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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 7, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 7, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,586 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 7, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mizell
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mizell
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mizell
Bell 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nuxhall
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Mizell
There goes Post. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Post steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Mizell
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Mizell
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Mizell
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Post moves to third. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Mizell
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nuxhall vs. Mizell
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mizell
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mizell
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mizell
Bell 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas juggles the ball. That's an error on Grammas. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Nuxhall
Del Greco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post throws the ball in to Temple who relays the ball to McMillan who tags Del Greco trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Katt moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mizell vs. Nuxhall
Mizell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blasingame vs. Nuxhall
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Mizell
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Mizell
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Mizell
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Mizell
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Nuxhall
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mizell vs. Nuxhall
Mizell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mizell
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mizell
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mizell
Bell 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
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nuxhall
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Mizell
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Mizell
Stan Palys pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Palys hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Mizell
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Mizell
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall.
Burgess hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Mizell
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Johnny Temple.
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Freeman
Rocky Bridges now playing second base. Hersh Freeman now pitching. Ray Jablonski now playing third base.
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Freeman
There goes Del Greco. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Bridges applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Freeman
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Freeman
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mizell
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Mizell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1956 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Bridges R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 0 Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 1 1 1
Post W, rf 4 0 1 0 Moon W, rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 2 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 0 0 0
Grammas A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 0 2 0
Palys S, ph 1 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 2 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 0 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 1 0 0 0
Nuxhall J, p 2 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 26 1 3 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 000 000 10x -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (L) 7.0 3 1 1 1 6
Freeman H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 6
E -- Grammas A
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, St.Louis 3
2B -- Del Greco B
HR -- Boyer K
SB -- Post W
PB -- Katt R
T -- 1:55
A -- 12586
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