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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 17, 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 17, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 17, 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 17, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Arroyo |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 30,127 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Larry Goetz |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | Right Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Jack Shepard | Catcher |
Luis Arroyo | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 17, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Arroyo
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Arroyo
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Arroyo
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Arroyo
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it 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: ---
Freese vs. Schmidt
Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Thomas hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Schmidt
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Arroyo
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Arroyo
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Arroyo
Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Arroyo
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Arroyo
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Arroyo
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner juggles the ball. That's an error on Skinner. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Arroyo
Dark hits a line drive into left field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Lockman moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Arroyo
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Dark scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Arroyo
There goes Musial. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Musial steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Arroyo
There's a wild pitch. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Arroyo
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Arroyo
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Munger
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Munger
Katt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Schmidt
Shepard hits a line drive into right field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Schmidt
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Schmidt
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Munger
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Munger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Schmidt
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Munger
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Munger
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Munger
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Schmidt
Shepard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Munger
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clemente. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Munger
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Munger
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Munger
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Schmidt
Dick Cole pinch hits for Red Munger.
Cole hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Schmidt
Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. King
There goes Lockman. The throw from Shepard and he is out, Groat applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. King
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. King
Musial hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. King
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. King
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. King
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. King
Del Greco hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Chuck Harmon now playing right field. Whitey Lockman now playing left field.
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Schmidt
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. King
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. King
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. King
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Schmidt
Shepard hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Schmidt
Dick Hall pinch hits for Nellie King.
Hall takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Shepard moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Konstanty
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Shepard scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Konstanty
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Konstanty
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Konstanty
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. McMahan
Jack McMahan now pitching.
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. McMahan
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Dark for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McMahan
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. McMahan
Harmon hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Konstanty
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Konstanty
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Konstanty
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/17/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Lockman W, rf-lf 5 1 2 0 Freese G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 2 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 0 1 Musial S, 1b 5 2 2 2 Thomas F, 3b 4 1 3 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 2 2 1 Skinner B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Sauer H, lf 4 1 2 3 Walls L, rf 4 0 1 1 Harmon C, rf 1 0 0 0 Clemente R, lf 4 0 0 0 Morgan B, 2b 2 0 1 1 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 1 1 1 Shepard J, c 4 1 1 0 Katt R, c 4 0 1 0 Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 Schmidt W, p 4 0 0 0 Munger R, p 1 0 0 0 Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0 Cole D, ph 1 0 0 0 King N, p 0 0 0 0 Hall D, ph 0 0 0 0 McMahan J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 13 8 33 3 6 3 St.Louis 014 000 300 -- 8 Pittsburgh 000 000 120 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Schmidt W (W)* 7.0 4 3 3 2 2 Konstanty J (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Arroyo L (L)+ 2.0 7 5 4 0 2 Munger R 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 King N 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 McMahan J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd E -- Skinner B, Clemente R, Dark A DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Thomas F, Morgan B, Musial S HR -- Del Greco B, Sauer H SB -- Musial S CS -- Lockman W SF -- Morgan B WP -- Arroyo L T -- 2:29 A -- 30127
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