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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 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 August 21, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1956 |
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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 | August 21, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 22,429 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Bill Engeln |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Rocky Nelson | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Erskine
Blasingame bunts towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Erskine covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial strikes out. There goes Blasingame. The throw from Campanella to Reese, and Blasingame is out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wehmeier
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wehmeier
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Erskine
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Erskine
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Wehmeier
Erskine hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Erskine
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Erskine
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Erskine
Wehmeier 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wehmeier
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wehmeier
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Wehmeier
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Erskine
Blasingame strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Blasingame out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Erskine
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Erskine
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Erskine
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moon moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Erskine
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Wehmeier vs. Erskine
Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Whitey Lockman now playing center field.
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wehmeier
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wehmeier
Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Erskine
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Erskine
Moon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Erskine
There's a wild pitch. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Wehmeier
Erskine hits a line drive into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Dark. Gilliam moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Erskine
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Erskine
Katt bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Erskine
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier. Carl Furillo now playing left field. Jim Gilliam now playing right field.
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Jackson
Charlie Neal pinch runs for Jackie Robinson.
Campanella bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Jackson
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching. Charlie Neal now playing second base. Carl Furillo now playing right field. Jim Gilliam now playing left field.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bessent
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Bessent
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Bessent
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bessent vs. Jackson
Bessent 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jackson
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bessent
Nelson 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, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bessent
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Bessent
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1956 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (N) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Gilliam J, lf-rf-lf 5 2 4 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 2 0 Dark A, ss 2 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 1 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf-lf-rf 3 0 0 0 Moon W, rf 3 0 2 1 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Nelson R, lf 4 0 1 0 Neal C, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Campanella R, c 0 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 3 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0 Bessent D, p 1 0 0 0 Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 2 8 1 29 1 6 1 Brooklyn 101 000 000 -- 2 St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C (W) 7.0 6 1 1 3 5 Bessent D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wehmeier H (L) 7.0 7 2 2 7 0 Jackson L 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Dark A DP -- Brooklyn 3, St.Louis 5 LOB -- Brooklyn 9, St.Louis 6 2B -- Gilliam J 2 SB -- Reese P, Gilliam J CS -- Blasingame D SH -- Katt R, Campanella R WP -- Erskine C T -- 2:37 A -- 22429
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