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Standings
BAL
@CHW		2
3		 
(11)
BOS
@CLE		2
10
BOS
@CLE		4
3
NYY
@DET		5
1
WSH
@KCA		4
1
CHC
@BRO		2
4
STL
@NYG		0
3
MLN
@PHI		1
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Friday, September 14, 1956,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 1,434, Time of Game: 1:59
Cardinals
0
70-69
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
3
58-82
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ruben Gomez (7-15)
L: Tom Poholsky (9-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Giants          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    3  9  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .677 -0.064 0.89 0.017 -0.081 -0.5 3 3
Al Dark SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .664 -0.015 0.77 0.036 -0.050 -0.3 3 4
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .899 -0.096 0.90 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 10 0
Wally Moon RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .904 -0.048 0.94 0.039 -0.086 -0.4 1 0 CS
Rip Repulski LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .280 .776 -0.025 1.08 0.032 -0.057 -0.2 0 0
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .301 .831 -0.077 1.07 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 1 2
Whitey Lockman CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .636 -0.087 1.12 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 2 0
Ray Katt C 2 0 2 0 1 0 .255 .747 0.125 0.93 0.125 0.000 0.9 4 1
   Herm Wehmeier PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .535 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Hal Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .772 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tom Poholsky P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .400 -0.158 1.72 0.000 -0.158 -1.2 0 2 2·GDP
   Rocky Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .674 -0.045 1.93 0.000 -0.045 -0.3
   Larry Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 2 5 .172 .398 -0.490 1.02 0.249 -0.737 -4.2 24 12
TB: R Katt 2; A Dark; W Moon; D Blasingame.
GIDP: T Poholsky 2 (2).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Blasingame-A Dark-S Musial.
E: W Lockman (10).
Baserunning
CS: W Moon (10, 2nd base by R Gomez/W Westrum).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Mueller RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .611 -0.072 0.70 0.000 -0.072 -1.0 3 0
Red Schoendienst 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .316 .751 0.012 0.42 0.032 -0.020 0.1 1 7 HBP
Willie Mays CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 .293 .920 0.183 0.66 0.237 -0.053 2.4 0 0 2·HR,SB
Jackie Brandt LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 .805 -0.026 0.32 0.004 -0.030 -0.1 1 0
Hank Thompson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .769 -0.017 0.38 0.013 -0.030 -0.8 0 1 GDP
Bill White 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 .745 0.042 0.43 0.059 -0.017 0.5 11 0
Daryl Spencer SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .617 -0.037 0.69 0.011 -0.047 -0.5 4 3
Wes Westrum C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .671 -0.062 0.78 0.000 -0.062 -1.0 7 1
Ruben Gomez P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .193 .444 -0.013 0.58 0.011 -0.023 -0.3 0 2
Team Totals 31 3 9 3 1 3 .290 .817 0.010 0.55 0.367 -0.354 -0.8 27 14
HR: W Mays 2 (32, 1 off L Jackson, 1 off T Poholsky; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
HBP: R Schoendienst (2, by T Poholsky).
TB: W Mays 9; R Gomez; B White; H Thompson; D Spencer; J Brandt; R Schoendienst.
GIDP: H Thompson (2).
RBI: W Mays 3 (75).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. W Westrum-R Schoendienst; R Schoendienst-D Spencer-B White; R Gomez-D Spencer-B White.
Baserunning
SB: W Mays (34, 2nd base off T Poholsky/R Katt).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Poholsky, L (9-12) 7 7 2 2 1 3 1 3.47 29 57 0.015 0.59 1.3
Larry Jackson 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.90 4 0 0 -0.026 0.17 -0.5
Team Totals 8 9 3 3 1 3 2 3.38 33 57 0 0 -0.011 1.02 0.8

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ruben Gomez, W (7-15) 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 4.49 31 80 0.489 1.02 4.2
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 31 80 0.489 0.55 4.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Poholsky (5; R Schoendienst).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 1,434.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Giants
1 Don Blasingame 2B 1 Don Mueller RF
2 Al Dark SS 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Wally Moon RF 4 Jackie Brandt LF
5 Rip Repulski LF 5 Hank Thompson 3B
6 Ken Boyer 3B 6 Bill White 1B
7 Whitey Lockman CF 7 Daryl Spencer SS
8 Ray Katt C 8 Wes Westrum C
9 Tom Poholsky P 9 Ruben Gomez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYG W. Mays T. Poholsky 18% 73% Home Run (LF-CF); Schoendienst Scores
t6 0-2 0 1-- OO STL T. Poholsky R. Gomez 10% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0-2 2 1-3 O STL S. Musial R. Gomez 7% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-2 1 1-- OO STL T. Poholsky R. Gomez 5% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t6 0-2 0 --- STL R. Katt R. Gomez -5% 74% Walk

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame R. Gomez 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL A. Dark R. Gomez 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial R. Gomez 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYG D. Mueller T. Poholsky -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- NYG R. Schoendienst T. Poholsky 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYG W. Mays T. Poholsky 18% 73% Home Run (LF-CF); Schoendienst Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- O NYG J. Brandt T. Poholsky -1% 72% Groundout: P-1B
b1 2-0 2 --- O NYG H. Thompson T. Poholsky -1% 71% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- STL W. Moon R. Gomez -4% 67% Single to CF
t2 0-2 0 1-- O STL R. Repulski R. Gomez 4% 70% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-2 1 1-- OO STL K. Boyer R. Gomez 5% 76% Double Play: Strikeout, Moon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- NYG B. White T. Poholsky 4% 80% Single to CF; White to 2B/Adv on E8
b2 2-0 0 -2- O NYG D. Spencer T. Poholsky -3% 77% Popfly: 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O NYG W. Westrum T. Poholsky -2% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 2-0 2 -2- NYG R. Gomez T. Poholsky 1% 76% Single to 3B; White to 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 O NYG D. Mueller T. Poholsky -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O STL W. Lockman R. Gomez 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- STL R. Katt R. Gomez -3% 72% Single to LF
t3 0-2 1 1-- OO STL T. Poholsky R. Gomez 5% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O NYG R. Schoendienst T. Poholsky -1% 76% Popfly: SS
b3 2-0 1 --- NYG W. Mays T. Poholsky 2% 78% Single to CF
b3 2-0 1 1-- NYG J. Brandt T. Poholsky 1% 79% Mays Steals 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- O NYG J. Brandt T. Poholsky -4% 75% Baserunner Out Advancing; Mays out at 3B/C-3B
b3 2-0 2 --- O NYG J. Brandt T. Poholsky -1% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame R. Gomez 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- O STL A. Dark R. Gomez 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- O STL S. Musial R. Gomez 1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O NYG H. Thompson T. Poholsky -1% 78% Foul Flyball: C
b4 2-0 1 --- NYG B. White T. Poholsky 2% 80% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- O NYG D. Spencer T. Poholsky -2% 78% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 1-- O NYG W. Westrum T. Poholsky -2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 4-5-6
t5 0-2 0 --- O STL W. Moon R. Gomez 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- STL R. Repulski R. Gomez -3% 76% Walk
t5 0-2 1 1-- O STL K. Boyer R. Gomez 4% 79% Strikeout
t5 0-2 2 1-- O STL W. Lockman R. Gomez 3% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 9-1-2
b5 2-0 0 --- O NYG R. Gomez T. Poholsky -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- O NYG D. Mueller T. Poholsky -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- NYG R. Schoendienst T. Poholsky 1% 81% Hit By Pitch
b5 2-0 2 1-- O NYG W. Mays T. Poholsky -1% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 8-9-1
t6 0-2 0 --- STL R. Katt R. Gomez -5% 74% Walk
t6 0-2 0 1-- OO STL T. Poholsky R. Gomez 10% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- STL D. Blasingame R. Gomez -2% 82% Single to CF
t6 0-2 2 1-- STL A. Dark R. Gomez -4% 79% Single to CF; Blasingame to 3B
t6 0-2 2 1-3 O STL S. Musial R. Gomez 7% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 4-5-6
b6 2-0 0 --- O NYG J. Brandt T. Poholsky -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-0 1 --- NYG H. Thompson T. Poholsky 1% 86% Single (CF-RF)
b6 2-0 1 1-- O NYG B. White T. Poholsky -2% 84% Popfly: 2B
b6 2-0 2 1-- NYG D. Spencer T. Poholsky 1% 85% Single to LF; Thompson to 2B
b6 2-0 2 12- O NYG W. Westrum T. Poholsky -2% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 4-5-6
t7 0-2 0 --- O STL W. Moon R. Gomez 3% 86% Flyball: RF
t7 0-2 1 --- O STL R. Repulski R. Gomez 2% 88% Strikeout
t7 0-2 2 --- O STL K. Boyer R. Gomez 1% 89% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 9-1-2
b7 2-0 0 --- O NYG R. Gomez T. Poholsky -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-0 1 --- O NYG D. Mueller T. Poholsky -1% 88% Flyball: CF
b7 2-0 2 --- O NYG R. Schoendienst T. Poholsky -0% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 7-8-9
t8 0-2 0 --- O STL W. Lockman R. Gomez 4% 91% Strikeout
t8 0-2 1 --- STL R. Katt R. Gomez -4% 86% Single to SS
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Tom Poholsky (P) batting 9th
Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Ray Katt (C) batting 8th
t8 0-2 1 1-- O STL R. Nelson R. Gomez 5% 91% Flyball: RF
t8 0-2 2 1-- O STL D. Blasingame R. Gomez 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 3-4-5
Larry Jackson replaces Rocky Nelson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Hal Smith replaces Herm Wehmeier (PR) playing C batting 8th
b8 2-0 0 --- R NYG W. Mays L. Jackson 3% 98% Home Run (LF-CF)
b8 3-0 0 --- NYG J. Brandt L. Jackson 0% 98% Single to CF
b8 3-0 0 1-- OO NYG H. Thompson L. Jackson -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 3-0 2 --- O NYG B. White L. Jackson -0% 97% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 2-3-4
t9 0-3 0 --- O STL A. Dark R. Gomez 2% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t9 0-3 1 --- O STL S. Musial R. Gomez 1% 100% Popfly: SS
t9 0-3 2 --- O STL W. Moon R. Gomez 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

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