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Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals

1956-05-30 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 7 innings · Att: 26044 · rain · 2:23

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–5. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 6 in the 3rd. Paul LaPalme earned the win and Joe Black picked up the save. Hank Sauer went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	6	7
SLN	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	8

W: Paul LaPalme L: Dick Littlefield SV: Joe Black

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Larry Goetz · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	2	0	0	0	2	0
Frank Robinson	4	1	1	1	0	1
Gus Bell	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	2	2	0	0
Wally Post	2	1	0	0	2	0
Ray Jablonski	3	0	1	1	1	1
Smoky Burgess	3	0	1	2	0	0
Roy McMillan	3	1	1	0	0	0
Paul LaPalme	2	1	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Don Blasingame	3	0	0	0	1
Red Schoendienst	4	0	0	0	0
Stan Musial	4	0	0	0	0
Ken Boyer	4	1	2	0	0
Hank Sauer	3	2	3	2	0
Wally Moon	1	1	1	0	1
Hal Smith	2	1	0	0	1
Jackie Brandt	2	0	0	0	0
Larry Jackson	1	0	1	0	0
Chuck Harmon	1	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	1	0	1	2	0
Bill Sarni	1	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Paul LaPalme	5.1	7	2
Hersh Freeman	0.0	1	1
Joe Black	1.2	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Littlefield	2.1	4	2	0
Max Surkont	0.0	1	1	0
Larry Jackson	2.2	1	1	3
Jackie Collum	1.0	1	1	0
Lindy McDaniel	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: 63
Frank Robinson: 9
Gus Bell: 6/P

Bot 1

Don Blasingame: 43
Red Schoendienst: 2/FL
Stan Musial: 8

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Wally Post: 8
Ray Jablonski: D7
Smoky Burgess: 3/G

Bot 2

Ken Boyer: S5
Hank Sauer: S8.1-2
Wally Moon: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Hal Smith: FC6.3XH(62);2-3
Jackie Brandt: 4/P

Top 3

Roy McMillan: S3
Paul LaPalme: E3/SH.1-2;B-1
Johnny Temple: 8
Frank Robinson: D9.2-H;1-3
Gus Bell: IW
Ted Kluszewski: D9.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Wally Post: W
Ray Jablonski: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Smoky Burgess: D/78.3-H;2-H;1-3
Roy McMillan: 3/FL/DP.3XH(32)

Bot 3

Larry Jackson: S9
Don Blasingame: W.1-2
Red Schoendienst: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Stan Musial: 6/P
Ken Boyer: 2/FL

Top 4

Paul LaPalme: 8
Johnny Temple: W
Frank Robinson: CS2(26)
Frank Robinson: K

Bot 4

Hank Sauer: HR/7
Wally Moon: S9
Hal Smith: 16(1)3/GDP
Jackie Brandt: 53

Top 5

Gus Bell: K
Ted Kluszewski: S9
Wally Post: 8
Ray Jablonski: K

Bot 5

Chuck Harmon: 63
Don Blasingame: 43
Red Schoendienst: 53

Top 6

Smoky Burgess: 6/P
Roy McMillan: 9
Paul LaPalme: D/89
Johnny Temple: W
Frank Robinson: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Stan Musial: 9
Ken Boyer: S7
Hank Sauer: D/78.1-H
Wally Moon: W
Hal Smith: W.2-3;1-2
Grady Hatton: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bill Sarni: 63.3-H
Don Blasingame: 3/FL

Top 7

Gus Bell: 31
Ted Kluszewski: 13
Wally Post: W
Ray Jablonski: 6/P

Bot 7

Red Schoendienst: 8
Stan Musial: 5/P
Ken Boyer: 4/P

Notes & reviews

negated plays: top 8th 6/P, D7, s8.2-3; SBH+SB2, k/c, 8; bottom 8th 1 AB 7
game called after 42 minute rain delay after one batter in the bottom of the eighth inning; the eighth was negated

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