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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 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 21, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 21, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Liddle |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 3,938 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Wally Moon | First Baseman |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Bill Sarni | Catcher |
Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Don Liddle | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Liddle
Blasingame 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Liddle
Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Liddle
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Mizell
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Liddle
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Liddle
Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Liddle
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Liddle
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mizell
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Mizell
There goes White. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Liddle
Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Liddle
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Liddle
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Liddle
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Mizell
Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Mizell
Katt hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liddle vs. Mizell
Liddle hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Liddle
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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Liddle
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Liddle
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Mizell
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski 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. Mizell
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sarni fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Liddle
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Liddle
Del Greco hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Mueller chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Castleman fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Castleman. Moon goes all the way around to score. Del Greco moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Liddle
Sarni hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Liddle
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Liddle
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Liddle
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Margoneri
Joe Margoneri now pitching.
Musial takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Margoneri
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mizell
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Mizell
Castleman hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Mizell
Katt strikes out. Sarni drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Katt out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Margoneri
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Margoneri
Moon 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Margoneri
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Margoneri
Sarni hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mizell
George Wilson pinch hits for Joe Margoneri.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Mizell
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mizell for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Grissom
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Grissom
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Grissom
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mizell
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Grissom
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Grissom
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Grissom
Moon 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
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Mizell
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Mizell
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Mizell
Wayne Terwilliger pinch runs for Ray Katt. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Mizell
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Wes Westrum now catching.
Del Greco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Wilhelm
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Wilhelm
Mizell hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mizell
White hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1956 -- St.Louis at New York (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Blasingame D, ss 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 2 0 Morgan B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Musial S, rf 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 4 1 1 1 Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 1 Moon W, 1b 4 1 1 0 White B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 1 2 1 Castleman F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 4 1 2 1 Katt R, c 2 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, pr 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Liddle D, p 1 0 0 0 Margoneri J, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0 Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 3 29 1 4 1 St.Louis 010 030 000 -- 4 New York 000 000 100 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Mizell V (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Liddle D (L) 4.2 6 4 4 0 2 Margoneri J 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Grissom M 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Castleman F DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 5 2B -- Lockman W 3B -- Del Greco B HR -- Repulski R, Sarni B, Mueller D CS -- White B T -- 2:20 A -- 3938
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