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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 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 September 16, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 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 | September 16, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Waters |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Right Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Fred Waters | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 16, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Waters
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. Waters
Musial 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Waters
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Dickson
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Dickson
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Clemente moves to third. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Dickson
There goes Clemente. The slide. Smith applies the tag. Clemente is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Walls scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Waters
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Waters
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Waters
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Dickson
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Dickson
Waters is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Waters
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Waters
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Dickson
Long strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Waters
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Waters
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Dickson
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Dickson
Foiles strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Waters
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Waters
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Waters
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Waters
Dickson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Dickson
Waters 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: ---
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Waters
Dark hits a fly ball into left 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: ---
Musial vs. Waters
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Waters
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Dickson
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Dickson
Walls hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Waters
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Waters
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Waters
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Waters
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat 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, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Dickson
Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Waters
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Waters covering, for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Waters
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Waters
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame scores. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Munger
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Dickson
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Red Munger.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Dickson
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
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Face
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Face
Dickson bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Face
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Dickson
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Dickson
Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Face
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Face
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Face
Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Face
Boyer hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Dickson
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Frank Thomas.
Foiles bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powers vs. Dickson
John Powers pinch hits for Roy Face.
Powers hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 5 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 5 0 1 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 5 1 3 1 Walls L, lf 3 1 2 1 Boyer K, 3b 5 1 2 1 Groat D, ss 3 0 1 1 Lockman W, rf 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Smith H, c 4 0 0 0 O'Brien E, pr 0 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 0 1 1 Foiles H, c 3 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Waters F, p 2 0 0 0 Munger R, p 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Powers J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 8 3 33 2 6 2 St.Louis 000 000 110 1 -- 3 Pittsburgh 200 000 000 0 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (W) 10.0 6 2 2 1 7 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Waters F 7.2 5 2 2 3 0 Munger R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Face R (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Pittsburgh 4 2B -- Boyer K HR -- Repulski R SH -- Groat D, Dickson M, Foiles H SF -- Del Greco B T -- 2:32 A -- 0
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