Cardinals @ Giants
May 20, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 7 3
Giants 5 11 2
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Cardinals 2 7 3
Giants 5 11 2

Stan Musial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .284
OBP .750 .415
At Bats 2 102
Hits 1 29
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 24
RBI’s 1 23

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 1
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Polo Grounds - May 20, 1956
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Out
Hoyt Wilhelm
Wes Westrum
Bill White
Daryl Spencer
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Stan Musial
Herm Wehmeier
Jackie Brandt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 7 3 10
New York Giants 5 11 2 10
Winning Pitcher Jim Hearn
Losing Pitcher Tom Poholsky
Save Hoyt Wilhelm
Game Winning RBI Bill White
Attendance 21,938
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hatton strikes out.
Top 9 Cooper strikes out.
Top 9 Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Hank Sauer. Walker Cooper pinch hits for Don Blasingame. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Brandt moves to third. Wehmeier moves to second.
Top 9 Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Bill Sarni. Hank Sauer pinch hits for Jackie Collum. Sauer takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second.
Top 9 Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Westrum tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Lockman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Jackie Collum now pitching. McCall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collum picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Collum. Thompson scores. Westrum moves to third. McCall moves to second.
Bottom 8 Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Del Greco is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 8 Don Mueller now playing right field. Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Larry Jackson now pitching. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Windy McCall now pitching. Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 7 Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Red Schoendienst. Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Tom Poholsky. Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sarni for the out.
Bottom 6 Hearn hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Del Greco strikes out. There goes Moon. The throw from Westrum to second, and Moon is out.
Top 6 Repulski hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rhodes hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Sarni takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes White. The throw from Sarni and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rhodes scores.
Bottom 3 Rhodes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Rhodes reaches second base with a double. Mays scores.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out.
Top 3 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Musial moves to second.
Top 3 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hearn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Westrum is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Spencer reaches second base with a double. White scores.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Poholsky strikes out.
Top 2 Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski scores.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Repulski moves to second.
Top 2 Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Lockman. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Blasingame applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Moon strikes out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hatton moves to third.
Top 1 Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Hatton moves to second.
Top 1 Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.