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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 8, 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 8, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,327 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Shag Crawford |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 8, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lawrence
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Lawrence
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Lawrence
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. Moon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Lawrence
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Poholsky
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawrence vs. Poholsky
Lawrence is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Lawrence
There goes Lockman. The throw from Burgess and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Lawrence
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Lawrence
Poholsky strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson 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, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Lawrence
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Fowler
Repulski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Fowler
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Poholsky
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Post tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Ray Jablonski now playing third base.
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Fowler
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Fowler
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Poholsky
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Fowler
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Fowler
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Fowler
Repulski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. Moon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Bobby Morgan now playing shortstop.
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Poholsky
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Black
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Black
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Black
Blasingame 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
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
George Crowe pinch hits for Joe Black.
Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Acker
Tom Acker now pitching.
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Acker
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Acker
Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Acker
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson 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, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Acker
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Jablonski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Acker
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Acker
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poholsky vs. Acker
Poholsky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Poholsky
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Poholsky
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Poholsky
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Tom Acker.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1956 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 1 0
Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 0 Morgan B, ss 1 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 2 3 1
Post W, rf 4 3 3 1 Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, c 4 1 2 2 Moon W, rf 4 2 3 0
Grammas A, 3b 1 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 4 0 2 4
Jablonski R, ph-3b 2 0 2 1 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 1
McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0 Lockman W, cf 4 0 2 0
Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Katt R, c 4 0 0 0
Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Poholsky T, p 4 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Acker T, p 0 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 11 4 36 6 13 6
Cincinnati 020 100 010 -- 4
St.Louis 202 020 00x -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (L)* 2.0 7 4 4 0 3
Fowler A 2.1 4 2 2 0 2
Black J 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Acker T 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (W) 9.0 11 4 4 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 6
2B -- Repulski R 2, Jablonski R, Moon W
HR -- Burgess S, Post W
CS -- Lockman W
SF -- Jablonski R
T -- 2:32
A -- 13327
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