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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 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 June 30, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Jeffcoat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,515 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 30, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Dickson
Post hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Post for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jeffcoat
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jeffcoat
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jeffcoat
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Jeffcoat
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Jeffcoat
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jeffcoat
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. McMillan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeffcoat vs. Dickson
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Dickson
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Jeffcoat
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Jeffcoat
Dickson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Jeffcoat
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. Dickson moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Jeffcoat
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Jeffcoat
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jeffcoat
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Jeffcoat
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jeffcoat
Smith hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Jeffcoat
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Dickson
Dickson fires to first and has McMillan trapped. There's the throw to Dark who tags McMillan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Dickson
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Jeffcoat
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jeffcoat
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Jeffcoat
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Jeffcoat
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Jeffcoat
Moon 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 third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Repulski vs. Jeffcoat
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Boyer scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Acker
Tom Acker now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Dickson
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to third. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Temple scores. Post moves to third. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Acker
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Acker
Dickson strikes out. Bailey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dickson out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Acker
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Acker
Dark 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 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Dickson
Jim Dyck pinch hits for Tom Acker.
Dyck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Dickson
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Fowler
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Fowler
Moon hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Dickson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Dickson
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Fowler
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fowler
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Fowler
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Fowler
Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Dickson
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Thurman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Thurman reaches third base with a triple. McMillan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Konstanty
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Konstanty
Bell 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
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Box Score
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Game of 6/30/1956 -- 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, 2b 3 1 2 0
Post W, rf 5 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 1
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 2 1 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 2 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 2 2 1
Robinson F, lf 3 0 0 0 Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 0 0 1 Repulski R, lf 4 0 2 3
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 3 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 2 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 4 0 1 0
Acker T, p 0 0 0 0 Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Dyck J, ph 0 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph 1 0 1 1
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35 2 9 2 32 5 10 5
Cincinnati 000 001 001 -- 2
St.Louis 010 040 00x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat H (L) 4.2 9 5 5 2 0
Acker T 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Fowler A 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (W)* 8.0 9 2 1 4 5
Konstanty J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Boyer K
DP -- Cincinnati 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, St.Louis 7
2B -- Boyer K, Smith H, Kluszewski T
3B -- McMillan R, Dark A, Musial S, Thurman B
T -- 2:31
A -- 12515
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