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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 24, 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 August 24, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 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 | August 24, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Waters |
Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 9,317 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Fred Waters | Pitcher |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 24, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Dickson
Skinner 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: ---
Long vs. Dickson
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Waters
Dark is hit by the pitch. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Waters
Musial bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Waters
There's a wild pitch. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Waters
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Waters
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Waters
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Waters
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Waters
Dickson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Waters
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Dickson
Waters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waters for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Dickson
Foiles takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Dickson
Skinner hits a line drive into right field. Moon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moon. Mazeroski scores. Foiles moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Long vs. Dickson
Long hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon 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, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Waters
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Waters
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Waters
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Waters
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Waters
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Waters
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Waters
Dark hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Katt scores. Del Greco goes all the way around to score. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Waters
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Dickson
Waters 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, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Dickson
Foiles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Dickson
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Dickson
Long hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Waters
Sauer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Waters
Moon hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Dickson
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, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat strikes out. Katt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Groat out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Waters
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Waters
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Waters
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Dickson
Waters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Dickson
Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Waters
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Waters
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Waters
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. There goes Musial trying to get to home. Skinner throws the ball in to Thomas who relays the ball to Foiles who tags Musial who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Waters
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Dickson
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Dickson
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Dickson
There's a wild pitch. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. Long moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Dickson
Clemente hits a line drive towards the mound. Dickson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Waters
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Waters covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Waters
Katt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Waters
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Waters
Dickson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Waters
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Dickson
Lee Walls pinch hits for Fred Waters.
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/24/1956 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Skinner B, lf 4 0 2 1 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 2 2 1 1 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, lf 3 0 2 1 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 1 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0 Moon W, rf 4 1 1 0 Waters F, p 3 0 0 0 Katt R, c 4 1 2 0 Walls L, ph 1 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 1 0 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Dickson M, p 4 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 2 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 29 6 8 4 Pittsburgh 001 010 000 -- 2 St.Louis 200 200 11x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Waters F (L) 8.0 8 6 5 4 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 2 E -- Groat D, Moon W, Clemente R DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, St.Louis 7 2B -- Blasingame D, Clemente R HR -- Foiles H SH -- Musial S SF -- Boyer K, Del Greco B HBP -- by Waters F (Dark A) WP -- Waters F, Dickson M T -- 2:06 A -- 9317
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