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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 29, 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 29, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,570 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Babe Pinelli |
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 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 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 |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 29, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mizell
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Mizell
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Mizell
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nuxhall
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Mizell
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Mizell
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Mizell
McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Mizell
Nuxhall 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 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mizell
Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mizell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Mizell covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Nuxhall
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Nuxhall
Mizell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nuxhall
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mizell
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Mizell
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Mizell
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark 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: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski 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 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Mizell
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Mizell
Nuxhall bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Mizell
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Mizell
Post 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Nuxhall
Del Greco is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mizell vs. Nuxhall
Mizell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Nuxhall
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mizell
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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mizell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Mizell
Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Mizell
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Mizell
McMillan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Mizell
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mizell
Temple hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Moon trying to get to third. Post throws the ball in to Jablonski, who tags Moon for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Nuxhall
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mizell vs. Nuxhall
Mizell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bailey. Smith scores. Del Greco scores. Mizell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Nuxhall
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mizell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mizell tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mizell
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
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 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Repulski for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mizell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Mizell
Bailey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Mizell
Jablonski 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
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Game of 6/29/1956 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 2 1
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 1
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 3 1 1 0 Repulski R, lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 0 1 1 Moon W, rf 2 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 3 2 2 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 1 1 0
Nuxhall J, p 2 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 4 1 28 4 6 2
Cincinnati 000 001 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 010 30x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (L) 8.0 6 4 3 3 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 5
E -- Bailey E
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 5
2B -- Bailey E, Del Greco B
SH -- Nuxhall J
SF -- Dark A
HBP -- by Nuxhall J (Del Greco B)
T -- 2:13
A -- 25570
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