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St. Louis Cardinals @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1956-08-01 Β· Night game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 8592 Β· 2:14
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4β1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 2nd. Willard Schmidt earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Willard Schmidt L: Ron Kline SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Babe Pinelli Β· 1B: Hal Dixon Β· 2B: Augie Donatelli Β· 3B: Tom Gorman Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Blasingame | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Al Dark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stan Musial | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Boyer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wally Moon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Hal Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Skinner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Virdon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lee Walls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Cole | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Foiles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Kline | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Dale Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Kline | 8.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Roy Face | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Blasingame: 2/FL
- Al Dark: 9
- Stan Musial: 6/P
Bot 1
- Bob Skinner: 43
- Dick Groat: 9
- Bill Virdon: 7
Top 2
- Ken Boyer: S8
- Wally Moon: 43.1-2
- Rip Repulski: K/C
- Charlie Peete: T/78.2-H
- Hal Smith: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1
- Willard Schmidt: S9.1-2
- Don Blasingame: 43
Bot 2
- Lee Walls: S8
- Roberto Clemente: S9.1-3
- Frank Thomas: 7/SF.3-H
- Dick Cole: S9.1X3(96)
- Hank Foiles: 8
Top 3
- Al Dark: 63
- Stan Musial: D9
- Ken Boyer: K
- Wally Moon: WP.2-3
- Wally Moon: W
- Rip Repulski: 13
Bot 3
- Ron Kline: 43
- Bob Skinner: 43
- Dick Groat: 63
Top 4
- Charlie Peete: S9
- Hal Smith: CS2(26)#
- Hal Smith: 8
- Willard Schmidt: 7
Bot 4
- Bill Virdon: W
- Lee Walls: 13/SH.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: 53.2-3
- Frank Thomas: 53
Top 5
- Don Blasingame: S8
- Al Dark: S7.1-3
- Stan Musial: 7
- Ken Boyer: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Dick Cole: 4/P
- Hank Foiles: 4/P
- Ron Kline: S8
- Bob Skinner: 43
Top 6
- Wally Moon: 13
- Rip Repulski: 63
- Charlie Peete: 63
Bot 6
- Dick Groat: 43
- Bill Virdon: 3/G#
- Lee Walls: K
Top 7
- Hal Smith: 6/P
- Willard Schmidt: S7
- Don Blasingame: W.1-2
- Al Dark: 8
- Stan Musial: T9.2-H;1-H
- Ken Boyer: 63
Bot 7
- Roberto Clemente: S9
- Frank Thomas: 54(1)3/GDP
- Dick Cole: 13
Top 8
- Wally Moon: 3/G
- Rip Repulski: 4/P
- Charlie Peete: S8
- Hal Smith: 6/P
Bot 8
- Jack Shepard: K
- Dale Long: K
- Bob Skinner: 1/L
Top 9
- Willard Schmidt: 8
- Don Blasingame: W
- Al Dark: 3/FL
- Stan Musial: 8
Bot 9
- Dick Groat: 5/L
- Bill Virdon: 43
- Lee Walls: W
- Roberto Clemente: S8.1-2
- Frank Thomas: 63
















