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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1956-08-25 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 8976 · 2:33
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 7th. Bob Blaylock earned the win and Larry Jackson picked up the save. Ray Katt went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
W: Bob Blaylock L: Vern Law SV: Larry Jackson
Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: Lee Ballanfant · 3B: Artie Gore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Skinner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vern Law | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Foiles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lee Walls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dick Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Blasingame | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wally Moon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rocky Nelson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Katt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lindy McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Whitey Lockman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Sauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 6.2 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Hall | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Herm Wehmeier | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Blaylock | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Larry Jackson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bob Skinner: 63
- Dale Long: W
- Bill Virdon: T8.1-H
- Roberto Clemente: S8.3-H
- Frank Thomas: S8.1-3
- Dick Groat: 7/SF.3-H
- Vern Law: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Don Blasingame: 63
- Al Dark: 63
- Stan Musial: 8
Top 2
- Bill Mazeroski: 8
- Hank Foiles: W
- Bob Skinner: S9.1-3
- Dale Long: S9.3-H;1-3
- Bill Virdon: 8/SF.3-H
- Roberto Clemente: K/C
Bot 2
- Wally Moon: 43
- Rocky Nelson: 5/P
- Ken Boyer: 9
Top 3
- Frank Thomas: S5
- Dick Groat: S8.1-2
- Vern Law: 16(2)/FO/BG.1-2#
- Bill Mazeroski: 5/P
- Hank Foiles: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Ray Katt: W
- Bobby Del Greco: S9.1-2
- Lindy McDaniel: S7.2-3;1X3(765)
- Don Blasingame: S7.3-H;1-2
- Al Dark: K
- Stan Musial: 8/L
Top 4
- Lee Walls: 43
- Dale Long: K
- Bill Virdon: 8
Bot 4
- Wally Moon: 8
- Rocky Nelson: S8
- Ken Boyer: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Roberto Clemente: K/C
- Frank Thomas: K/C
- Dick Groat: 9/FL
Bot 5
- Ray Katt: HR/7
- Bobby Del Greco: S7
- Whitey Lockman: S/BR.1X2(4)
- Don Blasingame: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Vern Law: 43
- Bill Mazeroski: W
- Hank Foiles: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Al Dark: 5/FL
- Stan Musial: K/C
- Wally Moon: S9
- Rocky Nelson: D7.1-H
- Ken Boyer: D7.2-H
- Ray Katt: 4/P
Top 7
- Lee Walls: K
- Dale Long: W
- Bill Virdon: S7.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: S3.2-3;1-2
- Frank Thomas: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Bobby Del Greco: 7/7D
- Bobby Morgan: 7/7D
- Don Blasingame: E4.B-1
- Al Dark: D7.1-H(UR)
- Stan Musial: IW
- Wally Moon: D9.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Rocky Nelson: IW
- Ken Boyer: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
- Ray Katt: 5/FL
Top 8
- Dick Groat: 6/L
- Dick Hall: K/C
- Bill Mazeroski: 53
Bot 8
- Bobby Del Greco: 63
- Hank Sauer: 3/P
- Don Blasingame: 4/P
Top 9
- Hank Foiles: K
- Lee Walls: K/C
- Dale Long: S7
- Bill Virdon: 3/G