Final
MLN 5 — STL 4
4/20/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN195604200
Complete available game record for MLN at STL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Moon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Logan | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Schoendienst | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Musial | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Mathews | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Sauer | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Adcock | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Torre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sarni | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Bruton | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Grammas | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Del Crandall | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stu Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blasingame | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poholsky | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Sleater | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Spahn | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Covington | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solly Hemus | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Poholsky | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Warren Spahn | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Ernie Johnson | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Stu Miller | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lou Sleater | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Grammas | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moon | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Musial | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Poholsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sarni | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Sauer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Schoendienst | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Adcock | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Sleater | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bruton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Crandall | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Spahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Logan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mathews | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Thomson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Torre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | E5.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D9.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3(E9)# | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 9/FDP.3XH(92) | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D/89 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/9 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | S9.2XH(92);1-2 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 5(2)3/GDP.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | T/89.1-H | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.B-2(E9)# | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.2-3(E6)# | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H(UR);1-2(E8) | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/8D | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | CS2(24)# | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–4 |