Final
PIT 3 — STL 8
6/9/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN195606090
Complete available game record for PIT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 13 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Freese | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Blasingame | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grady Hatton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Groat | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Musial | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Long | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Moon | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Sauer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sarni | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Cole | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackie Brandt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Foiles | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McMahan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurin Pepper | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Kravitz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Konstanty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Swanson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Hall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Munger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Vern Law | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Konstanty | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jack McMahan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Red Swanson | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Red Munger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dick Hall | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Laurin Pepper | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Walls | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McMahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Munger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurin Pepper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Swanson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Cole | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Cole | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Foiles | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Boyer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Brandt | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Konstanty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blasingame | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sarni | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moon | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Sauer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Hatton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | T9 | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | S9.1X3(95) | 2–3 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 31 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S4 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S/78.3-H;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9/FL | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–7 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | E6.B-1 | 2–7 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | E6.1-3 | 2–7 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S6.3-H(UR);1-2 | 2–7 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–7 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–7 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–7 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB2# | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–7 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–7 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–7 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | T/78 | 3–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E4.B-1 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–8 |