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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 13, 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 September 13, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 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 | September 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Worthington |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,958 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Hal Dixon |
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 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Al Worthington | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 13, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Worthington
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Worthington
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Schoendienst fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Worthington
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Worthington
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Mizell
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--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it 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. Worthington
Moon 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Worthington
Repulski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Worthington
Boyer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sarni fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Worthington
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Lockman reaches third base with a triple. Repulski scores. Boyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Katt vs. Worthington
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mizell vs. Worthington
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Mizell
Sarni 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: 1, 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mizell
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
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Worthington
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Worthington
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Worthington
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Mizell
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Worthington
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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Worthington
Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Worthington
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Worthington
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Mizell
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Mizell
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Worthington
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Worthington
Mizell hits a line drive towards short. Spencer catches it and throws to first to double up Katt. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Worthington
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Mizell
Castleman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mizell
White hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Worthington
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Worthington
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Worthington covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Worthington
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays throws the ball in to Spencer who tags Moon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Mizell
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mizell
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Mizell
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards first. Musial catches it and steps on first to double up Mueller. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Repulski 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Grissom
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman juggles the ball. That's an error on Castleman. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Grissom
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Grissom
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brandt throws the ball in to Spencer who relays the ball to Schoendienst who tags Katt trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boyer scores. Lockman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mizell vs. Grissom
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first 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 ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to first to double up Mays. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Mizell
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Grissom
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Grissom
Dark 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Grissom
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Grissom
Moon takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Grissom
Repulski 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 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Mizell
Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Whitey Lockman now playing left field. Rip Repulski now playing right field.
Castleman 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mizell
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Mizell
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Littlefield
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Littlefield
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Littlefield
Mizell hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Mizell
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman 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 9/13/1956 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Moon W, rf 3 0 1 0 Brandt J, lf 3 0 1 0
Del Greco B, cf 0 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 3 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf-rf 4 2 2 1 Castleman F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 3 2 1 White B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, cf-lf 4 0 2 2 Spencer D, ss 2 0 0 0
Katt R, c 4 0 2 1 Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0
Mizell V, p 4 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 12 5 29 0 4 0
St.Louis 020 100 101 -- 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington A (L) 6.0 8 3 3 0 1
Grissom M 2.0 3 1 0 1 1
Littlefield D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Castleman F
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 4, New York 3
3B -- Lockman W
HR -- Repulski R, Boyer K
T -- 1:51
A -- 4958
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