Final
STL 7 — PIT 5
8/2/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT195608020
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 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blasingame | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Dark | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Walls | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moon | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Hall | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitey Lockman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Cole | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Shepard | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Peete | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Herm Wehmeier | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Friend | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Konstanty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie O'Brien | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Pollet | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Friend | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Howie Pollet | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Konstanty | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nellie King | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Jackson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Groat | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Hall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nellie King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Pollet | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Cole | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Friend | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Blasingame | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Dark | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Konstanty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitey Lockman | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Peete | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | E6.1-3(E2);B-2# | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 213# | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/FL.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S4 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-H;B-3(E9) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S/78.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/P | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E5.B-1 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/FL | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 6(1)3/GDP# | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | E5.1-2;B-1 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | E6.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 31 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 7–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 7–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S4.1-2 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H;1-2 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 7–5 |