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New York Giants @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1956-05-07 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 7229 · 2:47
St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Giants 6–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 6th. Lindy McDaniel earned the win and Jackie Collum picked up the save. Bill White went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
W: Lindy McDaniel L: Windy McCall SV: Jackie Collum
Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whitey Lockman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Mueller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Mays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Daryl Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill White | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Foster Castleman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wes Westrum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Windy McCall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Hofman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Blasingame | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Red Schoendienst | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Moon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Sarni | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Virdon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Solly Hemus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Brandt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy McCall | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
 Hoyt Wilhelm | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marv Grissom | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Worthington | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Flowers | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
 Lindy McDaniel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon Jones | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Jackie Collum | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whitey Lockman: D9
- Al Dark: S8.2-3
- Don Mueller: 8/SF.1-2;3-H
- Willie Mays: 3/P
- Daryl Spencer: 8
Bot 1
- Don Blasingame: 9
- Red Schoendienst: S9
- Stan Musial: S7.1-2
- Ken Boyer: D9.1-3;2-H
- Rip Repulski: IW
- Wally Moon: 6/P
- Bill Sarni: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Bill White: HR/9
- Foster Castleman: K
- Wes Westrum: 2/FL
- Windy McCall: 31
Bot 2
- Bill Virdon: 13
- Ben Flowers: 3/FL
- Don Blasingame: 8
Top 3
- Whitey Lockman: W
- Al Dark: 64(1)/FO
- Don Mueller: S7.1-H(E5)(NR);B-2(TH)#
- Willie Mays: 63
- Daryl Spencer: 53
Bot 3
- Red Schoendienst: 8/L
- Stan Musial: W
- Ken Boyer: 8
- Rip Repulski: 8/L
Top 4
- Bill White: D9
- Foster Castleman: CS3(25)
- Foster Castleman: 3/L
- Wes Westrum: K/C
Bot 4
- Wally Moon: K/C
- Bill Sarni: 3/P
- Bill Virdon: 43
Top 5
- Windy McCall: S8
- Whitey Lockman: 13/SH.1-2
- Al Dark: S8.2-3
- Don Mueller: 3/G/DP.3XH(32)
Bot 5
- Hal Smith: 63
- Don Blasingame: E7/F
- Red Schoendienst: S7.1-2
- Stan Musial: 3/G.1-2;2-3
- Ken Boyer: 63
Top 6
- Willie Mays: 13
- Daryl Spencer: 53
- Bill White: K/C
Bot 6
- Rip Repulski: S5
- Wally Moon: W.1-2
- Bill Sarni: S5.1-2;2-3
- Joe Frazier: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Solly Hemus: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Don Blasingame: 32(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
- Red Schoendienst: S9.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Stan Musial: WP.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Stan Musial: IW
- Ken Boyer: 7/SF.3-H
- Rip Repulski: 7/FL
Top 7
- Foster Castleman: 4/P
- Wes Westrum: K
- Hank Thompson: K/C
Bot 7
- Wally Moon: 43
- Bill Sarni: 43
- Jackie Brandt: W
- Gordon Jones: K/C
Top 8
- Whitey Lockman: 63
- Al Dark: 8
- Don Mueller: 53
Bot 8
- Don Blasingame: W
- Red Schoendienst: CS2(26)#
- Red Schoendienst: 7
- Stan Musial: W
- Ken Boyer: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Willie Mays: W
- Daryl Spencer: K/C
- Bill White: S9.1-3
- Bobby Hofman: 54(1)3/GDP
Notes & reviews
- Giants Manager Bill Rigney ejected by HP umpire Lee Ballanfant