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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 14, 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 14, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 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 14, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 1,434 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Augie Donatelli |
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 |
| Tom Poholsky | 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 |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 14, 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 short. Spencer scoops it up 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 fly ball 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. Gomez
Musial 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 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Poholsky
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer strikes out. There goes Moon. The throw from Westrum to second, and Moon is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a line drive into center field. Lockman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lockman. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Poholsky
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Poholsky
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Poholsky
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
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Gomez
Lockman 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, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Gomez
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Gomez
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Poholsky
There goes Mays. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Poholsky
There goes Mays. The throw from Katt and he is out, Boyer applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Poholsky
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark 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, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial 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, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Poholsky
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Gomez
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Poholsky
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Gomez
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Gomez
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Gomez
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 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Poholsky
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Poholsky
White 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Poholsky
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Poholsky
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst 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 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Gomez
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Gomez
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Gomez
Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Ray Katt. Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame 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 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Hal Smith now catching. Larry Jackson now pitching.
Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Jackson
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Jackson
Thompson 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jackson
White hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1956 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 3 3
Moon W, rf 4 0 1 0 Brandt J, lf 4 0 1 0
Repulski R, lf 2 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 White B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Lockman W, cf 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 3 0 1 0
Katt R, c 2 0 2 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, pr 0 0 0 0 Gomez R, p 3 0 1 0
Smith H, c 0 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 2 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 5 0 31 3 9 3
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 200 000 01x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L) 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
Jackson L 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5
E -- Lockman W
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 3
LOB -- St.Louis 4, New York 6
HR -- Mays W 2
SB -- Mays W
CS -- Moon W
HBP -- by Poholsky T (Schoendienst R)
T -- 1:59
A -- 1434
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