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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
New York Giants
1956-05-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 21938 · 3:00
New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Jim Hearn earned the win and Hoyt Wilhelm picked up the save. Bill White went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
W: Jim Hearn L: Tom Poholsky SV: Hoyt Wilhelm
Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Blasingame | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Moon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rip Repulski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Sarni | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Poholsky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Schoendienst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Sauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Walker Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whitey Lockman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Mays | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dusty Rhodes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill White | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daryl Spencer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wes Westrum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Hearn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Windy McCall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Poholsky | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
 Larry Jackson | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jackie Collum | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hearn | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Windy McCall | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Hoyt Wilhelm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Blasingame: S6
- Grady Hatton: S9.1-3
- Stan Musial: S9.1-2;3-H
- Ken Boyer: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Wally Moon: K
Bot 1
- Whitey Lockman: S7
- Al Dark: CS2(26)#
- Al Dark: 9
- Willie Mays: 9
Top 2
- Rip Repulski: S8
- Bobby Del Greco: PB.1-2
- Bobby Del Greco: 53
- Bill Sarni: S8.2-H
- Tom Poholsky: K
- Don Blasingame: 3
Bot 2
- Dusty Rhodes: 43
- Bill White: S7
- Hank Thompson: 43.1-2
- Daryl Spencer: D7.2-H
- Wes Westrum: HP
- Jim Hearn: K/C
Top 3
- Grady Hatton: 43
- Stan Musial: W
- Ken Boyer: E5.1-2
- Wally Moon: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Whitey Lockman: 31
- Al Dark: K
- Willie Mays: D9
- Dusty Rhodes: D9.2-H
- Bill White: S9.2-H
- Hank Thompson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Hank Thompson: W
- Daryl Spencer: 6/L
Top 4
- Rip Repulski: 63
- Bobby Del Greco: 63
- Bill Sarni: W
- Tom Poholsky: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Wes Westrum: K/C
- Jim Hearn: 43
- Whitey Lockman: 43
Top 5
- Don Blasingame: 8
- Grady Hatton: 43
- Stan Musial: W
- Ken Boyer: K/C
Bot 5
- Al Dark: 7
- Willie Mays: 8
- Dusty Rhodes: 3/P
Top 6
- Wally Moon: W
- Rip Repulski: 3/P
- Bobby Del Greco: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bot 6
- Bill White: S8
- Hank Thompson: K/C
- Daryl Spencer: 9
- Wes Westrum: S7.1-2
- Jim Hearn: 8
Top 7
- Bill Sarni: 3/G
- Red Schoendienst: W
- Don Blasingame: 64(1)/FO
- Grady Hatton: E4.1-2
- Stan Musial: 4/P
Bot 7
- Whitey Lockman: 13
- Al Dark: 63
- Willie Mays: E5
- Dusty Rhodes: S8.1-3
- Bill White: 43
Top 8
- Ken Boyer: S9
- Wally Moon: 13.1-2
- Rip Repulski: 9
- Bobby Del Greco: K/C
Bot 8
- Hank Thompson: S9
- Daryl Spencer: 3/P
- Wes Westrum: W.1-2
- Windy McCall: S1.2-H(E1);1-3;B-2#
- Whitey Lockman: IW
- Al Dark: 7/SF.3-H
- Willie Mays: 7
Top 9
- Bill Sarni: S7
- Hank Sauer: W.1-2
- Walker Cooper: PB.1-2;2-3#
- Walker Cooper: K
- Grady Hatton: K
- Stan Musial: 43
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