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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (1)

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, June 24, 1956 (D) at Connie Mack Stadium

STL N    0  1  1    0  4  0    1  0  1  -   8 12  0
PHI N    0  0  2    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Blasingame 2b               2   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Dark ss                       5   1   1   1       0   0       2   2
Musial 1b                     3   1   1   0       2   0       7   1
Boyer 3b                      5   3   3   3       0   0       1   1
Sauer lf                      3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Lockman lf                  2   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Harmon rf                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moon ph,rf                  2   1   2   0       1   0       0   0
Smith c                       5   1   2   1       0   0       5   0
Del Greco cf                  2   0   0   1       2   0       6   0
Dickson p                     3   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
  Wehmeier p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       38   8  12   7       5   2      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Dark-Morgan-Musial.
BATTING - 
2B: Smith (6,off B. Miller); Moon (12,off Negray).
3B: Boyer (1,off Simmons).
HR: Boyer 2 (17,3rd inning off Simmons 0 on 2 out,9th inning off Negray 0 on
0 out); Dark (3,5th inning off Simmons 0 on 1 out).
SF: Del Greco (1,off Flowers).
IBB: Del Greco (3,by B. Miller).
Team LOB: 9.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ashburn cf                    4   1   2   1       1   0       7   0
Blaylock 1b                   4   0   0   0       1   0      10   0
Lopata c                      2   0   1   3       2   0       4   0
Ennis lf                      4   0   2   0       1   0       0   0
Jones 3b                      4   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Greengrass rf                 5   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
Kazanski 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   0       1   2
Smalley ss                    1   1   0   0       1   1       1   1
  Haddix ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hamner ss                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Simmons p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  B. Miller p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hemus ph                    1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Rogovin p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baumholtz ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Flowers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Valo ph                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Negray p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4       7   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Greengrass-Lopata.
E: Kazanski (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Lopata (17,off Dickson); Kazanski (5,off Wehmeier).
SF: Lopata (4,off Dickson).
GDP: Greengrass (7,off Dickson).
IBB: Ennis (2,by Dickson).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dickson                       4.2   5   3   3   5   3   0  23
Wehmeier W(3-6)               4.1   4   1   1   2   0   0  19
Totals                        9     9   4   4   7   3   0  42
IBB: Dickson (3,Ennis).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wehmeier 3-0.
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Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Simmons L(3-6)                4.1   7   5   5   2   0   2  22
B. Miller                     0.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   5
Rogovin                       1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Flowers                       2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8
Negray                        1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5
Totals                        9    12   8   8   5   2   3  44
WP: B. Miller (2).
IBB: B. Miller (2,Del Greco).
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Miller 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Shag Crawford
Time of Game: 2:50   
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Philadelphia Phillies    
1. Morgan              2b        Ashburn             cf
2. Dark                ss        Blaylock            1b
3. Musial              1b        Lopata              c
4. Boyer               3b        Ennis               lf
5. Sauer               lf        Jones               3b
6. Harmon              rf        Greengrass          rf
7. Smith               c         Kazanski            2b
8. Del Greco           cf        Smalley             ss
9. Dickson             p         Simmons             p

CARDINALS 1ST: Morgan flied out to center; Dark flied out to
center; Musial singled to shortstop; Boyer reached on an error
by Kazanski [Musial to second, Boyer to first]; Sauer flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Ashburn grounded out (first to pitcher); Blaylock
flied out to center; Lopata flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Harmon popped to first in foul territory; Smith
singled to center; Del Greco walked [Smith to second]; Dickson
singled to center [Smith scored, Del Greco to third]; Morgan
flied into a double play (right to catcher) [Del Greco out at
home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Ennis popped to shortstop; Jones walked;
Greengrass grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Dark popped to shortstop; Musial popped to first
in foul territory; Boyer homered to left-center; Sauer singled
to left; Harmon flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Kazanski popped to catcher in foul territory;
Smalley walked; Simmons struck out; Ashburn singled to pitcher
[Smalley to second]; Blaylock walked [Smalley to third, Ashburn
to second]; Lopata doubled to left [Smalley scored, Ashburn
scored, Blaylock to third]; Ennis was walked intentionally;
Jones popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith popped to second; Del Greco popped to first
in foul territory; Dickson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Greengrass struck out; Kazanski flied out to
center; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Dark
homered to left; Musial walked; Boyer tripled to left [Musial
scored]; B. MILLER REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); Sauer struck
out; MOON BATTED FOR HARMON; B. Miller threw a wild pitch [Boyer
scored]; Moon walked; Smith doubled to left [Moon scored]; Del
Greco was walked intentionally; Dickson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: MOON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOCKMAN REPLACED
SAUER (PLAYING LF); BLASINGAME REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B);
HEMUS BATTED FOR B. MILLER; Hemus singled to left; Ashburn
walked [Hemus to second]; Blaylock flied out to center [Hemus to
third]; Lopata lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Hemus
scored]; Ennis singled to left [Ashburn to second]; Jones
singled to pitcher [Ashburn to third, Ennis to second]; WEHMEIER
REPLACED DICKSON (PITCHING); Greengrass grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: ROGOVIN REPLACED HEMUS (PITCHING); Blasingame
grounded out (second to first); Dark popped to catcher in foul
territory; Musial walked; Boyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Kazanski doubled to left; HADDIX BATTED FOR
SMALLEY; Haddix popped to second; BAUMHOLTZ BATTED FOR ROGOVIN;
Baumholtz flied out to center; Ashburn singled to center
[Kazanski scored]; Blaylock grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: FLOWERS REPLACED BAUMHOLTZ (PITCHING); HAMNER
REPLACED HADDIX (PLAYING SS); Lockman singled to left; Moon
singled to right [Lockman to second]; Smith flied out to right
[Lockman to third]; Del Greco hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Lockman scored]; Wehmeier struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 7, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Lopata walked; Ennis grounded out (pitcher to
second to first) [Lopata to second]; Jones popped to catcher in
foul territory; Greengrass lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Blasingame grounded out (pitcher to first); Dark
flied out to center; Musial flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Kazanski grounded out (third to first); Hamner
lined to second; VALO BATTED FOR FLOWERS; Valo singled to third;
Ashburn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 7, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: NEGRAY REPLACED VALO (PITCHING); Boyer homered to
left; Lockman grounded out (shortstop to first); Moon doubled;
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Del Greco grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Blaylock grounded out (second to first); Lopata
walked; Ennis singled to third [Lopata to second]; Jones popped
to third in foul territory; Greengrass flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Phillies 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        8  12   0    9
 Phillies         4   9   1   11
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