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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1956-05-22 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 19316 · 2:44
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 2nd. Herm Wehmeier earned the win and Jackie Collum picked up the save. Dale Long went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Herm Wehmeier L: Vern Law SV: Jackie Collum
Umpires — HP: Vic Delmore · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Bill Engeln · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Blasingame | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Moon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Rip Repulski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Sarni | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Herm Wehmeier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Collum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Kravitz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Freese | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vern Law | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee Walls | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herm Wehmeier | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Jackie Collum | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
 Roy Face | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nellie King | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Arroyo | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Blasingame: FLE2#
- Don Blasingame: 31
- Grady Hatton: W
- Stan Musial: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Johnny O'Brien: 63
- Bill Virdon: 3/G
- Roberto Clemente: K/C
Top 2
- Ken Boyer: 8
- Wally Moon: S7
- Rip Repulski: K
- Bobby Del Greco: S9.1-H(E9);B-3
- Bill Sarni: S7.3-H(UR)
- Herm Wehmeier: 43
Bot 2
- Dale Long: 4
- Frank Thomas: K
- Danny Kravitz: 31
Top 3
- Don Blasingame: 6
- Grady Hatton: 41
- Stan Musial: S7
- Ken Boyer: 54(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Gene Freese: 2/FL
- Dick Groat: W
- Vern Law: K
- Johnny O'Brien: 9
Top 4
- Wally Moon: 63
- Rip Repulski: K23
- Bobby Del Greco: 143
Bot 4
- Bill Virdon: S8
- Roberto Clemente: 16(1)/FO
- Dale Long: S8.1-3
- Frank Thomas: 8/SF.3-H
- Danny Kravitz: 7
Top 5
- Bill Sarni: T7
- Herm Wehmeier: 3/G
- Don Blasingame: 2/FL
- Grady Hatton: 7
Bot 5
- Gene Freese: S7
- Dick Groat: 64(1)/FO
- Vern Law: K
- Johnny O'Brien: 6
Top 6
- Stan Musial: 3/G
- Ken Boyer: K
- Wally Moon: W
- Rip Repulski: HP.1-2
- Bobby Del Greco: S7.2-H;1-3
- Bill Sarni: 8
Bot 6
- Bill Virdon: 9
- Roberto Clemente: 31
- Dale Long: HR/9
- Frank Thomas: S7
- Danny Kravitz: 43
Top 7
- Herm Wehmeier: 8
- Don Blasingame: W
- Grady Hatton: S8.1-2
- Stan Musial: S8.2-H;1-2
- Ken Boyer: S8.2-H;1-3;BX1(8643)
- Wally Moon: W
- Rip Repulski: K
Bot 7
- Gene Freese: 7
- Dick Groat: S8
- Bob Skinner: W.1-2
- Lee Walls: D7.2-H;1XH(762)
- Bill Virdon: 31
Top 8
- Bobby Del Greco: 9
- Bill Sarni: 53
- Jackie Collum: 43
Bot 8
- Roberto Clemente: 43
- Dale Long: D9
- Frank Thomas: 8
- Jack Shepard: 2/FL
Top 9
- Don Blasingame: S5
- Grady Hatton: E5/SH.1X3(45);B-1#
- Stan Musial: SB2#
- Stan Musial: WP.2-3#
- Stan Musial: 53
- Ken Boyer: D9.3-H
- Wally Moon: W
- Chuck Harmon: 2/FL
Bot 9
- Gene Freese: S7
- Dick Groat: S9.1X2(96)
- Dick Cole: 16(1)3/GDP
Notes & reviews
- Freese ejected by 2B umpire Donatelli for arguing he got back to 2nd safely after rounding base too far