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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 1, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 1, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 1, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 1, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 6,331 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Roberts | Second Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Center Fielder |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Jack Shepard | Catcher |
Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Wally Moon | First Baseman |
Bill Sarni | Catcher |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 1, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Littlefield
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Littlefield
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Freese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shepard vs. Mizell
Shepard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Littlefield
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Littlefield
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Mizell
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial who is chasing the ball. Roberts reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Mizell
Long strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Littlefield
Mizell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Littlefield
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Littlefield
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Shepard and he is out, Roberts applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Littlefield
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese hits a line drive towards the mound. Mizell catches it and throws to second to double up Walls. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Mizell
Shepard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Littlefield
Sarni hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Mizell
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Littlefield
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Littlefield
Mizell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Littlefield
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Littlefield covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Littlefield
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Clemente. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Musial reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Musial trying to get to home. Walls throws the ball in to Shepard who tags Musial who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Littlefield
There goes Boyer. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Mizell
Shepard hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Mizell
Preston Ward pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Face
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Face
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Walls reaches second base with a double. Virdon throws the ball in to Boyer who tags Walls trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Face
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Face
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Face
Musial strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Mizell
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Mizell
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Jack Shepard. Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Roy Face.
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Roberts reaches second base with a double. O'Brien scores. Del Greco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Munger
Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Toby Atwell now catching. Red Munger now pitching. Roberto Clemente now playing left field.
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Munger
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Rip Repulski.
Hemus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Munger
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Donoso
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Bill Sarni. Lino Donoso now pitching. Hank Sauer pinch hits for Joe Frazier.
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Law
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Hank Sauer. Walker Cooper pinch hits for Bill Virdon. Vern Law now pitching. Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Walker Co
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/1/1956 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Roberts C, 2b 5 1 2 2 Blasingame D, ss 3 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 5 0 2 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Musial S, rf 4 0 1 1 Thomas F, lf 4 1 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 3 0 Munger R, p 0 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 2 0 0 0 Donoso L, p 0 0 0 0 Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0 Law V, p 0 0 0 0 Moon W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Walls L, rf 4 0 2 1 Sarni B, c 3 0 0 1 Clemente R, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Frazier J, ph 0 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, ph 0 0 0 0 Shepard J, c 4 0 1 0 Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0 O'Brien E, pr 0 1 0 0 Virdon B, cf 3 0 0 0 Atwell T, c 0 0 0 0 Cooper W, ph 0 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 2 0 0 0 Cunningham J, ph 1 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 3 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 Del Greco B, ph-cf 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 12 4 32 2 7 2 Pittsburgh 001 000 012 -- 4 St.Louis 010 001 000 -- 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Littlefield D 6.0 6 2 2 2 4 Face R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Munger R 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Donoso L* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Law V (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Mizell V (L) 8.2 12 4 4 1 9 Jackson L 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 6 2B -- Freese G, Schoendienst R, Musial S, Walls L, Roberts C, Moon W 3B -- Roberts C SB -- Boyer K CS -- Blasingame D T -- 2:54 A -- 6331
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