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New York Giants @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1956-06-06 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · 11 innings · Att: 10960 · 2:40
St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Giants 3–2. Ellis Kinder earned the win. Foster Castleman went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
W: Ellis Kinder L: Hoyt Wilhelm SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Hal Dixon · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whitey Lockman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Mays | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Mueller | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Katt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Wayne Terwilliger | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ruben Gomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foster Castleman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Blasingame | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Grady Hatton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Stan Musial | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Wally Moon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rip Repulski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Sarni | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Poholsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Schoendienst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Sauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Brandt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Gomez | 8.2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
 Windy McCall | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hoyt Wilhelm | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Antonelli | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Poholsky | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Konstanty | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ellis Kinder | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whitey Lockman: 7
- Al Dark: 43
- Bill White: S8
- Hank Thompson: SB2
- Hank Thompson: 3/G
Bot 1
- Don Blasingame: K
- Grady Hatton: W
- Stan Musial: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Willie Mays: W
- Don Mueller: SB2
- Don Mueller: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Ray Katt: K/C
- Wayne Terwilliger: 63
- Ruben Gomez: 23
Bot 2
- Ken Boyer: K/C
- Wally Moon: K
- Rip Repulski: 53
Top 3
- Whitey Lockman: S8
- Al Dark: 5/LDP.1X1(53)
- Bill White: 13
Bot 3
- Bill Sarni: K/C
- Bobby Del Greco: 63
- Tom Poholsky: W
- Don Blasingame: K
Top 4
- Hank Thompson: HP
- Willie Mays: 64(1)3/GDP
- Don Mueller: D9
- Ray Katt: 4/P
Bot 4
- Grady Hatton: S3
- Stan Musial: 8/LDP.1X1(813)
- Ken Boyer: K
Top 5
- Wayne Terwilliger: 53
- Ruben Gomez: 53
- Whitey Lockman: 3/G
Bot 5
- Wally Moon: 31
- Rip Repulski: 3/G
- Bill Sarni: 63
Top 6
- Al Dark: 9
- Bill White: 43
- Foster Castleman: HR/F7D
- Willie Mays: 6/P
Bot 6
- Bobby Del Greco: HP
- Bobby Morgan: 46(1)3/GDP
- Don Blasingame: 31
Top 7
- Don Mueller: 63
- Ray Katt: K
- Wayne Terwilliger: S8
- Ruben Gomez: 6/P
Bot 7
- Grady Hatton: W
- Stan Musial: 8/L8XD
- Ken Boyer: 64(1)/FO
- Wally Moon: D8/89.1-H(E8/TH2)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Rip Repulski: K/C
Top 8
- Whitey Lockman: D9
- Al Dark: 14/SH.2-3
- Bill White: 6/P
- Foster Castleman: 8
Bot 8
- Bill Sarni: 13
- Bobby Del Greco: 53
- Red Schoendienst: 31
Top 9
- Willie Mays: 2/FL
- Don Mueller: S6/G6MS
- Dusty Rhodes: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Don Blasingame: K
- Grady Hatton: K/C
- Stan Musial: D7/L7L
- Ken Boyer: S8/L.2-H
- Wally Moon: 3/G3
Top 10
- Wayne Terwilliger: S4/G34
- Daryl Spencer: K
- Whitey Lockman: 64(1)/FO/R3
- Al Dark: 5/P5F/FL
Bot 10
- Rip Repulski: 5/L5
- Bill Sarni: 2/P2F/FL
- Bobby Del Greco: 53/G5S
Top 11
- Bill White: 9/F89D
- Foster Castleman: 4/P4
- Willie Mays: 63/G6M
Bot 11
- Hank Sauer: S7/L7DW
- Don Blasingame: 9/F9DW
- Grady Hatton: W.1-2
- Jackie Brandt: D7/L7L.1-3;2-H
Notes & reviews
- Thompson was hit in the head and carried off on a stretcher. He suffered a concussion but no skull fracture.