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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 2, 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 September 2, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 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 | September 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Trowbridge |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 35,774 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Stan Landes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Larry Jackson | 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 |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Bob Trowbridge | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 2, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Trowbridge
There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Trowbridge
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Repulski vs. Trowbridge
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trowbridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jackson
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron hits a line drive to right field. Moon throws towards the plate. Katt fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Katt. O'Connell scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Jackson
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bruton vs. Jackson
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Adcock scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crandall vs. Blaylock
Bob Blaylock now pitching.
Crandall bunts towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson scores. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trowbridge vs. Blaylock
Trowbridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer 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, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Trowbridge
Katt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell 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, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Blaylock
Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blaylock
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Blaylock
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Trowbridge
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trowbridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Blaylock
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blaylock
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Blaylock
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Blaylock
There goes Bruton. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Blaylock
Crandall 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, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Trowbridge
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon 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, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Trowbridge
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trowbridge vs. Blaylock
Trowbridge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Blaylock
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Trowbridge
Katt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Trowbridge
Blaylock 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, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Dark reaches second base with a double. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Trowbridge
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. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blaylock
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Blaylock
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Blaylock
Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Trowbridge
Repulski hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Boyer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Trowbridge
Katt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blaylock
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Blaylock
Bruton strikes out. There goes Thomson. The throw from Katt to Dark, and Thomson is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Blaylock
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Trowbridge
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Bob Blaylock.
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Trowbridge
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trowbridge fields it and throws to second for the out. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trowbridge vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Trowbridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Konstanty
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Konstanty
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Trowbridge
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Trowbridge
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Trowbridge
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Trowbridge
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Trowbridge
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Liddle
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Liddle
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Trowbridge
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Trowbridge
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Phillips
Taylor Phillips now pitching.
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Phillips
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Phillips
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1956 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 2 3 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 3 0 Logan J, ss 3 1 1 1
Musial S, 1b 5 0 1 1 Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 1
Moon W, rf 4 0 0 1 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 1 1
Repulski R, lf 4 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 2 0 Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, cf 3 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 2 1 0 0
Katt R, c 4 1 1 1 Bruton B, cf 3 0 2 2
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 2 0 0 1
Blaylock B, p 2 0 0 0 Trowbridge B, p 3 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Phillips T, p 0 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
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36 3 11 3 28 6 6 6
St.Louis 000 020 001 -- 3
Milwaukee 510 000 00x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (L) 0.1 4 5 5 2 0
Blaylock B 5.2 2 1 1 0 6
Konstanty J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Liddle D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Trowbridge B (W)* 8.0 11 3 3 5 9
Phillips T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Katt R, Dark A
DP -- St.Louis 1, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Milwaukee 2
2B -- Dark A
HR -- Logan J, Katt R
SB -- Bruton B
CS -- Thomson B
SH -- Logan J, Crandall D
WP -- Trowbridge B
T -- 2:28
A -- 35774
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