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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
1956-07-08 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 19041 · 2:22
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–2. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 3 in the 7th. Joe Nuxhall earned the win and Hersh Freeman picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
W: Joe Nuxhall L: Herm Wehmeier SV: Hersh Freeman
Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Blasingame | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Boyer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Repulski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Moon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willard Schmidt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Whitey Lockman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Gus Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Jablonski | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Nuxhall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Dyck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Schmidt | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
 Herm Wehmeier | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Liddle | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Nuxhall | 7.0 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
 Hersh Freeman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Blasingame: S3/BG
- Al Dark: 53.1-2
- Stan Musial: SB3
- Stan Musial: W
- Ken Boyer: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: W
- Wally Post: 2/FL
- Gus Bell: W.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: 7
- Frank Robinson: 7/L
Top 2
- Rip Repulski: S7
- Wally Moon: K+CS2(2636)/DP#
- Hal Smith: 9
Bot 2
- Smoky Burgess: 9
- Ray Jablonski: D8
- Roy McMillan: 7
- Joe Nuxhall: 3/L
Top 3
- Bobby Del Greco: D9
- Willard Schmidt: K/BF
- Don Blasingame: S7/78.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Al Dark: 13
- Stan Musial: K/C
Bot 3
- Johnny Temple: 3/G
- Wally Post: W
- Gus Bell: 56(1)/FO/BG
- Ted Kluszewski: W.1-2
- Frank Robinson: 9
Top 4
- Ken Boyer: S8/78
- Rip Repulski: 2/FL
- Wally Moon: S8.1-3
- Hal Smith: 3/FL
- Bobby Del Greco: 7
Bot 4
- Smoky Burgess: 8
- Ray Jablonski: 2/FL
- Roy McMillan: S5/BG
- Joe Nuxhall: 2/FL
Top 5
- Willard Schmidt: K
- Don Blasingame: 53
- Al Dark: 9
Bot 5
- Johnny Temple: 53
- Wally Post: K
- Gus Bell: 5/P
Top 6
- Stan Musial: 3/FL
- Ken Boyer: S7
- Rip Repulski: 54(1)/FO
- Wally Moon: S9/3.1-3
- Hal Smith: S7.3-H;1-2
- Bobby Del Greco: 4/P
Bot 6
- Ted Kluszewski: 4/P
- Frank Robinson: 5/L
- Smoky Burgess: 3/G
Top 7
- Willard Schmidt: S8
- Don Blasingame: 8
- Al Dark: S9.1-2
- Stan Musial: 4/P
- Ken Boyer: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Ray Jablonski: W
- Roy McMillan: W.1-2
- Jim Dyck: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Temple: W
- Wally Post: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Gus Bell: 3/G.3-H;1-2#
- Ted Kluszewski: 8
Top 8
- Rip Repulski: 6/P
- Wally Moon: 43
- Hal Smith: 7
Bot 8
- Frank Robinson: 7/L
- Smoky Burgess: 9
- Ray Jablonski: S7
- Roy McMillan: CS2(24)
Top 9
- Whitey Lockman: 6/L
- Grady Hatton: S9
- Don Blasingame: 43.1-2
- Al Dark: 3/G