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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 20, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,938 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hearn
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Hearn
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Hearn
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Poholsky
There goes Lockman. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Blasingame applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Hearn
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Hearn
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Hearn
Poholsky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Hearn
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Poholsky
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Poholsky
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Spencer reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Poholsky
Westrum is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Poholsky
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hearn
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Hearn
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Poholsky
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Rhodes reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rhodes scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Poholsky
There goes White. The throw from Sarni and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Hearn
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Hearn
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Poholsky
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Poholsky
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
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. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hearn
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hearn
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Poholsky
Rhodes hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Hearn
Del Greco strikes out. There goes Moon. The throw from Westrum to second, and Moon is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Poholsky
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Poholsky
Hearn 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 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sarni for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Hearn
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Hearn
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. McCall
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jackson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Jackson
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jackson
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. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCall
Don Mueller now playing right field.
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCall
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. McCall
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. McCall
Del Greco is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jackson
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Jackson
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCall vs. Collum
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Collum
Lockman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Collum
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Westrum tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Collum
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. McCall
Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. McCall
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Wilhelm
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Wilhelm
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Wilhelm
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Wilhelm
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. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, ss 4 1 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 1
Hatton G, 2b 5 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 5 1 1 0
Musial S, rf 3 0 1 1 Rhodes D, rf 4 1 2 1
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 0 0 0 0
Moon W, 1b 3 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 1 3 1
Repulski R, lf 4 1 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 1 0
Del Greco B, cf 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 1 1
Sarni B, c 3 0 2 1 Westrum W, c 2 1 1 0
Brandt J, pr 0 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 3 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 2 0 0 0 McCall W, p 1 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, ph 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Harmon C, pr 0 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0
Collum J, p 0 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 34 5 11 4
St.Louis 110 000 000 -- 2
New York 012 000 02x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L) 6.0 8 3 3 1 4
Jackson L 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
Collum J 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 6.2 5 2 2 5 4
McCall W* 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Wilhelm H (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Thompson H, Sarni B, Spencer D, Boyer K, Collum J
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- St.Louis 10, New York 10
2B -- Spencer D, Mays W, Rhodes D
SB -- White B
CS -- Lockman W, Moon W
SF -- Dark A
HBP -- by Poholsky T (Westrum W)
PB -- Westrum W 2
T -- 3:00
A -- 21938
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