The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9 to 3, on September 16, 1956.

1956 Pittsburgh Pirates

Final

STL

Cardinals

72-70

3

PIT

Pirates

62-82

9

STL

PIT

1

0

0

2

0

4

3

0

2

4

1

1

5

0

0

6

2

1

7

0

0

8

0

1

9

0

R

3

9

H

10

15

E

3

0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Don Blasingame 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Alvin Dark SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Willard Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Sauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Konstanty P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rocky Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rip Repulski LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Ken Boyer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Whitey Lockman RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ray Katt C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bobby Del Greco CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Herm Wehmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Blaylock P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Hal Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Morgan SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 13

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Herm Wehmeier (L) 1.2 5 4 4 0 0 0
Bob Blaylock 2.1 5 3 2 2 3 0
Willard Schmidt 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1
Jim Konstanty 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 15 9 8 2 4 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Bob Skinner 1B 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
Bill Virdon CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Roberto Clemente RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Lee Walls LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
Dick Groat SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
Frank Thomas 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Jack Shepard C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
Vern Law P 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 9 1 2 4 2 0 23

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vern Law (W) 9.0 10 3 3 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 10 3 3 0 1 0

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