Final
STL 3 — PIT 1
6/17/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT195606171
Complete available game record for STL at PIT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Dark | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie O'Brien | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hank Sauer | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grady Hatton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harmon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blasingame | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hank Foiles | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poholsky | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Kravitz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Poholsky | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Roy Face | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Nellie King | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Foiles | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Freese | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie King | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitey Lockman | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Dark | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harmon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blasingame | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Whitey Lockman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moon | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Poholsky | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Sauer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | T9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | HR/8.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T/89 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 23 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | K+E2.B-1 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | IW | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2# | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S5 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | IW | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–1 |