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Retrosheet Boxscore: Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

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Game Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1956 (N) at Ebbets Field

STL N    0  0  2    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
BRO N    3  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blasingame ss                 3   0   0   0       2   0       2   2
Schoendienst 2b               4   0   1   1       0   0       5   2
Musial rf                     3   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
Boyer 3b                      4   1   2   0       0   1       1   4
Repulski lf                   4   1   3   0       0   0       2   0
Moon 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
Smith c                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Hatton ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Sarni c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Virdon cf                     3   2   1   3       1   0       4   0
Poholsky p                    1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Frazier ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jackson p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Sauer ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5       3   4      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Boyer-Schoendienst-Moon.
E: Blasingame 2 (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Repulski 2 (6,off Templeton 2).
HR: Virdon (2,6th inning off Roebuck 2 on 2 out).
SF: Musial (2,off Templeton).
GDP: Boyer (4,off Templeton).
Team LOB: 5.
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gilliam 2b                    3   0   0   1       1   0       1   6
Reese ss                      4   2   1   3       0   0       3   1
Snider cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Campanella c                  4   1   3   1       0   0       5   0
Hodges 1b                     4   1   1   2       0   1       8   2
Robinson 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Amoros lf                     2   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
  Cimoli lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Furillo rf                    3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Templeton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Jackson ph                  1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Roebuck p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Newcombe ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Neal pr                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Labine p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       31   7  10   7       3   2      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Reese-Gilliam-Hodges.
BATTING - 
3B: Campanella (1,off Poholsky).
HR: Hodges (6,1st inning off Poholsky 1 on 2 out); Reese (1,4th inning off
Poholsky 2 on 2 out).
SH: Templeton (1,off Poholsky); Amoros (3,off Jackson).
GDP: Labine (1,off Jackson).
IBB: Furillo (4,by Jackson).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Amoros (1,2nd base by Jackson/Smith); Neal (2,2nd base by Jackson/Smith).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Poholsky L(3-1)               4     5   7   3   2   1   2  21
Jackson                       4     5   0   0   1   1   0  15
Totals                        8    10   7   3   3   2   2  36
IBB: Jackson (1,Furillo).
Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Templeton                     4     4   2   2   2   1   0  17
Roebuck                       2     3   3   3   1   2   1  10
Labine W(2-0)                 3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10
Totals                        9     8   5   5   3   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Larry Goetz
Ejections: Grady Hatton by Frank Dascoli [Balls and strikes]
Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15788
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Brooklyn Dodgers         
1. Blasingame          ss        Gilliam             2b
2. Schoendienst        2b        Reese               ss
3. Musial              rf        Snider              cf
4. Boyer               3b        Campanella          c
5. Repulski            lf        Hodges              1b
6. Moon                1b        Robinson            3b
7. Smith               c         Amoros              lf
8. Virdon              cf        Furillo             rf
9. Poholsky            p         Templeton           p

CARDINALS 1ST: Blasingame made an out to third; Schoendienst
flied out to right; Musial flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Gilliam walked; Reese forced Gilliam (shortstop to
second); Snider was called out on strikes; Campanella tripled to
left [Reese scored]; Hodges homered to left [Campanella scored];
Robinson flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Boyer struck out; Repulski doubled to left; Moon
made an out to shortstop; Smith popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Amoros grounded out (second to first); Furillo
singled to right; Templeton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Furillo to second]; Gilliam grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Virdon walked; Poholsky singled to center [Virdon
to second]; Blasingame walked [Virdon to third, Poholsky to
second]; Schoendienst singled to center [Virdon scored, Poholsky
to third, Blasingame to second]; Musial hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Poholsky scored]; Boyer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Schoendienst out at second]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Reese grounded out (third to first); Snider flied
out to center; Campanella singled to left; Hodges made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Repulski doubled to left; Moon grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Repulski to third]; Smith grounded out
(third to first); Virdon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Robinson flied out to left; Amoros walked; Furillo
reached on an error by Blasingame [Amoros to second, Furillo to
first]; JACKSON BATTED FOR TEMPLETON; Jackson reached on an
error by Blasingame [Amoros to third, Furillo to second, Jackson
to first]; Gilliam grounded out (first unassisted) [Amoros
scored (unearned), Furillo to third, Jackson to second]; Reese
homered to left (unearned) [Furillo scored (unearned), Jackson
scored (unearned)]; Snider flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: ROEBUCK REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); FRAZIER
BATTED FOR POHOLSKY; Frazier made an out to shortstop;
Blasingame walked; Schoendienst forced Blasingame (second to
shortstop); Musial flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 5TH: JACKSON REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); Campanella
flied out to right; Hodges grounded out (third to first);
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Dodgers 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Boyer singled to left; Repulski singled to center
[Boyer to second]; Moon lined to center; Smith was called out on
strikes; Virdon homered to right [Boyer scored, Repulski
scored]; Jackson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Amoros singled to right; Amoros was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Furillo singled to left; NEWCOMBE
BATTED FOR ROEBUCK; Newcombe forced Furillo (shortstop to
second); NEAL RAN FOR NEWCOMBE; Neal was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Dodgers 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: LABINE REPLACED NEAL (PITCHING); Blasingame
grounded out (second to first); Schoendienst grounded out (first
to pitcher); Musial grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Gilliam flied out to right; Reese flied out to
left; Snider singled to center; Campanella singled to shortstop
[Snider to second]; Hodges struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 5, Dodgers 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Boyer singled to center; Repulski flied out to
center; Moon grounded out (second to first) [Boyer stayed at
first]; HATTON BATTED FOR SMITH; Hatton struck out; Grady
Hatton ejected by HP umpire Frank Dascoli; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: SARNI REPLACED HATTON (PLAYING C ); Robinson
singled to center; Amoros out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Robinson to second]; Furillo was walked intentionally;
Labine grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Furillo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Dodgers 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: CIMOLI REPLACED AMOROS (PLAYING LF); Virdon
grounded out (pitcher to first); SAUER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Sauer
flied out to left; Blasingame grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        5   8   2    5
 Dodgers          7  10   0    5
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