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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 4, 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 May 4, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 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 | May 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Templeton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,566 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Templeton | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 4, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Schmidt
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Schmidt
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Schmidt
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Templeton
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Templeton
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Templeton
Musial hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Templeton
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Templeton
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Schmidt
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmidt
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmidt
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Schmidt
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Templeton
Moon 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Templeton
Brandt 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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Templeton
Sarni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Templeton
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Schmidt
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Schmidt
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Schmidt
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Templeton
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Templeton
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Templeton
Musial 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: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Templeton
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmidt
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Schmidt
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Schmidt
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Schmidt
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snider scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Schmidt
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Templeton
Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Templeton
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Templeton
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Templeton
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmidt
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Schmidt
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Schmidt
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Schmidt
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Schmidt
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Walker trying to get to home. Repulski throws the ball in to Sarni who tags Walker, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Templeton
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Templeton
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Templeton
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Schmidt
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Schmidt
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Schmidt
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Schmidt
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Schmidt
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Templeton
Musial hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Templeton
Boyer bunts in front of the plate. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Templeton
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Templeton
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Templeton
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reese. Repulski scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Templeton
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Templeton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Templeton. Moon scores. Brandt moves to third. Sarni moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Roebuck
Bill Virdon pinch hits for Willard Schmidt. Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Roebuck
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Sarni moves to third. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Roebuck
There's a wild pitch. Sarni scores. Virdon moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Schoendienst vs. Roebuck
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Blasingame moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Koufax
Sandy Koufax now pitching.
Musial hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Koufax
The umpire calls a balk on Koufax Blasingame scores. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Koufax
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Bill Virdon now playing center field.
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. McDaniel
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Sandy Koufax.
Amoros takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. McDaniel
Hal Smith now catching.
There's a wild pitch. Neal moves to third. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. McDaniel
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neal scores. Amoros moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Amoros tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Kinder
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon juggles the ball. That's an error on Moon. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Kinder
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Kinder
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Hughes
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Hughes
Kinder strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kinder
Furillo 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kinder
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Kinder
Neal hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hughes
Smith hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Hughes
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Hughes
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Hughes
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Hughes
Musial takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Hughes
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Blasingame scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Hughes
Repulski hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kinder
Dick Williams pinch hits for Jim Hughes.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kinder
Gilliam hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kinder
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Kinder
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon 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 5/4/1956 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, lf 4 0 2 1 Blasingame D, ss 4 2 1 1
Reese P, ss 3 0 2 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 2 1
Snider D, cf 3 1 0 0 Musial S, rf 4 1 2 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 2
Robinson J, 3b 4 0 2 1 Repulski R, lf 3 2 1 1
Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Moon W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Walker R, c 4 0 1 0 Brandt J, cf 3 1 0 0
Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Templeton C, p 2 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0
Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 3 1 1 1
Koufax S, p 0 0 0 0 Smith H, c 1 1 1 0
Amoros S, ph 0 1 0 0 Schmidt W, p 2 0 0 0
Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0 Virdon B, ph-cf 1 1 0 0
Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 3 9 3 35 10 10 7
Brooklyn 000 100 200 -- 3
St.Louis 000 107 02x -- 10
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Templeton C (L) 5.1 6 6 5 2 3
Roebuck E* 0.0 2 2 1 1 0
Koufax S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hughes J 2.0 2 2 2 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt W (W) 6.0 6 1 1 4 3
McDaniel L+ 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Kinder E (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Reese P, Templeton C, Moon W
DP -- Brooklyn 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, St.Louis 7
2B -- Robinson J
HR -- Repulski R
SH -- Boyer K
SF -- Reese P
WP -- Roebuck E, McDaniel L
Balk -- Koufax S
T -- 2:42
A -- 15566
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