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Retrosheet Boxscore: Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (2)

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1956 (D) at Ebbets Field

STL N    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  1
BRO N    3  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  1
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blasingame 2b                 4   0   2   0       1   0       2   4
Dark ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   6
Musial 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0      11   0
Boyer 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Repulski lf                   4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Moon rf                       3   1   2   0       1   0       1   0
Cooper c                      3   0   1   0       1   0       6   0
  Liddle pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Del Greco cf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Peete ph,cf                 4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Schmidt p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jackson p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lockman ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Poholsky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nelson ph                   1   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Blaylock p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Sauer ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   2       4   7      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Dark-Blasingame-Musial, Boyer-Blasingame-Musial.
E: Cooper (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Blasingame (15,off Roebuck).
HR: Nelson (6,7th inning off Roebuck 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Peete (5,off Roebuck); Dark (13,off Roebuck).
Team LOB: 7.
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gilliam 2b                    3   1   0   0       1   1       4   5
Amoros lf                     4   2   2   0       0   1       0   0
Snider cf                     4   1   3   3       0   0       1   0
Furillo rf                    4   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Jackson 3b                    3   0   1   1       1   0       0   1
Hodges 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   0      12   1
Campanella c                  3   0   0   0       0   1       8   2
Fernandez ss                  3   0   0   0       0   1       2   5
Koufax p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Roebuck p                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       30   5   8   5       3   5      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gilliam-Hodges, Gilliam-Fernandez-Hodges, Jackson-Gilliam-Hodges.
E: Fernandez (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Snider (17,off Jackson); Amoros (6,off Poholsky).
HR: Snider (30,1st inning off Schmidt 2 on 0 out).
GDP: Campanella (12,off Jackson); Hodges (8,off Poholsky).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Furillo (1,2nd base off Jackson/Cooper).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schmidt L(5-7)                0.1   3   3   3   2   0   1   6
Jackson                       3.2   3   1   1   0   2   0  13
Poholsky                      2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8
Blaylock                      2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Totals                        8     8   5   5   3   5   1  33
Inherited Runners - Scored: Jackson 2-0.
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Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koufax                        1     2   1   1   2   1   0   7
Roebuck W(4-4)                8     6   2   2   2   6   1  30
Totals                        9     8   3   3   4   7   1  37
Koufax faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning
WP: Roebuck (5).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Roebuck 3-1.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Jocko Conlan
Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 16350
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Brooklyn Dodgers         
1. Blasingame          2b        Gilliam             2b
2. Dark                ss        Amoros              lf
3. Musial              1b        Snider              cf
4. Boyer               3b        Furillo             rf
5. Repulski            lf        Jackson             3b
6. Moon                rf        Hodges              1b
7. Cooper              c         Campanella          c
8. Del Greco           cf        Fernandez           ss
9. Schmidt             p         Koufax              p

CARDINALS 1ST: Blasingame walked; Dark lined into a double play
(second to first) [Blasingame out at first]; Musial reached on
an error by Fernandez; Boyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Gilliam walked; Amoros singled to right [Gilliam to
second]; Snider homered to center [Gilliam scored, Amoros
scored]; Furillo singled to left; Jackson made an out to
shortstop; Hodges walked [Furillo to second]; JACKSON REPLACED
SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Campanella struck out; Fernandez grounded
out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Repulski singled to left; lights turned on at
5:10; Moon singled to left [Repulski to second]; Cooper
walked [Repulski to third, Moon to second]; ROEBUCK REPLACED
KOUFAX (PITCHING); PEETE BATTED FOR DEL GRECO; Peete grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Repulski
scored, Moon to third, Cooper out at second]; Jackson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: PEETE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Roebuck struck
out; Gilliam flied out to right; Amoros grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Blasingame singled to center; Dark was called out
on strikes; Musial flied out to center; Boyer forced Blasingame
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Snider doubled to left; Furillo reached on a
fielder's choice [Snider out at third (shortstop to third)];
Furillo stole second [Furillo to third (error by Cooper)];
Jackson singled to left [Furillo scored]; Hodges singled to
center [Jackson to second]; Campanella grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Hodges out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Repulski grounded out (catcher to first); Moon
walked; Cooper forced Moon (shortstop to second); Peete grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Fernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Roebuck grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilliam flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: LOCKMAN BATTED FOR JACKSON; Lockman singled to
left; Blasingame forced Lockman (first to shortstop); Dark
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Blasingame out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: POHOLSKY REPLACED LOCKMAN (PITCHING); Amoros
doubled to right; Snider singled to center [Amoros to third];
Furillo grounded out (second to first) [Amoros scored, Snider to
second]; Jackson walked; Hodges grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Musial grounded out (second to first); Boyer was
called out on strikes; Repulski grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Campanella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fernandez struck out; Roebuck popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: On a bunt Moon singled to third; On a bunt Cooper
popped to catcher in foul territory; Peete was called out on
strikes; NELSON BATTED FOR POHOLSKY; Nelson homered to right
[Moon scored]; Blasingame doubled to left; Dark grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: BLAYLOCK REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Gilliam was
called out on strikes; Amoros struck out; Snider grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers
5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Musial grounded out (first unassisted); Boyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Repulski struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Furillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Moon grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper
singled to center; LIDDLE RAN FOR COOPER; Peete struck out;
SAUER BATTED FOR BLAYLOCK; Sauer walked [Liddle to second];
Roebuck threw a wild pitch [Liddle to third, Sauer to second];
Blasingame grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 3, Dodgers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        3   8   1    7
 Dodgers          5   8   1    4
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