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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 30, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 30, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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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 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 30, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Dickson
Post hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Klippstein
Blasingame hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Klippstein
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bailey settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bailey. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Klippstein
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Dickson
Klippstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Klippstein
Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Klippstein
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Musial reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Klippstein
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Dickson
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey 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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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Klippstein
Dickson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Klippstein
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMillan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Dickson
Klippstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Bell moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Dickson
Post is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski hits a line drive towards first. Moon catches it, steps on first to double up Post, and throws to second to get Kluszewski. That's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Klippstein
Sauer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a line drive towards short. McMillan catches it and throws to first to double up Sauer. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Klippstein
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Dickson
Klippstein bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Klippstein
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Dickson
The ball gets by Sarni for a passed ball. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Dickson
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Klippstein
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Klippstein
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Jackie Brandt.
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
Bobby Del Greco now playing center field.
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Dickson
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Klippstein
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Klippstein
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1956, game 1 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Blasingame D, ss 5 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 4 2 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 2 0 Musial S, rf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 2 2 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 2
Post W, rf 3 0 0 0 Moon W, 1b 2 0 1 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 1 1 3 Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 1 1 1 Sarni B, c 4 1 1 1
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Brandt J, cf 3 0 1 0
Klippstein J, p 3 0 0 0 Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 0 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 3 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 10 6 34 3 8 3
Cincinnati 110 001 030 -- 6
St.Louis 110 000 010 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 3 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L) 9.0 10 6 6 2 5
E -- Bailey E, Boyer K
DP -- Cincinnati 1
TP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, St.Louis 8
2B -- Schoendienst R, Bell G, Musial S, Moon W
HR -- Bailey E, Sarni B, Jablonski R, Boyer K
SH -- Robinson F, Klippstein J
HBP -- by Klippstein J (Sauer H)
PB -- Sarni B
T -- 2:23
A -- 0
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