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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 16, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 16, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 14,550 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Left Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
Bob Friend | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat bunts towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a line drive towards first. Musial reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Friend
Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame 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
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Wehmeier
Foiles hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Wehmeier
Friend hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Friend
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Friend
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Smith moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon 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, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente 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 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Friend
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Friend
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wehmeier vs. Friend
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls 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 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Wehmeier
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Wehmeier
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Friend
Del Greco bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Friend
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon 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, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Friend
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Hatton 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Dark reaches second base with a double. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Long 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, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Collum
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Collum
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1956 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Lockman W, lf 4 0 2 0 Virdon B, cf 2 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 2 0 0 0 Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, lf 3 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Thomas F, 3b 3 1 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 0 1 0 Walls L, rf 3 1 1 2 Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 2 0 0 0 Smith H, c 3 0 2 0 O'Brien J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0 Friend B, p 2 0 0 0 Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0 Collum J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 8 0 22 2 2 2 St.Louis 000 000 0 -- 0 Pittsburgh 020 000 0 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wehmeier H (L) 6.0 2 2 2 1 2 Collum J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Friend B (W) 7.0 8 0 0 1 2 E -- Groat D LOB -- St.Louis 10, Pittsburgh 1 2B -- Dark A HR -- Walls L SH -- Groat D, Del Greco B T -- 1:53 A -- 14550
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