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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (2)

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, September 16, 1956 (D) at Forbes Field

STL N    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  3
PIT N    0  4  2    1  0  1    0  1  x  -   9 15  0
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blasingame 2b                 4   0   1   0       0   0       1   5
Dark ss                       3   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
  Schmidt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Sauer ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Konstanty p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nelson ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Musial 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
Repulski lf                   4   2   2   0       0   0       0   0
Boyer 3b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       0   4
Lockman rf                    4   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Katt c                        3   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Del Greco cf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Wehmeier p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Blaylock p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Smith ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Morgan ss                   2   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Totals                       36   3  10   2       0   1      24  13
FIELDING - 
E: Blasingame (21), Musial 2 (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Dark (25,off Law); Boyer (26,off Law); Repulski (17,off Law).
SF: Katt (1,off Law).
HBP: Blasingame (3,by Law).
Team LOB: 8.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Skinner 1b                    5   1   2   2       0   1       8   0
Virdon cf                     5   1   2   0       0   0       5   0
Clemente rf                   5   2   3   1       0   0       4   0
Walls lf                      5   1   2   1       0   1       3   0
Groat ss                      4   2   2   1       1   0       2   4
Thomas 3b                     3   1   2   1       1   0       1   1
Shepard c                     4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Mazeroski 2b                  4   1   1   2       0   1       2   0
Law p                         4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       39   9  15   9       2   4      27   6
BATTING - 
2B: Thomas (24,off Wehmeier); Skinner (7,off Wehmeier); Clemente (30,off Konstanty).
3B: Groat (3,off Wehmeier).
HR: Skinner (5,6th inning off Schmidt 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Walls (3,2nd base off Wehmeier/Katt); Clemente (6,2nd base off Blaylock/Katt).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wehmeier L(11-10)             1.2   5   4   4   0   0   0  10
Blaylock                      2.1   5   3   2   2   3   0  14
Schmidt                       2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8
Konstanty                     2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9
Totals                        8    15   9   8   2   4   1  41
Inherited Runners - Scored: Blaylock 1-0.
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Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Law W(8-15)                   9    10   3   3   0   1   0  38
WP: Law (8).
HBP: Law (6,Blasingame).
Umpires: HP - Bill Engeln, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 8742
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Blasingame          2b        Skinner             1b
2. Dark                ss        Virdon              cf
3. Musial              1b        Clemente            rf
4. Repulski            lf        Walls               lf
5. Boyer               3b        Groat               ss
6. Lockman             rf        Thomas              3b
7. Katt                c         Shepard             c
8. Del Greco           cf        Mazeroski           2b
9. Wehmeier            p         Law                 p

CARDINALS 1ST: Blasingame grounded out (pitcher to first); Dark
popped to pitcher; Musial flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Skinner grounded out (second to first); Virdon
popped to shortstop; Clemente popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Repulski popped to shortstop; Boyer flied out to
left; Lockman singled to right; Katt singled to right [Lockman
to second]; Del Greco forced Katt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Walls singled to left; Walls stole second; Groat
tripled to right [Walls scored]; Thomas doubled [Groat scored];
Shepard lined to right; Mazeroski singled to left [Thomas
scored, Mazeroski to second (on throw)]; Law grounded out (third
to first); Skinner doubled [Mazeroski scored]; BLAYLOCK REPLACED
WEHMEIER (PITCHING); Virdon grounded out (second to first); 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Blaylock was called out on strikes; Blasingame
grounded out (first unassisted); Dark doubled to center; Musial
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 3RD: Clemente singled to third; Clemente stole second;
Walls struck out; Groat walked; Thomas walked [Clemente to
third, Groat to second]; Shepard singled to pitcher [Clemente
scored, Groat to third, Thomas to second]; Mazeroski forced
Shepard (second to shortstop) [Groat scored, Thomas to third];
Law struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Repulski singled to left; Boyer doubled [Repulski
to third]; Lockman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Repulski
scored]; Katt grounded out (third to first); Del Greco lined to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Skinner was called out on strikes; Virdon grounded
out (third to first); Clemente singled to left [Clemente to
second (error by Blasingame)]; Walls singled to left [Clemente
scored (unearned)]; Groat singled to right [Walls to third];
Thomas flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: SMITH BATTED FOR BLAYLOCK; Smith flied out to
right; Blasingame flied out to center; Dark singled to center;
Musial flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 5TH: MORGAN REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); SCHMIDT
REPLACED DARK (PITCHING); Shepard grounded out (pitcher to
first); Mazeroski was called out on strikes; Law flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Repulski doubled to left; Boyer singled to left
[Repulski to third]; Law threw a wild pitch [Repulski scored,
Boyer to second]; Lockman grounded out (first unassisted) [Boyer
to third]; Katt hit a sacrifice fly to left [Boyer scored]; Del
Greco flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Skinner homered to right; Virdon singled to left;
Clemente forced Virdon (second to shortstop); Walls reached on
an error by Musial [Clemente out at third (first to third to
shortstop) (error by Musial)]; Groat grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Morgan flied out to center; Blasingame was hit by
a pitch; SAUER BATTED FOR SCHMIDT; Sauer flied out to right;
Musial flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 8.

PIRATES 7TH: KONSTANTY REPLACED SAUER (PITCHING); Thomas singled
to left; Shepard flied out to center; Mazeroski forced Thomas
(third to second); Law grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Repulski grounded out (shortstop to first); Boyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lockman singled to center;
Katt popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Skinner popped to shortstop; Virdon singled to
center; Clemente doubled [Virdon scored]; Walls flied out to
center; Groat grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 9.

CARDINALS 9TH: Del Greco flied out to center; Morgan flied out
to center; Blasingame singled to right; NELSON BATTED FOR
KONSTANTY; Nelson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        3  10   3    8
 Pirates          9  15   0    8
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