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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		8
7		 
(10)
WSH
@CLE		5
4		 
(11)
BAL
@DET		2
3
BOS
@KCA		5
4
CIN
@BRO		7
6		 
(10)
STL
@PHI		2
4
CHC
@PIT		3
2
Friday, May 18, 1956,
, Connie Mack Stadium
Attendance: 16,026, Time of Game: 2:21
Cardinals
2
16-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Phillies
4
9-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Curt Simmons (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  3  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  X    4  5  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .631 -0.006 0.82 0.036 -0.042 0.0 2 3
   Walker Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.355 -0.036 1.43 0.000 -0.036 -0.2
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .718 -0.094 0.98 0.000 -0.094 -0.8 4 2
Stan Musial RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .255 .906 0.063 0.82 0.131 -0.068 0.4 1 0 3B,GDP
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .406 1.178 -0.116 1.04 0.038 -0.154 -1.0 1 4 CS
Rip Repulski LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .403 1.162 -0.006 1.17 0.040 -0.045 -0.2 0 1
Wally Moon 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .997 0.015 0.52 0.033 -0.018 0.1 11 2
Bobby Del Greco CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .192 .762 0.047 1.56 0.166 -0.119 0.4 0 0 2B,CS
Bill Sarni C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .755 -0.086 1.19 0.000 -0.086 -0.6 4 0
Willard Schmidt P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 -0.010 0.69 0.014 -0.023 -0.1 1 1
   Larry Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Hank Sauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .568 -0.025 1.01 0.000 -0.025 -0.1
   Max Surkont P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 2 3 2 4 3 .111 .448 -0.254 1.02 0.458 -0.710 -2.2 24 14
2B: B Del Greco (1, off C Simmons).
3B: S Musial (3, off C Simmons).
TB: S Musial 3; B Del Greco 2; W Moon.
GIDP: S Musial (3).
RBI: R Repulski (16); B Del Greco (4).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Boyer-R Schoendienst-W Moon.
PB: B Sarni (1).
Outfield Assists: R Repulski (D Ennis at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: K Boyer (1, 2nd base by C Simmons/S Lopata); B Del Greco (1, Home by C Simmons/S Lopata).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Richie Ashburn CF 2 1 2 0 2 0 .282 .760 0.196 0.99 0.196 0.000 1.8 1 0
Ted Kazanski 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .544 -0.175 1.25 0.000 -0.175 -1.6 2 3 SH,GDP
Marv Blaylock 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .271 .704 -0.038 1.11 0.067 -0.105 -0.6 11 0
Del Ennis LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .245 .697 0.191 1.52 0.261 -0.069 1.2 2 0 2B
Stan Lopata C 3 1 1 3 0 0 .277 .943 0.282 1.73 0.332 -0.050 1.2 4 2 HR
Willie Jones 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .660 0.018 0.80 0.052 -0.034 0.4 2 1 SB
Jim Greengrass RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .701 -0.075 0.84 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 4 0
Roy Smalley SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .396 -0.085 1.10 0.000 -0.085 -0.7 1 4
Curt Simmons P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 -0.069 0.89 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 26 4 5 4 4 3 .192 .646 0.245 1.13 0.908 -0.662 0.3 27 11
2B: D Ennis (4, off W Schmidt).
HR: S Lopata (5, off W Schmidt; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: T Kazanski (1, off M Surkont).
TB: S Lopata 4; D Ennis 3; R Ashburn 2.
GIDP: T Kazanski (1).
RBI: S Lopata 3 (14); D Ennis (14).
2-out RBI: D Ennis.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Kazanski-R Smalley-M Blaylock.
Baserunning
SB: W Jones (2, 2nd base off L Jackson/B Sarni).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Schmidt, L (2-1) 6 3 3 3 4 2 1 3.75 24 52 -0.256 1.22 -0.6
Larry Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 3 1 0 0.067 1.03 0.8
Max Surkont 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 16.20 4 0 0 -0.058 0.69 -0.5
Team Totals 8 5 4 4 4 3 1 4.50 31 52 1 0 -0.247 1.02 -0.3
W Schmidt faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Curt Simmons, W (1-2) 9 3 2 2 4 3 0 5.30 31 72 0.253 1.02 2.2
Team Totals 9 3 2 2 4 3 0 2.00 31 72 0.253 1.13 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Lee Ballanfant.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 16,026.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Don Blasingame SS 1 Richie Ashburn CF
2 Red Schoendienst 2B 2 Ted Kazanski 2B
3 Stan Musial RF 3 Marv Blaylock 1B
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Del Ennis LF
5 Rip Repulski LF 5 Stan Lopata C
6 Wally Moon 1B 6 Willie Jones 3B
7 Bobby Del Greco CF 7 Jim Greengrass RF
8 Bill Sarni C 8 Roy Smalley SS
9 Willard Schmidt P 9 Curt Simmons P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-2 0 -23 RRR PHI S. Lopata W. Schmidt 33% 80% Home Run; Blaylock Scores; Ennis Scores
b7 0-2 0 1-- PHI D. Ennis W. Schmidt 20% 47% Double (LF-CF); Blaylock to 3B
t5 0-0 1 1-- R STL B. Del Greco C. Simmons -17% 33% Double (LF-CF); Moon Scores
t7 1-0 0 --- STL S. Musial C. Simmons -11% 19% Triple to RF
b4 0-0 0 1-- PHI T. Kazanski W. Schmidt 8% 68% Passed Ball; Ashburn to 3B

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, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL D. Blasingame C. Simmons -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O STL R. Schoendienst C. Simmons 3% 50% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO STL S. Musial C. Simmons 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PHI R. Ashburn W. Schmidt 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO PHI T. Kazanski W. Schmidt -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PHI M. Blaylock W. Schmidt -1% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- STL K. Boyer C. Simmons -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O STL R. Repulski C. Simmons 6% 52% Boyer Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL R. Repulski C. Simmons 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL W. Moon C. Simmons 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PHI D. Ennis W. Schmidt -2% 53% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 1 --- O PHI S. Lopata W. Schmidt -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 --- O PHI W. Jones W. Schmidt -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL B. Del Greco C. Simmons 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL B. Sarni C. Simmons 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- STL W. Schmidt C. Simmons -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Blasingame C. Simmons 3% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O PHI J. Greengrass W. Schmidt -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 --- O PHI R. Smalley W. Schmidt -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O PHI C. Simmons W. Schmidt -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Schoendienst C. Simmons 3% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL S. Musial C. Simmons 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Boyer C. Simmons 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- PHI R. Ashburn W. Schmidt 4% 60% Single to 3B
b4 0-0 0 1-- PHI T. Kazanski W. Schmidt 8% 68% Passed Ball; Ashburn to 3B
b4 0-0 0 --3 O PHI T. Kazanski W. Schmidt -6% 62% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --3 O PHI M. Blaylock W. Schmidt -8% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-0 2 --3 O PHI D. Ennis W. Schmidt -5% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Repulski C. Simmons 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 1 --- STL W. Moon C. Simmons -3% 50% Single to RF
t5 0-0 1 1-- R STL B. Del Greco C. Simmons -17% 33% Double (LF-CF); Moon Scores
t5 1-0 1 -2- O STL B. Sarni C. Simmons 3% 36% Groundout: P-1B; Del Greco to 3B
t5 1-0 2 --3 O STL W. Schmidt C. Simmons 4% 40% Del Greco Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 --- O PHI S. Lopata W. Schmidt -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- O PHI W. Jones W. Schmidt -2% 35% Popfly: SS
b5 0-1 2 --- O PHI J. Greengrass W. Schmidt -2% 33% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
t6 1-0 0 --- O STL W. Schmidt C. Simmons 2% 35% Flyball: RF
t6 1-0 1 --- O STL D. Blasingame C. Simmons 2% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-0 2 --- O STL R. Schoendienst C. Simmons 1% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 8-9-1
b6 0-1 0 --- O PHI R. Smalley W. Schmidt -4% 34% Strikeout
b6 0-1 1 --- O PHI C. Simmons W. Schmidt -3% 31% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 0-1 2 --- PHI R. Ashburn W. Schmidt 2% 34% Walk
b6 0-1 2 1-- O PHI T. Kazanski W. Schmidt -4% 30% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 3-4-5
t7 1-0 0 --- STL S. Musial C. Simmons -11% 19% Triple to RF
t7 1-0 0 --3 O STL K. Boyer C. Simmons 5% 23% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 1-0 1 --3 RO STL R. Repulski C. Simmons -4% 20% Groundout: SS-1B; Musial Scores
t7 2-0 2 --- O STL W. Moon C. Simmons 1% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 3-4-5
b7 0-2 0 --- PHI M. Blaylock W. Schmidt 7% 27% Walk
b7 0-2 0 1-- PHI D. Ennis W. Schmidt 20% 47% Double (LF-CF); Blaylock to 3B
b7 0-2 0 -23 RRR PHI S. Lopata W. Schmidt 33% 80% Home Run; Blaylock Scores; Ennis Scores
Larry Jackson replaces Willard Schmidt pitching and batting 9th (change occurred mid-batter)
b7 3-2 0 --- PHI W. Jones W. Schmidt 3% 82% Walk
b7 3-2 0 1-- PHI J. Greengrass L. Jackson 3% 85% Jones Steals 2B
b7 3-2 0 -2- O PHI J. Greengrass L. Jackson -3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-2 1 -2- O PHI R. Smalley L. Jackson -3% 79% Popfly: 1B
b7 3-2 2 -2- O PHI C. Simmons L. Jackson -3% 76% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 7-8-9
t8 2-3 0 --- O STL B. Del Greco C. Simmons 5% 81% Foul Flyball: C
t8 2-3 1 --- O STL B. Sarni C. Simmons 4% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Larry Jackson (P) batting 9th
t8 2-3 2 --- O STL H. Sauer C. Simmons 3% 87% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Max Surkont facing 1-2-3
Max Surkont replaces Hank Sauer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-2 0 --- PHI R. Ashburn M. Surkont 2% 89% Single to SS
b8 3-2 0 1-- O PHI T. Kazanski M. Surkont -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ashburn to 2B
b8 3-2 1 -2- O PHI M. Blaylock M. Surkont -2% 87% Strikeout
b8 3-2 2 -2- RO PHI D. Ennis M. Surkont 6% 93% Single to LF; Ashburn Scores; Ennis out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Don Blasingame (SS) batting 1st
t9 2-4 0 --- O STL W. Cooper C. Simmons 4% 97% Flyball: LF
t9 2-4 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst C. Simmons 2% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 2-4 2 --- STL S. Musial C. Simmons -2% 97% Walk
t9 2-4 2 1-- O STL K. Boyer C. Simmons 3% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

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