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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 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 July 28, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 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 | July 28, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,864 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Peete | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst misplays the ball. That's an error on Schoendienst. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it 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: ---
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Mizell
Schoendienst hits a popup 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: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Moon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peete vs. Gomez
Peete takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski moves to third. Peete moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mizell vs. Gomez
Mizell hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. Repulski scores. Peete moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mizell
White takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Mizell
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Mizell
There goes White. The throw from Smith and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Mizell
There's a wild pitch. Mays scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bressoud vs. Mizell
Bressoud is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Mizell
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brandt for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peete vs. Gomez
Peete hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Gomez
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Mizell
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mizell
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Mizell
Sarni 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, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Mizell
Bressoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Mizell
Gomez hits a line drive into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peete vs. Gomez
Peete takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Smith reaches second base with a double. Peete moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mizell vs. Gomez
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Mizell
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mizell
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Mizell
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Peete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a popup for a double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peete vs. Gomez
Peete takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith takes first base on ball four. Peete moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mizell vs. Gomez
Mizell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peete scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Mizell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. McCall
Dark hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Mizell
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Hofman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Steve Ridzik pinch runs for Bobby Hofman. Foster Castleman pinch hits for Windy McCall. Jim Konstanty now pitching. Hank Thompson pinch hits for F
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Ridzik moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Konstanty
Brandt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ridzik scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Hank Thompson now playing third base. Daryl Spencer now playing shortstop.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Wilhelm
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Wilhelm
There goes Boyer. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Wilhelm
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Konstanty
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Konstanty
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Peete. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Konstanty
White hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Konstanty
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Moon 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 7/28/1956 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 2 1 Brandt J, lf 4 0 2 1
Dark A, ss 5 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0
Moon W, rf 4 1 1 0 White B, 1b 2 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 4 1 1 1 Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0
Peete C, cf 1 1 0 0 Spencer D, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 0 2 0 Bressoud E, ss 2 0 0 0
Mizell V, p 4 0 1 1 Hofman B, ph 0 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0 Ridzik S, pr 0 1 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 2 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph-3b 0 0 0 0
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34 3 7 3 29 2 5 1
St.Louis 020 000 010 -- 3
New York 010 000 010 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W) 7.1 3 2 2 4 4
Konstanty J (S) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 7.2 6 3 3 7 0
McCall W 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Schoendienst R, Thompson H
DP -- St.Louis 3, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 11, New York 4
2B -- Repulski R, Smith H, Mays W
3B -- Moon W
SB -- White B
CS -- Boyer K
WP -- Mizell V
T -- 2:25
A -- 4864
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