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St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies
1956-05-18 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 16026 · 2:21
Philadelphia Phillies defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 7th. Curt Simmons earned the win. Stan Lopata went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
W: Curt Simmons L: Willard Schmidt SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Bill Jackowski · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Blasingame | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Red Schoendienst | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rip Repulski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Moon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Sarni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willard Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Sauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walker Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Richie Ashburn | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Kazanski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marv Blaylock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Del Ennis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Lopata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Greengrass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Smalley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Curt Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Schmidt | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
 Larry Jackson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Max Surkont | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Blasingame: W
- Red Schoendienst: 9
- Stan Musial: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Richie Ashburn: W
- Ted Kazanski: 54(1)3/GDP
- Marv Blaylock: 2/FL
Top 2
- Ken Boyer: W
- Rip Repulski: CS2(24)#
- Rip Repulski: K/C
- Wally Moon: 43
Bot 2
- Del Ennis: 6/P
- Stan Lopata: 4/P
- Willie Jones: 43
Top 3
- Bobby Del Greco: K
- Bill Sarni: K
- Willard Schmidt: W
- Don Blasingame: 9
Bot 3
- Jim Greengrass: 9
- Roy Smalley: 53
- Curt Simmons: 63
Top 4
- Red Schoendienst: 3/FL
- Stan Musial: 3/G
- Ken Boyer: 63
Bot 4
- Richie Ashburn: S5
- Ted Kazanski: PB.1-3#
- Ted Kazanski: K
- Marv Blaylock: 3/G
- Del Ennis: 53
Top 5
- Rip Repulski: 9
- Wally Moon: S9
- Bobby Del Greco: D/78.1-H
- Bill Sarni: 13.2-3
- Willard Schmidt: PO3(25)
Bot 5
- Stan Lopata: 63
- Willie Jones: 6/P
- Jim Greengrass: 13
Top 6
- Willard Schmidt: 9
- Don Blasingame: 3/G
- Red Schoendienst: 63
Bot 6
- Roy Smalley: K
- Curt Simmons: 31
- Richie Ashburn: W
- Ted Kazanski: 5/FL
Top 7
- Stan Musial: T9
- Ken Boyer: 5/FL
- Rip Repulski: 63.3-H
- Wally Moon: 43
Bot 7
- Marv Blaylock: W
- Del Ennis: D/78.1-3
- Stan Lopata: HR/7.3-H;2-H
- Willie Jones: W
- Jim Greengrass: SB2
- Jim Greengrass: 63
- Roy Smalley: 3/P
- Curt Simmons: 13
Top 8
- Bobby Del Greco: 2/FL
- Bill Sarni: 53
- Hank Sauer: 4/P
Bot 8
- Richie Ashburn: S6
- Ted Kazanski: 34/SH.1-2
- Marv Blaylock: K
- Del Ennis: S7.2-H;BX2(754)#
Top 9
- Walker Cooper: 7
- Red Schoendienst: 8
- Stan Musial: W
- Ken Boyer: 7
Notes & reviews
- Cardinal manager Hutchinson ejected by HP umpire Gore for arguing balls and strikes to unknown batter