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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 9, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 9, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Taylor Phillips |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Taylor Phillips | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 9, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Phillips
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Phillips
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Phillips
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Dickson
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Dickson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Dickson
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Phillips
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Phillips
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Phillips
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Dickson
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Dickson
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Dickson
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Dickson
Crandall hits a fly ball towards left. Repulski settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Repulski. Bruton goes all the way around to score. Crandall moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Dickson
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Phillips
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Phillips
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Phillips
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Dickson
O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Dickson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Dickson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Dickson
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Dickson
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Dickson
There's a wild pitch. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Phillips
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Phillips
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Phillips
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Phillips
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Phillips
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Dickson
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Dickson
Crandall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Dickson
Phillips bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Dickson
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. Dickson
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Phillips
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Phillips covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Phillips
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Phillips
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Phillips
Dickson takes first base on ball four. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Phillips
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Dickson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Dickson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Dickson
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Phillips
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Phillips
Musial hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Phillips
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Dickson
Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Dickson
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Dickson
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Phillips
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Phillips
Moon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Phillips
Del Greco is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Phillips
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Dickson
Walker Cooper now catching.
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Dickson
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Dickson
Aaron 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 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Phillips
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Phillips
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Phillips
Dark hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Phillips
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Konstanty
Adcock bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Konstanty
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Konstanty
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Phillips
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Phillips
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Phillips
Moon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1956, game 1 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Aaron H, rf 4 1 2 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 2 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Moon W, rf 4 0 1 0 Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 4 1 2 1
Katt R, c 2 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 2 1
Cooper W, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 1 0
Dickson M, p 1 0 0 0 Phillips T, p 2 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 0 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 0 32 4 11 2
St.Louis 000 100 000 -- 1
Milwaukee 021 000 01x -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L) 7.0 9 3 2 1 4
Konstanty J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Phillips T (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 6
E -- Repulski R, Aaron H
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Milwaukee 7
2B -- Thomson B, Bruton B
SH -- Phillips T, Adcock J
HBP -- by Phillips T (Del Greco B)
WP -- Dickson M
T -- 2:08
A -- 0
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