Giants 3-6 Cardinals (May 6, 1956)

NYG

STL

1

2

1

0

3

1

0

4

0

5

0

6

0

5

7

0

8

0

9

0

X

R

3

6

H

8

7

E

1

W: L. McDaniel

L: W. McCall

S: J. Collum

NYG

Team Stats

STL

1

HR

0

3

R

6

8

H

7

0

SB

0

LOB

.267

AVG

.233

.303

OBP

.400

.433

SLG

.267

6.75

ERA

3.00

2

K

6

8

BB

2

Current Series

Giants

4

Cardinals

5

Game 1

Final

Giants

5

Cardinals

4

Game 2

Final

Giants

3

Cardinals

6

Game 3

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 St. Louis Cardinals decisively defeated the New York Giants, 6 to 3, on May 7, 1956.

Game Info

May 6, 1956

NYG

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Whitey Lockman W. Lockman LF	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
Alvin Dark A. Dark SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Don Mueller D. Mueller RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Mays W. Mays CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daryl Spencer D. Spencer 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bill White B. White 1B	4	1	3	1	1	0	1
Foster Castleman F. Castleman 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dusty Rhodes D. Rhodes PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Hofman B. Hofman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Westrum W. Westrum C	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Windy McCall W. McCall P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hoyt Wilhelm H. Wilhelm P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Grissom M. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Thompson H. Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Al Worthington A. Worthington P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	3	8	2	1	2	6

STL

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Don Blasingame D. Blasingame SS	4	1	0	0	1	0
Red Schoendienst R. Schoendienst 2B	5	1	3	1	0	0
Stan Musial S. Musial RF	2	0	1	0	3	0
Ken Boyer K. Boyer 3B	4	0	1	2	0	0
Rip Repulski R. Repulski LF	3	1	1	0	1	0
Wally Moon W. Moon 1B	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bill Sarni B. Sarni C	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Cooper W. Cooper PH	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Frazier J. Frazier PH	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jackie Brandt J. Brandt PR-CF	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ben Flowers B. Flowers P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Smith H. Smith PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy McDaniel L. McDaniel P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solly Hemus S. Hemus PH	0	1	0	1	0	0
Gordon Jones G. Jones P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Collum J. Collum P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	6	7	5	8	2

Batting

2B: W. Lockman, B. White

HR: B. White

TB: A. Dark 2, W. Lockman 2, W. McCall, D. Mueller, B. White 7

RBI: D. Mueller, B. White

SAC: W. Lockman

SF: D. Mueller

GIDP: B. Hofman

Baserunning

CS: B. White

Batting

2B: K. Boyer

TB: K. Boyer 2, S. Musial, R. Repulski, B. Sarni, R. Schoendienst 3

RBI: K. Boyer 2, J. Frazier, S. Hemus, R. Schoendienst

IBB: S. Musial, R. Repulski

HBP: S. Hemus

SF: K. Boyer

Baserunning

CS: D. Blasingame

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Windy McCall W. McCall (L)	5.0	6	4	4	3	1	7.20
Hoyt Wilhelm H. Wilhelm	0.0	0	2	2	1	0	-
Marv Grissom M. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Al Worthington A. Worthington	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	7	6	6	8	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Ben Flowers B. Flowers	5.0	7	3	3	1	2	1	5.40
Lindy McDaniel L. McDaniel (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Gordon Jones G. Jones	2.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0.00
Jackie Collum J. Collum (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	2	6	1

WP: M. Grissom

Batters faced: M. Grissom 5, W. McCall 25, H. Wilhelm 2, A. Worthington 8

Batters faced: J. Collum, B. Flowers 21, G. Jones 9, L. McDaniel 3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Whitey Lockman W. Lockman LF	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
Alvin Dark A. Dark SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Don Mueller D. Mueller RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Mays W. Mays CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daryl Spencer D. Spencer 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bill White B. White 1B	4	1	3	1	1	0	1
Foster Castleman F. Castleman 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dusty Rhodes D. Rhodes PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Hofman B. Hofman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Westrum W. Westrum C	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Windy McCall W. McCall P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hoyt Wilhelm H. Wilhelm P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Grissom M. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Thompson H. Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Al Worthington A. Worthington P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	3	8	2	1	2	6

Batting

2B: W. Lockman, B. White

HR: B. White

TB: A. Dark 2, W. Lockman 2, W. McCall, D. Mueller, B. White 7

RBI: D. Mueller, B. White

SAC: W. Lockman

SF: D. Mueller

GIDP: B. Hofman

Baserunning

CS: B. White

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Windy McCall W. McCall (L)	5.0	6	4	4	3	1	7.20
Hoyt Wilhelm H. Wilhelm	0.0	0	2	2	1	0	-
Marv Grissom M. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Al Worthington A. Worthington	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	7	6	6	8	2

WP: M. Grissom

Batters faced: M. Grissom 5, W. McCall 25, H. Wilhelm 2, A. Worthington 8

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Don Blasingame D. Blasingame SS	4	1	0	0	1	0
Red Schoendienst R. Schoendienst 2B	5	1	3	1	0	0
Stan Musial S. Musial RF	2	0	1	0	3	0
Ken Boyer K. Boyer 3B	4	0	1	2	0	0
Rip Repulski R. Repulski LF	3	1	1	0	1	0
Wally Moon W. Moon 1B	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bill Sarni B. Sarni C	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Virdon B. Virdon CF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Cooper W. Cooper PH	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Frazier J. Frazier PH	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jackie Brandt J. Brandt PR-CF	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ben Flowers B. Flowers P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Smith H. Smith PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy McDaniel L. McDaniel P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solly Hemus S. Hemus PH	0	1	0	1	0	0
Gordon Jones G. Jones P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Collum J. Collum P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	6	7	5	8	2

Batting

2B: K. Boyer

TB: K. Boyer 2, S. Musial, R. Repulski, B. Sarni, R. Schoendienst 3

RBI: K. Boyer 2, J. Frazier, S. Hemus, R. Schoendienst

IBB: S. Musial, R. Repulski

HBP: S. Hemus

SF: K. Boyer

Baserunning

CS: D. Blasingame

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Ben Flowers B. Flowers	5.0	7	3	3	1	2	1	5.40
Lindy McDaniel L. McDaniel (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Gordon Jones G. Jones	2.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0.00
Jackie Collum J. Collum (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	2	6	1

Batters faced: J. Collum, B. Flowers 21, G. Jones 9, L. McDaniel 3

8-9 NYG

STL 11-6

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