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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 27, 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 June 27, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 27, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,852 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Bob Lennon | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 27, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sarni fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Antonelli
Dark hits a fly ball towards right. Lennon catches it and throws to first to double up Blasingame. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Poholsky
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon 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: ---
Smith vs. Antonelli
Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Antonelli
Poholsky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Poholsky
Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lennon vs. Poholsky
Lennon hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Poholsky
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Antonelli
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Poholsky
George Wilson pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Smith hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. McCall
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. McCall
Poholsky hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - 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. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a fly ball 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: ---
Sarni vs. Poholsky
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCall
Blasingame 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: ---
Dark vs. McCall
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCall
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. McCall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Poholsky
Lennon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Poholsky
Hofman 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangan vs. Poholsky
Jim Mangan pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Mangan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Repulski 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: ---
Moon vs. Ridzik
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ridzik
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Ridzik
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poholsky vs. Ridzik
Poholsky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Poholsky reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Del Greco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. White juggles the ball. That's an error on White. Poholsky moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Littlefield
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White 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, 6 - Giants, 0
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, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Poholsky
Rhodes 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, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Littlefield
Smith hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Poholsky
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blasingame scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Poholsky
Lennon strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lennon out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Littlefield
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Littlefield
Poholsky 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, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Littlefield
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Poholsky
Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Foster Castleman pinch runs for Bobby Hofman. Don Mueller pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Constable
Jim Constable now pitching. Foster Castleman now playing third base.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Constable covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Constable
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 -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Constable
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Constable
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Constable
Moon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Poholsky
Rhodes 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, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1956 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 0 0 White B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 2 3 3 Rhodes D, lf 4 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 5 0 3 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Moon W, rf 5 0 1 0 Sarni B, c 3 0 1 0
Smith H, c 3 2 1 1 Lennon B, rf 3 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 2 1 0 0 Hofman B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Poholsky T, p 4 0 1 2 Castleman F, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Mangan J, ph 1 0 1 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Constable J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 6 31 0 5 0
St.Louis 022 002 000 -- 6
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 3.0 5 4 4 2 3
McCall W 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Ridzik S 0.2 1 2 2 2 0
Littlefield D 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Constable J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- White B
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 5
2B -- Poholsky T
3B -- White B
HR -- Boyer K 2, Smith H
T -- 2:28
A -- 4852
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