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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 10, 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 June 10, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 10, 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 | June 10, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 28,129 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Left Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Jack Shepard | Catcher |
Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
Ron Kline | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Wally Moon | First Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Bill Sarni | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 10, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kline
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up 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. Wehmeier
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Wehmeier
Shepard hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Wehmeier
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Boyer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Kline
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Kline
Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Kline
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Wehmeier
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kline
Hatton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Hatton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Musial reaches second base with a double. Hatton scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Kline
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Kline
Sarni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Kline
Del Greco is walked intentionally. Moon moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wehmeier vs. Kline
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Gene Freese pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Freese hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Face
Gene Freese now playing second base. Roy Face now pitching.
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Face
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Face
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Face
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Face
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Face
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Face
Sarni hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Face
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Jack Shepard.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kravitz vs. Wehmeier
Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Roy Face.
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. King
Bob Skinner now playing left field. Danny Kravitz now catching. Roberto Clemente now playing second base. Nellie King now pitching.
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. King
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. King
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. King
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. King
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. King
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente 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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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. King
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. King
Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. King
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. King
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/10/1956, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 4 0 2 0 Blasingame D, ss 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Hatton G, 2b 4 1 2 0 Clemente R, lf-2b 4 0 1 0 Musial S, rf 3 1 2 1 Long D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 2 1 1 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moon W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Walls L, rf 3 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 1 Shepard J, c 2 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 1 0 O'Brien J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 4 0 0 0 Kravitz D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Freese G, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 King N, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 31 3 8 2 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis 010 200 00x -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Kline R (L) 4.0 4 3 3 3 1 Face R 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 King N 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wehmeier H (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5 E -- Clemente R DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, St.Louis 9 2B -- Musial S 3B -- Hatton G T -- 2:24 A -- 28129
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