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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 30, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves, played on September 30, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,411 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 30, 1956
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mizell
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Mizell
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Mizell
Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Mizell
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Burdette
Blasingame hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton, who is chasing the ball. Blasingame reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Burdette
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Burdette
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Burdette
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Mizell
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Mizell
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crandall vs. Mizell
There's a wild pitch. Thomson scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crandall vs. Mizell
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burdette vs. Mizell
Burdette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Mizell
Smith fires to first and picks off Burdette. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Burdette
Repulski hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burdette
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Burdette
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Burdette
Mizell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Mizell reaches second base with a double. Del Greco goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Burdette
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mizell
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Mizell
Logan hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Smith races back for the ball and makes the catch. The throw to the first, AND O'Connell is out, unable to get back to the bag, for the double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Mizell
Aaron hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Burdette
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Burdette
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Mizell
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Mizell
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Mizell
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Mizell
Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burdette vs. Mizell
Burdette hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Burdette
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Burdette
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burdette
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mizell
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Mizell
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Mizell
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Burdette
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Burdette
Mizell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Burdette
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Mizell
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Mizell
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Mizell
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Mizell
Crandall 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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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Burdette
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Burdette
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Burdette
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Burdette
Repulski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Mizell
Burdette strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mizell
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Mizell
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Mizell
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burdette
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Burdette
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Burdette
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Schmidt
Thomson bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Blasingame covering, for the double play. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Schmidt
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Burdette
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Burdette
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Burdette
Moon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burdette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Schmidt
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Schmidt
Crandall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Schmidt
Burdette bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Schmidt
O'Connell hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Burdette
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Burdette
Repulski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Burdette
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyer scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Burdette
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Burdette
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Burdette
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Crone
Ray Crone now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson 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 9/30/1956 -- Milwaukee at St.Louis (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 2 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 0 1 0
Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0
Adcock J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 3 2 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 1 3 3 Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0
Bruton B, cf 4 0 2 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 1
Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 1 0 0
Burdette L, p 2 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 2 0 2 1
Crone R, p 0 0 0 0 Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 9 3 37 2 9 2
Milwaukee 010 102 000 -- 4
St.Louis 010 000 001 -- 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (W) 8.2 9 2 1 1 4
Crone R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (L) 7.0 7 4 4 4 5
Schmidt W 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Logan J, O'Connell D
DP -- Milwaukee 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, St.Louis 9
2B -- Aaron H, Mizell V, Thomson B, Boyer K
3B -- Blasingame D
HR -- Mathews E
SH -- Burdette L
WP -- Mizell V
T -- 2:14
A -- 23411
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