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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 9, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 9, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 34,190 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 9, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Conley
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Conley
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Conley
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Conley
Moon takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Conley
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Conley
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Poholsky
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Poholsky
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Poholsky
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Poholsky
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Conley
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Conley
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Conley
Poholsky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Poholsky
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Poholsky
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Poholsky
Bruton 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
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Conley
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Conley
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Conley
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Conley
There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Conley
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Conley
Conley fires to first and has Moon trapped. There's the throw to Logan who tags Moon for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Poholsky
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Poholsky
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Poholsky
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Conley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Conley
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Conley
Del Greco strikes out. There goes Morgan. The throw from Atwell to Logan, and Morgan is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Poholsky
Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Poholsky
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Poholsky
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Poholsky
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Conley
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Conley
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Conley
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Conley
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Conley
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Sleater
Lou Sleater now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Sleater
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Whitey Lockman.
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Poholsky
Rip Repulski now playing left field.
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Poholsky
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Poholsky
Atwell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Poholsky
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Lou Sleater.
Tanner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Poholsky
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Tanner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Poholsky
Logan hits a line drive towards first. Musial reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Buhl
Bob Buhl now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Buhl
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Buhl
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Buhl
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Poholsky
Aaron hits a popup towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Poholsky
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Poholsky
Adcock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Poholsky
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Buhl
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Buhl
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Buhl
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Poholsky
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Poholsky
Atwell 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Poholsky
Frank Torre pinch hits for Bob Buhl.
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Johnson
Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Johnson
Repulski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Atwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Del Greco vs. Johnson
Del Greco is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon scores. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poholsky vs. Johnson
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Poholsky
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Poholsky
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Poholsky
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Johnson
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Johnson
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Poholsky
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Poholsky
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Poholsky
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Poholsky
Bruton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 2 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 1 1
Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 2 0
Musial S, 1b 5 0 2 3 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0
Moon W, rf 2 1 1 1 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 2 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Repulski R, ph-lf 2 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Morgan B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 1 0
Del Greco B, cf 3 0 1 0 Atwell T, c 3 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 4 1 2 1 Conley G, p 1 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 4 0 0 0 Sleater L, p 0 0 0 0
Tanner C, ph 1 0 1 0
Buhl B, p 0 0 0 0
Torre F, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 34 1 8 1
St.Louis 101 020 010 -- 5
Milwaukee 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (L) 4.2 6 4 4 3 3
Sleater L 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Buhl B 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Johnson E 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
E -- O'Connell D
DP -- St.Louis 1, Milwaukee 3
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Milwaukee 6
CS -- Moon W, Morgan B
HBP -- by Johnson E (Del Greco B)
WP -- Conley G
T -- 2:29
A -- 34190
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