Cardinals 6-3 Pirates (May 21, 1956)

STL

PIT

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

6

1

7

2

1

8

0

9

1

0

R

6

3

H

11

10

E

0

3

W: H. Wehmeier

L: V. Law

S: J. Collum

STL

Team Stats

PIT

0

HR

1

6

R

3

11

H

10

1

SB

0

LOB

.314

AVG

.303

.415

OBP

.333

.400

SLG

.455

3.00

ERA

5.00

4

K

4

2

BB

5

Current Series

Cardinals

6

Pirates

3

Game 1

Final

Cardinals

0

Pirates

6

Game 2

Final

1956 NL

Team	W	L	PCT
Dodgers	93	61	.604
Braves	92	62	.597
Redlegs	91	63	.591
Cardinals	76	78	.494
Phillies	71	83	.461
Giants	67	87	.435
Pirates	66	88	.429
Cubs	60	94	.390

Game Summary

The Pittsburgh Pirates were decisively beaten by the St. Louis Cardinals, 6 to 3, on May 22, 1956.

Game Info

May 21, 1956

STL

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Don Blasingame D. Blasingame SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Grady Hatton G. Hatton 2B	3	2	1	0	1	1	0
Stan Musial S. Musial RF	5	0	2	1	0	0	0
Ken Boyer K. Boyer 3B	5	0	2	2	0	0	1
Wally Moon W. Moon 1B	2	2	1	0	0	3	0
Rip Repulski R. Repulski LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Chuck Harmon C. Harmon LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Del Greco B. Del Greco CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
Bill Sarni B. Sarni C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Herm Wehmeier H. Wehmeier P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Collum J. Collum P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	6	11	5	1	5	4

PIT

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Johnny O'Brien J. O'Brien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Walls L. Walls PH-RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF-3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dale Long D. Long 1B	4	1	3	1	1	0	0
Frank Thomas F. Thomas LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1
Danny Kravitz D. Kravitz C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Shepard J. Shepard PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Freese G. Freese 3B-2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
Vern Law V. Law P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Roy Face R. Face P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Skinner B. Skinner PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nellie King N. King P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Cole D. Cole PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	10	3	1	2	4

Batting

2B: K. Boyer

3B: B. Sarni

TB: D. Blasingame, K. Boyer 3, B. Del Greco 2, G. Hatton, W. Moon, S. Musial 2, B. Sarni 4

RBI: K. Boyer 2, B. Del Greco, S. Musial, B. Sarni

HBP: R. Repulski

SAC: G. Hatton

GIDP: S. Musial

Baserunning

SB: G. Hatton

Batting

2B: D. Long, L. Walls

HR: D. Long

TB: G. Freese 2, D. Groat 2, D. Long 7, F. Thomas, B. Virdon, L. Walls 2

RBI: D. Long, F. Thomas, L. Walls

SF: F. Thomas

GIDP: D. Cole

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Herm Wehmeier H. Wehmeier (W)	6.2	7	3	3	2	4	1	4.05
Jackie Collum J. Collum (S)	2.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	2	4	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Vern Law V. Law (L)	6.1	8	5	4	3	3	5.68
Roy Face R. Face	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0.00
Nellie King N. King	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	5.40
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	5	4

Batters faced: J. Collum 8, H. Wehmeier 28

WP: N. King

Batters faced: L. Arroyo 2, R. Face 3, N. King 7, V. Law 30

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Don Blasingame D. Blasingame SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Grady Hatton G. Hatton 2B	3	2	1	0	1	1	0
Stan Musial S. Musial RF	5	0	2	1	0	0	0
Ken Boyer K. Boyer 3B	5	0	2	2	0	0	1
Wally Moon W. Moon 1B	2	2	1	0	0	3	0
Rip Repulski R. Repulski LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Chuck Harmon C. Harmon LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Del Greco B. Del Greco CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
Bill Sarni B. Sarni C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Herm Wehmeier H. Wehmeier P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Collum J. Collum P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	6	11	5	1	5	4

Batting

2B: K. Boyer

3B: B. Sarni

TB: D. Blasingame, K. Boyer 3, B. Del Greco 2, G. Hatton, W. Moon, S. Musial 2, B. Sarni 4

RBI: K. Boyer 2, B. Del Greco, S. Musial, B. Sarni

HBP: R. Repulski

SAC: G. Hatton

GIDP: S. Musial

Baserunning

SB: G. Hatton

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Herm Wehmeier H. Wehmeier (W)	6.2	7	3	3	2	4	1	4.05
Jackie Collum J. Collum (S)	2.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	2	4	1

Batters faced: J. Collum 8, H. Wehmeier 28

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Johnny O'Brien J. O'Brien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Walls L. Walls PH-RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente RF-3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dale Long D. Long 1B	4	1	3	1	1	0	0
Frank Thomas F. Thomas LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1
Danny Kravitz D. Kravitz C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Shepard J. Shepard PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Freese G. Freese 3B-2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Dick Groat D. Groat SS	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
Vern Law V. Law P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Roy Face R. Face P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Skinner B. Skinner PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nellie King N. King P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Cole D. Cole PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	10	3	1	2	4

Batting

2B: D. Long, L. Walls

HR: D. Long

TB: G. Freese 2, D. Groat 2, D. Long 7, F. Thomas, B. Virdon, L. Walls 2

RBI: D. Long, F. Thomas, L. Walls

SF: F. Thomas

GIDP: D. Cole

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Vern Law V. Law (L)	6.1	8	5	4	3	3	5.68
Roy Face R. Face	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0.00
Nellie King N. King	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	5.40
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	5	4

WP: N. King

Batters faced: L. Arroyo 2, R. Face 3, N. King 7, V. Law 30

19-12 STL

PIT 15-14

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1956 NL

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