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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
June 24, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 24, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Owens |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 19,246 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Artie Gore |
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 |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Jim Owens | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
June 24, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Owens
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Owens
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Owens
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Owens
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn 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 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Owens
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Owens
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Owens
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Schmidt
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Owens
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Owens
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Owens
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Katt moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Owens
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Schmidt
Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owens vs. Schmidt
Owens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple. Smalley scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Owens
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Owens covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Owens
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Owens
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Del Greco vs. Owens
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Katt vs. Owens
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Moon scores. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Owens
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Del Greco moves to third. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Meyer
Jack Meyer now pitching.
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Schmidt
Seminick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Meyer
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Meyer
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Schmidt
Smalley hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Schmidt
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn 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 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Meyer
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Meyer
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Meyer
There goes Del Greco. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Kazanski applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis 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, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Meyer
Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Meyer
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Meyer
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Schmidt
Seminick bunts towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Schmidt
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meyer vs. Schmidt
Meyer 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
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Meyer
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Meyer
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Meyer
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Musial moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Del Greco vs. Meyer
Del Greco hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to second to double up Ashburn. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Meyer
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Meyer
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Meyer
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Valo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seminick vs. Schmidt
Seminick is walked intentionally. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baumholtz vs. McDaniel
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Roy Smalley. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo scores. Jones moves to third. Seminick moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1956, game 2 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 1 2 1
Dark A, ss 5 0 0 0 Kazanski T, 2b 3 0 1 1
Musial S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Blaylock M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Ennis D, lf 4 0 0 0
Moon W, rf 4 1 2 0 Valo E, rf 2 1 1 0
Lockman W, lf 3 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 2 0 1 0
Del Greco B, cf 3 0 1 0 Seminick A, c 2 0 0 0
Katt R, c 3 0 1 2 Smalley R, ss 2 1 1 0
Schmidt W, p 2 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 1 1
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Owens J, p 1 0 0 0
Meyer J, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 8 2 26 3 8 3
St.Louis 000 200 000 -- 2
Philadelphia 002 000 001 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt W (L)* 8.0 7 3 3 7 3
McDaniel L 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Owens J 3.2 3 2 2 5 1
Meyer J (W) 5.1 5 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
DP -- St.Louis 4, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Smalley R
3B -- Ashburn R, Valo E
CS -- Blasingame D, Del Greco B
SH -- Schmidt W, Seminick A, Kazanski T
T -- 2:21
A -- 19246
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