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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 23, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 23, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Gross |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Shag Crawford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Gross | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 23, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Gross
Schofield hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gross
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Gross
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Gross
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gross
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Gross
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gross
Del Greco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Poholsky
Grammas bunts in front of the plate. Katt fields it and throws to first for the out. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Poholsky
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Gross
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Gross
Schofield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Schofield reaches second base with a double. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Gross
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Repulski vs. Gross
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame scores. Schofield moves to third. Musial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Gross
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schofield scores. Musial moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Gross
Moon 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
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Gross
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gross
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Gross
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield misplays the ball. That's an error on Schofield. Post moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. Post moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grammas vs. Poholsky
Grammas hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Poholsky
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Gross
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gross
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Gross
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gross
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gross
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Gross
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Gross
Del Greco hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Poholsky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Gross
Poholsky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gross
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Gross
Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Poholsky
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Poholsky
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gross
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gross
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gross
Boyer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Gross
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Gross
Katt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gross
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Gross
Poholsky hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Crowe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Poholsky
Bobby Balcena pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
McMillan 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
Top 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gross
Ray Jablonski now playing third base.
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Gross
Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gross
Musial 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
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Poholsky
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Don Gross.
Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 3 0
Schofield D, ss 5 1 1 0 Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bell G, cf 3 0 1 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 1 Robinson F, lf 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Post W, rf 4 2 1 1
Moon W, rf 3 0 0 0 Crowe G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Katt R, c 4 0 0 0 Grammas A, 3b 1 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 4 0 0 0 Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 4 0 0 0 Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 0 0 0 0
Balcena B, pr 0 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 0 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 1
Gross D, p 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 1 1 1
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36 2 5 2 31 3 8 3
St.Louis 002 000 000 0 -- 2
Cincinnati 010 100 000 1 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L) 9.0 8 3 2 3 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gross D (W) 10.0 5 2 0 3 6
E -- McMillan R, Schofield D
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Bell G, Schofield D, Crowe G
HR -- Post W, Bailey E
SH -- Grammas A, Burgess S
T -- 2:37
A -- 0
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