labine
Nelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Labine
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Katt vs. Labine
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. Moon scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Labine
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Labine
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Larry Jackson.
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1956 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, lf 4 1 1 1 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss-3b 4 1 3 1 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 1 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Moon W, rf 2 2 2 1
Robinson J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Nelson R, lf 3 0 1 0
Neal C, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 3 0 0 2 Katt R, c 4 0 1 2
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 0 0 0
Jackson R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Fernandez C, pr-ss 1 1 0 0 Poholsky T, p 3 0 1 0
Craig R, p 1 0 0 0 Collum J, p 0 0 0 0
Amoros S, ph 1 1 0 0 Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 5 5 32 3 6 3
Brooklyn 000 000 140 -- 5
St.Louis 000 200 001 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (W) 7.0 5 2 2 2 3
Labine C (S) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L)* 7.0 5 5 1 2 5
Collum J 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Jackson L 1.2 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Musial S 2, Blasingame D, Fernandez C
DP -- Brooklyn 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, St.Louis 6
2B -- Poholsky T, Moon W, Nelson R
3B -- Dark A
CS -- Moon W
SH -- Craig R, Snider D, Gilliam J
HBP -- by Craig R (Moon W), by Jackson L (Labine C)
T -- 2:43
A -- 20774
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