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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 15, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 15, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 26,276 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 15, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kline
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon 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 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Mizell
Long strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foiles vs. Mizell
Foiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Mizell
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kline vs. Mizell
Kline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls scores. Foiles scores. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Kline
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Long goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foiles vs. McDaniel
Foiles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Foiles reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. McDaniel
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kline vs. McDaniel
Kline bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. McDaniel
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon throws the ball in to Dark who relays the ball to Blasingame who tags Virdon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Foiles scores. O'Brien moves to third. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kline
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a line drive towards first. Long catches it and steps on first to double up Musial. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. McDaniel
Groat 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 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. McDaniel
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. McDaniel
Long 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 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McDaniel
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. McDaniel
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. McDaniel
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kline
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Morgan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kline
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Jackson
Kline bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Jackson
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. O'Brien moves to third. Virdon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Jackson
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Virdon moves to third. Groat moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Virdon scores. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Long vs. Jackson
Long is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Jackson
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walls vs. Jackson
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Moon reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Jackson
Foiles hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Jackson
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lockman. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kline vs. Jackson
Kline hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Virdon vs. Jackson
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat 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, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kline
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Larry Jackson. Gene Freese now playing third base.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kline
The ball gets by Foiles for a passed ball. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Kline
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Kline
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Clemente 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, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Kinder
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Kinder
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Kinder
Walls takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Kinder
Foiles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Kinder
O'Brien 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 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1956 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 2 2
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 2
Musial S, rf 3 0 0 0 Clemente R, lf 5 0 2 1
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Long D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Moon W, cf 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 2 3 1
Sauer H, lf 4 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 1 1 1 0
Smith H, c 4 0 1 1 Walls L, rf 4 2 1 1
Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 4 3 2 4
Mizell V, p 1 0 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 2 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Kline R, p 3 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0
Hatton G, ph 1 0 1 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 36 12 13 11
St.Louis 000 000 100 -- 1
Pittsburgh 033 002 13x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (L)* 2.0 6 5 5 2 3
McDaniel L 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
Jackson L 2.0 2 3 1 3 1
Kinder E 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 7
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Dark A, Lockman W 2
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Thomas F, Foiles H, Moon W
3B -- Walls L
HR -- Foiles H
SH -- Kline R
WP -- Jackson L
PB -- Foiles H
T -- 2:39
A -- 26276
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