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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 5, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on June 5, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,314 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Hal Dixon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 5, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Schmidt
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Schmidt
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Schmidt
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hearn
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hearn
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Schmidt
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Schmidt
Mays hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Schmidt
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Schmidt
Katt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Schmidt
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Schmidt
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Schmidt
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Hearn
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Hearn
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Hearn
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Hearn covering. Safe. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Hearn
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Schmidt
Dark hits a line drive towards first. Moon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Schmidt
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Schmidt
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Schmidt
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Hearn
There goes Boyer. The throw from Katt and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Schmidt
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Schmidt
Katt hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Schmidt
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Hearn
Del Greco hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Hearn
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Hearn
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Schmidt
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blasingame. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Schmidt
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hearn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Schmidt
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hearn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Schmidt
White hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Schmidt
Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hearn
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. Hatton scores. Boyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Repulski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Ridzik
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson has Moon trapped. There's the throw to Katt and back to Thompson, who tags Moon for the out. Repulski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Ridzik
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Schmidt
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Schmidt
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Schmidt covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Schmidt
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ridzik
Jim Mangan now catching.
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Ridzik
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ridzik
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Schmidt
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Schmidt
George Wilson pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton misplays the ball. That's an error on Hatton. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Schmidt
Daryl Spencer pinch runs for George Wilson.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hatton fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Blasingame covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Liddle
Daryl Spencer now playing second base. Don Liddle now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Liddle
Boyer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Liddle
Moon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mangan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Schmidt
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Schmidt
White hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Schmidt
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Musial 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 6/5/1956 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0 Blasingame D, ss 4 0 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 1 Hatton G, 2b 4 1 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Musial S, rf 3 0 1 0
Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 2 1 1
Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0 Moon W, 1b 4 0 2 2
Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 0 Repulski R, lf 2 0 0 0
Katt R, c 2 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 3 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 2 0
Mangan J, c 0 0 0 0 Schmidt W, p 2 0 0 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 2 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 2 1 1 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer D, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
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31 1 5 1 29 3 7 3
New York 000 001 000 -- 1
St.Louis 010 002 00x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 5.1 7 3 2 0 2
Ridzik S 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Liddle D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt W (W) 9.0 5 1 0 0 4
E -- Blasingame D, Dark A, Hatton G
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- New York 3, St.Louis 5
2B -- Del Greco B
3B -- Moon W
HR -- Boyer K
SH -- Schmidt W
HBP -- by Hearn J (Musial S)
T -- 2:04
A -- 11314
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