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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 3 (1)

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 3 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, August 26, 1956 (D) at Busch Stadium I

NY  N    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
STL N    0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0
BATTING
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Mueller rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Schoendienst 2b               4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Mays cf                       4   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
White 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       7   1
Brandt lf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Sarni c                       4   0   2   0       0   0       7   1
  Gomez pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Castleman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Spencer ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
  Thompson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Margoneri p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hearn p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  McCall p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rhodes ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilhelm p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   3   8   3       0   2      24   8
FIELDING - 
E: White (12).
BATTING - 
2B: Mueller (8,off Poholsky); Mays (19,off Poholsky).
3B: Schoendienst (2,off Poholsky); White (7,off Poholsky).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mays (31,2nd base off Poholsky/Cooper).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blasingame 2b                 3   0   0   0       1   1       2   4
Dark ss                       3   1   1   0       1   1       0   1
Musial 1b                     3   1   1   0       1   0      11   0
Sauer lf                      4   1   1   3       0   1       4   0
  Collum p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Boyer 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   2       0   2
Moon rf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Cooper c                      4   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Del Greco cf                  3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Poholsky p                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Lockman lf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4       5   6      27   9
BATTING - 
HR: Sauer (5,3rd inning off Margoneri 2 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Blasingame (7,2nd base by Margoneri/Sarni).
PITCHING
New York Giants              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Margoneri L(5-4)              2.1   4   4   4   5   3   1  15
Hearn                         0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
McCall                        3     1   0   0   0   1   0  11
Wilhelm                       2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Totals                        8     6   4   4   5   6   1  35
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hearn 2-1.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Poholsky W(8-10)              7     7   3   3   0   2   0  28
Collum SV(6)                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7
Totals                        9     8   3   3   0   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Jocko Conlan
Time of Game: 2:28   
Starting Lineups:

   New York Giants               St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Mueller             rf        Blasingame          2b
2. Schoendienst        2b        Dark                ss
3. Mays                cf        Musial              1b
4. White               1b        Sauer               lf
5. Brandt              lf        Boyer               3b
6. Sarni               c         Moon                rf
7. Castleman           3b        Cooper              c
8. Spencer             ss        Del Greco           cf
9. Margoneri           p         Poholsky            p

GIANTS 1ST: Mueller doubled to left; Schoendienst lined to
second; Mays flied out to center; White flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Blasingame was called out on strikes; Dark
singled to center; Musial walked [Dark to second]; Sauer struck
out; Boyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Brandt flied out to left; Sarni flied out to left;
Castleman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Moon grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
flied out to center; Del Greco walked; Poholsky forced Del Greco
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Spencer flied out to right; Margoneri was called out
on strikes; Mueller lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Blasingame walked; Blasingame was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Dark walked; Musial singled to
left [Dark to second]; Sauer homered to left [Dark scored,
Musial scored]; Boyer singled to shortstop; Moon walked [Boyer
to second]; HEARN REPLACED MARGONERI (PITCHING); Cooper singled
to center [Moon to second, Boyer scored]; Del Greco grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Cooper to second, Moon to third]; Poholsky
grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Schoendienst tripled to right; Mays singled to
center [Schoendienst scored]; Mays stole second; White tripled
[Mays scored]; Brandt grounded out (pitcher to first); Sarni
grounded out (third to first); Castleman grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: MCCALL REPLACED HEARN (PITCHING); Blasingame
flied out to right; Dark was called out on strikes; Musial
reached on an error by White; Sauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (third to first); McCall
grounded out (second to first); Mueller grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Boyer popped to second; Moon popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cooper singled to center; Del Greco grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Schoendienst popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mays doubled to left; White grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Mays to third]; Brandt singled to second [Mays scored]; Sarni
singled to center [Brandt to third]; Castleman flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Poholsky flied out to right; Blasingame grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dark popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Spencer struck out; RHODES BATTED FOR MCCALL; Rhodes
lined to first; Mueller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: WILHELM REPLACED RHODES (PITCHING); Musial
grounded out (first unassisted); Sauer grounded out (pitcher to
first); Boyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 8TH: COLLUM REPLACED SAUER (PITCHING); LOCKMAN REPLACED
POHOLSKY (PLAYING LF); Schoendienst flied out to right; Mays
flied out to center; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Moon struck out; Cooper flied out to center; Del
Greco grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Brandt flied out to right; Sarni singled to center;
GOMEZ RAN FOR SARNI; Castleman popped to first in foul
territory; THOMPSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Thompson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Giants           3   8   1    5
 Cardinals        4   6   0    7
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