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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7

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Game Played on Wednesday, July 25, 1956 (N) at Connie Mack Stadium

STL N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  1    2  -   8 13  0
PHI N    0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  3    1  -   7 12  3
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blasingame 2b                 3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Morgan ph,2b                1   1   0   1       1   0       1   1
  Hatton ph,2b                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dark ss                       5   1   1   0       0   2       1   4
Musial 1b                     5   0   1   2       0   1      13   2
Boyer 3b                      5   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
Repulski lf                   3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Lockman ph,lf               1   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Moon rf                       5   3   3   0       0   1       2   0
Smith c                       5   1   3   2       0   0       2   2
Del Greco cf                  3   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
  Peete ph,cf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Dickson p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Sauer ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Poholsky p                  2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Jackson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       43   8  13   6       2   4      30  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Poholsky-Morgan-Musial.
BATTING - 
2B: Moon (13,off Meyer); Smith (11,off Meyer).
3B: Dark (5,off Haddix).
HBP: Peete (1,by Meyer).
GDP: Dickson (1,off Haddix).
Team LOB: 8.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ashburn cf                    5   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Blaylock 1b                   5   0   1   1       0   0       8   0
Lopata c                      5   2   4   1       0   0       5   0
Ennis lf                      5   1   2   2       0   0       0   0
Valo rf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Simmons pr                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Greengrass rf               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Jones 3b                      5   1   1   0       0   1       6   5
Hamner ss                     3   2   1   3       1   0       0   1
Kazanski 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Hemus ph,2b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Haddix p                      3   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
  Meyer p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  B. Miller p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baumholtz ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Negray p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Flowers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41   7  12   7       1   3      30  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Jones-Kazanski-Blaylock.
E: Ashburn (5), Lopata (7), Hamner (20).
BATTING - 
2B: Ennis (11,off Poholsky).
3B: Lopata (3,off Dickson).
HR: Lopata (18,4th inning off Dickson 0 on 0 out); Ennis (18,6th inning off
Dickson 0 on 0 out); Hamner (4,9th inning off Poholsky 2 on 0 out).
GDP: Ennis (8,off Poholsky).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dickson                       7     6   3   3   1   3   2  28
Poholsky                      2.1   6   4   4   0   0   1  12
Jackson W(1-0)                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                       10    12   7   7   1   3   3  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Jackson 1-0.
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Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Haddix                        7.2   8   5   2   0   3   0  31
Meyer                         0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   6
B. Miller                     0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Negray L(1-2)                 0.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   6
Flowers                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                       10    13   8   5   2   4   0  46
WP: Haddix (4).
HBP: Meyer (3,Peete).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Meyer 2-0; B. Miller 3-0; Flowers 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Jocko Conlan
Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 17024
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Philadelphia Phillies    
1. Blasingame          2b        Ashburn             cf
2. Dark                ss        Blaylock            1b
3. Musial              1b        Lopata              c
4. Boyer               3b        Ennis               lf
5. Repulski            lf        Valo                rf
6. Moon                rf        Jones               3b
7. Smith               c         Hamner              ss
8. Del Greco           cf        Kazanski            2b
9. Dickson             p         Haddix              p

CARDINALS 1ST: Blasingame popped to third; Dark struck out;
Musial popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Boyer grounded out (third to first); Repulski
lined to center; Moon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Valo popped to second; Jones struck out (catcher
to first); Hamner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Del Greco singled to
left; Dickson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Del Greco out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Kazanski grounded out (third to first); Haddix
singled to left; Ashburn flied out to right; Blaylock grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Blasingame flied out to center; Lopata dropped a
foul fly hit by Dark for an error; Dark tripled; Haddix threw a
wild pitch [Dark scored (unearned)]; Musial was called out on
strikes; Boyer popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Lopata homered to left; Ennis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Valo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Repulski grounded out (third to first); Moon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hamner walked; On a bunt Kazanski struck out;
Haddix singled to left [Hamner to second]; Ashburn flied out to
right [Hamner to third]; Blaylock singled to right [Hamner
scored, Haddix to second]; Lopata grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Del Greco flied out to right; Dickson flied out
to right; Blasingame popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Ennis homered to left-center; Valo flied out to
center; Jones grounded out (catcher to first); Hamner flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Dark popped to third; Musial popped to third in
foul territory; Boyer singled to left; Repulski grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Kazanski popped to shortstop; Haddix flied out to
left; Ashburn lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Moon singled to center; Smith singled to right
[Moon to third]; Del Greco singled to center [Moon scored, Smith
to third]; SAUER BATTED FOR DICKSON; Sauer popped to third;
MORGAN BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Morgan reached on an error by
Hamner [Smith scored (RBI), Del Greco to second, Morgan to
first]; Dark grounded out (pitcher to first) [Del Greco to
third, Morgan to second]; Musial singled to center [Del Greco
scored (unearned), Morgan scored (unearned)]; Boyer singled to
center [Musial to third]; MEYER REPLACED HADDIX (PITCHING);
LOCKMAN BATTED FOR REPULSKI; Lockman flied out to right; 4 R (2
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LOCKMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); POHOLSKY REPLACED SAUER (PITCHING);
Blaylock flied out to left; Lopata singled to pitcher; Ennis
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Lopata
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Moon doubled to right; Smith doubled [Moon
scored]; PEETE BATTED FOR DEL GRECO; Peete was hit by a pitch;
Poholsky forced Peete (third to second) [Smith to third]; Morgan
walked [Poholsky to second]; B. MILLER REPLACED MEYER
(PITCHING); Dark struck out; Musial grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: PEETE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Valo singled to
center; SIMMONS RAN FOR VALO; Jones singled to center [Simmons
to second]; Hamner homered to left [Simmons scored, Jones
scored]; HEMUS BATTED FOR KAZANSKI; Hemus popped to third;
BAUMHOLTZ BATTED FOR B. MILLER; Baumholtz grounded out (first
unassisted); Ashburn flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 6, Phillies 6.

CARDINALS 10TH: NEGRAY REPLACED BAUMHOLTZ (PITCHING); HEMUS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GREENGRASS REPLACED SIMMONS
(PLAYING RF); Boyer flied out to center; Lockman walked; Moon
singled to center [Lockman scored (error by Ashburn) (no RBI),
Moon to third]; Smith singled to right [Moon scored]; Peete
flied out to center; Poholsky singled to right [Smith to
second]; HATTON BATTED FOR MORGAN; FLOWERS REPLACED NEGRAY
(PITCHING); Hatton flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 8, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 10TH: HATTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Blaylock
flied out to center; Lopata singled to left; Ennis doubled
[Lopata scored]; JACKSON REPLACED POHOLSKY (PITCHING);
Greengrass grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ennis to third];
Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 8, Phillies 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        8  13   0    8
 Phillies         7  12   3    5
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