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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 18, 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 July 18, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 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 | July 18, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 15,195 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Red Munger | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Charlie Peete | Center Fielder |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 18, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a line drive into 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 short. Dark scoops it up 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. Munger
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Munger
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Munger
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Mizell
Foiles strikes out. Katt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Foiles out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Munger
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Munger
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peete vs. Munger
Peete hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mizell
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Mizell
Munger strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Munger
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Munger
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Munger
Blasingame hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Munger
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Munger
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Munger
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Munger
Munger spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Munger. Boyer moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Munger
Lockman hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peete vs. Munger
Peete hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Mizell
Foiles hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Munger
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Munger
Mizell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Munger
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mizell
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Mizell
Munger bunts towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Munger
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Munger
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Munger
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Munger
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Moon moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peete vs. Munger
Peete takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Katt vs. Munger
Katt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foiles vs. Mizell
Foiles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Munger
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Munger
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Mizell
Jack Shepard pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski.
Shepard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Mizell
Dick Cole pinch hits for Red Munger.
Cole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Mizell
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Cole.
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Waters
Eddie O'Brien now playing second base. Fred Waters now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Waters
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Waters
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Whitey Lockman.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Law
Vern Law now pitching. Hank Sauer pinch hits for Charlie Peete.
Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Moon trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Foiles who tags Moon who's trying to score from second, for the out. Repulski moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Rip Repulski now playing left field. Bobby Del Greco now playing center field.
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Mizell
Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Frank Thomas.
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Long reaches second base with a double. O'Brien goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Mizell
Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Law
Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Eddie O'Brien now playing third base.
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Law
Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Ray Katt.
Mizell bunts towards first. Long fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with O'Brien covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Law
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1956 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Walls L, lf 4 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 O'Brien J, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Moon W, rf 3 0 3 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 3 0 1 1 Long D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Repulski R, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Foiles H, c 4 0 0 0 Peete C, cf 2 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Sauer H, ph 1 0 1 0 Shepard J, ph 1 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 0 0 0 0 Waters F, p 0 0 0 0 Katt R, c 4 0 1 0 Law V, p 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, pr 0 0 0 0 Munger R, p 1 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 4 0 0 0 Cole D, ph 0 0 0 0 O'Brien E, pr-2b-3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 5 1 35 1 11 1 Pittsburgh 000 000 001 -- 1 St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Munger R 7.0 7 1 1 2 4 Waters F 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Law V 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Mizell V 9.0 5 1 1 2 6 E -- Munger R DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, St.Louis 9 2B -- Blasingame D, Musial S, Long D SH -- Munger R T -- 2:35 A -- 15195
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