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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 2, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,745 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Babe Pinelli |
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 |
| Charlie Peete | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Dick Hall | First Baseman |
| Dick Cole | Second Baseman |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hall scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Friend
Repulski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Mizell
Hall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Mizell
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Hall moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shepard vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching.
Shepard hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Friend vs. Wehmeier
Friend hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peete vs. Friend
Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Friend
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Friend
Wehmeier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Wehmeier reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame 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. Smith scores. Wehmeier scores. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Repulski vs. Friend
Repulski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peete vs. Friend
Peete hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wehmeier
Dale Long pinch hits for Dick Hall.
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Friend
Dale Long now playing first base.
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Friend
Wehmeier hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Wehmeier
Cole hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Wehmeier
Shepard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Howie Pollet now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Pollet
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Pollet
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Pollet
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Pollet
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Pollet
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Charlie Peete.
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pollet
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Bobby Del Greco now playing center field.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Wehmeier
Cole strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Pollet
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Pollet
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Wehmeier
Shepard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
Eddie O'Brien pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. King
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. King
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. King
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Rip Repulski.
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. King
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. King
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Moon moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wehmeier vs. King
Wehmeier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Del Greco scores. Smith moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. King
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Whitey Lockman now playing left field.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walls tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Wehmeier
Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. King
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. King
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. King
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. King
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. King
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Shepard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Konstanty
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Konstanty
Johnny O'Brien pinch hits for Nellie King.
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shepard moves to third. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Shepard scores. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Virdon scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Jackson
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1956 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 2 Clemente R, rf 5 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 2 1 Groat D, ss 4 1 2 0
Musial S, 1b 5 1 2 1 Walls L, lf 4 1 1 1
Boyer K, 3b 5 0 1 1 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 2 0
Moon W, rf 4 1 2 0 Hall D, 1b 1 1 1 0
Repulski R, lf 3 0 0 0 Long D, ph-1b 2 0 0 1
Lockman W, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Cole D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Peete C, cf 2 0 1 0 Shepard J, c 1 1 0 0
Del Greco B, ph-cf 2 1 0 0 Virdon B, cf 3 1 1 0
Smith H, c 4 1 0 0 Friend B, p 1 0 0 1
Mizell V, p 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 4 1 2 2 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0 O'Brien E, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 King N, p 0 0 0 0
O'Brien J, ph 1 0 1 0
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41 7 11 7 32 5 8 3
St.Louis 004 000 030 -- 7
Pittsburgh 010 000 022 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V* 1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Wehmeier H (W) 7.0 4 2 2 4 2
Konstanty J+ 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Jackson L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 4.0 7 4 4 0 3
Pollet H 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
King N 2.0 4 3 1 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Smith H, Dark A, Clemente R, Thomas F 2, Groat D
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Groat D 2, Wehmeier H
HR -- Musial S
SF -- Long D
WP -- Jackson L
T -- 2:30
A -- 5745
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