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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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