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Standings
BOS
@BAL		3
5
CHW
@CLE		6
7
CHW
@CLE		1
6
DET
@KCA		3
4
WSH
@NYY		2
3
WSH
@NYY		6
8
PHI
@BRO		7
4
PHI
@BRO		1
4
MLN
@CHC		0
7
MLN
@CHC		4
3
NYG
@PIT		3
2
NYG
@PIT		7
6
CIN
@STL		19
15		 
(10)
CIN
@STL		7
1
Sunday, July 1, 1956
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 29,815, Time of Game: 0:00
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Reds
7
39-28
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
1
36-33
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 4 GB
W: Don Gross (1-0)
L: Don Liddle (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  3  2   0  1  0   0  0  1    7  9  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .284 .707 -0.013 0.35 0.017 -0.030 -0.5 2 2
Stan Palys RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .136 .406 -0.052 0.40 0.000 -0.052 -1.2 5 0
Gus Bell CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .291 .905 -0.024 0.22 0.004 -0.028 0.4 1 0 HR
George Crowe 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .825 -0.019 0.33 0.014 -0.032 -0.5 10 0
Frank Robinson LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324 1.006 0.026 0.65 0.026 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Wally Post PR-LF 4 2 1 0 0 2 .237 .765 0.094 0.60 0.101 -0.007 1.0 3 0 2B
Smoky Burgess C 2 2 1 1 2 0 .276 .887 0.087 0.61 0.087 0.000 1.9 3 0 HR,IW
Alex Grammas 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .240 .576 0.172 0.81 0.176 -0.005 1.8 1 0 2B
Roy McMillan SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 .298 .800 -0.022 0.47 0.014 -0.035 -0.3 2 6 SF
Don Gross P 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .500 0.061 0.39 0.078 -0.017 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 9 7 5 8 .257 .827 0.310 0.46 0.517 -0.206 2.7 27 8
2B: W Post (13, off L McDaniel); A Grammas (1, off D Liddle).
HR: S Burgess (6, off H Wehmeier; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); G Bell (15, off W Schmidt; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: R McMillan (2, off L McDaniel).
IBB: S Burgess (2, by L McDaniel).
TB: G Bell 4; S Burgess 4; A Grammas 3; W Post 2; D Gross; R McMillan; G Crowe; J Temple.
RBI: A Grammas 3 (4); D Gross (1); S Burgess (17); R McMillan (33); G Bell (39).
2-out RBI: D Gross; S Burgess.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .693 -0.055 0.53 0.000 -0.055 -1.0 2 1
Al Dark SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .676 -0.029 0.40 0.007 -0.035 -0.3 2 1
Stan Musial 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .318 .975 0.019 0.33 0.044 -0.025 0.4 4 0 HR
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .338 .990 -0.004 0.45 0.029 -0.034 0.9 0 2 2·2B
Rip Repulski LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .360 1.012 -0.045 0.44 0.000 -0.045 -1.1 3 0
Chuck Harmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 -0.038 0.36 0.000 -0.038 -1.0 3 0
Ray Katt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .731 0.007 0.30 0.024 -0.017 -0.4 10 1
Bobby Del Greco CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .705 -0.024 0.48 0.006 -0.030 -0.5 3 0
Don Liddle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .368 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .564 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bobby Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .617 -0.017 0.72 0.000 -0.017 -0.3
   Herm Wehmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hank Sauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .851 -0.011 0.37 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Larry Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hal Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .985 0.008 0.20 0.008 0.000 0.3
   Willard Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 0 2 .206 .559 -0.189 0.41 0.118 -0.307 -3.3 27 6
2B: K Boyer 2 (15, 2 off D Gross).
HR: S Musial (14, off D Gross; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: K Boyer 4; S Musial 4; B Del Greco; A Dark; H Smith; R Katt.
RBI: S Musial (56).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: D Liddle (1).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Gross, W (1-0) 9 7 1 1 0 2 1 0.82 34 71 0.189 0.41 3.3
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 0 2 1 1.00 34 71 0.189 0.46 3.3

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Liddle, L (1-4) 1.2 3 3 1 1 2 0 4.76 10 42 -0.243 0.98 -2.5
Lindy McDaniel 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 3.38 8 2 0 -0.067 0.79 -1.0
Herm Wehmeier 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.97 7 0 0 -0.016 0.19 -0.0
Larry Jackson 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 4.85 12 0 0 0.017 0.10 1.4
Willard Schmidt 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.48 4 0 0 -0.003 0.01 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 7 5 5 8 2 5.00 41 42 2 0 -0.312 0.41 -2.7
Balks: None.
WP: D Liddle (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: L McDaniel (3; S Burgess).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 29,815.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Don Blasingame 2B
2 Stan Palys RF 2 Al Dark SS
3 Gus Bell CF 3 Stan Musial 1B
4 George Crowe 1B 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Frank Robinson LF 5 Rip Repulski LF
6 Smoky Burgess C 6 Chuck Harmon RF
7 Alex Grammas 3B 7 Ray Katt C
8 Roy McMillan SS 8 Bobby Del Greco CF
9 Don Gross P 9 Don Liddle P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 -23 RR CIN A. Grammas D. Liddle 13% 72% Double to CF; Post Scores; Burgess Scores/unER
t2 2-0 2 -2- R CIN D. Gross D. Liddle 8% 77% Single to LF; Grammas Scores/unER
t2 0-0 1 12- CIN A. Grammas D. Liddle 5% 59% Wild Pitch; Post to 3B; Burgess to 2B
t3 3-0 1 1-- CIN W. Post L. McDaniel 5% 86% Double to RF; Crowe to 3B
t3 3-0 1 123 R CIN A. Grammas L. McDaniel 5% 91% Single to CF; Crowe Scores; Post to 3B; Burgess to 2B

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Don Liddle facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Temple D. Liddle -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN S. Palys D. Liddle -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CIN G. Bell D. Liddle -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Don Gross facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame D. Gross 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL A. Dark D. Gross 2% 49% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial D. Gross 1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Don Liddle facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN G. Crowe D. Liddle -2% 48% Lineout: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- CIN F. Robinson D. Liddle 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- CIN S. Burgess D. Liddle 4% 54% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Robinson to 2B; Burgess to 1B
Wally Post pinch runs for Frank Robinson (LF) batting 5th
t2 0-0 1 12- CIN A. Grammas D. Liddle 5% 59% Wild Pitch; Post to 3B; Burgess to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -23 RR CIN A. Grammas D. Liddle 13% 72% Double to CF; Post Scores; Burgess Scores/unER
t2 2-0 1 -2- O CIN R. McMillan D. Liddle -3% 70% Flyball: RF
t2 2-0 2 -2- R CIN D. Gross D. Liddle 8% 77% Single to LF; Grammas Scores/unER
t2 3-0 2 1-- CIN J. Temple D. Liddle 2% 79% Single to RF; Gross to 3B
Lindy McDaniel replaces Don Liddle pitching and batting 9th
t2 3-0 2 1-3 O CIN S. Palys L. McDaniel -3% 76% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Don Gross facing 4-5-6
Wally Post moves from PR to LF
b2 0-3 0 --- O STL K. Boyer D. Gross 2% 78% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-3 1 --- O STL R. Repulski D. Gross 1% 80% Flyball: RF
b2 0-3 2 --- O STL C. Harmon D. Gross 1% 81% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- O CIN G. Bell L. McDaniel -1% 79% Groundout: P-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- CIN G. Crowe L. McDaniel 1% 81% Single to CF
t3 3-0 1 1-- CIN W. Post L. McDaniel 5% 86% Double to RF; Crowe to 3B
t3 3-0 1 -23 CIN S. Burgess L. McDaniel 0% 86% Intentional Walk
t3 3-0 1 123 R CIN A. Grammas L. McDaniel 5% 91% Single to CF; Crowe Scores; Post to 3B; Burgess to 2B
t3 4-0 1 123 RO CIN R. McMillan L. McDaniel 1% 91% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Post Scores
t3 5-0 2 12- O CIN D. Gross L. McDaniel -1% 90% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Don Gross facing 7-8-9
b3 0-5 0 --- STL R. Katt D. Gross -2% 88% Single to RF
b3 0-5 0 1-- O STL B. Del Greco D. Gross 2% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel (P) batting 9th
b3 0-5 1 1-- O STL B. Morgan D. Gross 2% 92% Strikeout
b3 0-5 2 1-- O STL D. Blasingame D. Gross 1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Herm Wehmeier facing 1-2-3
Herm Wehmeier replaces Bobby Morgan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-0 0 --- O CIN J. Temple H. Wehmeier -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 5-0 1 --- O CIN S. Palys H. Wehmeier -0% 92% Flyball: CF
t4 5-0 2 --- O CIN G. Bell H. Wehmeier -0% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Don Gross facing 2-3-4
b4 0-5 0 --- O STL A. Dark D. Gross 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-5 1 --- R STL S. Musial D. Gross -4% 89% Home Run
b4 1-5 1 --- O STL K. Boyer D. Gross 1% 90% Flyball: RF
b4 1-5 2 --- O STL R. Repulski D. Gross 1% 91% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Herm Wehmeier facing 4-5-6
t5 5-1 0 --- O CIN G. Crowe H. Wehmeier -1% 90% Flyball: RF
t5 5-1 1 --- O CIN W. Post H. Wehmeier -1% 89% Strikeout
t5 5-1 2 --- R CIN S. Burgess H. Wehmeier 4% 94% Home Run
t5 6-1 2 --- O CIN A. Grammas H. Wehmeier -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Don Gross facing 6-7-8
b5 1-6 0 --- O STL C. Harmon D. Gross 1% 95% Flyball: LF
b5 1-6 1 --- O STL R. Katt D. Gross 1% 95% Strikeout
b5 1-6 2 --- STL B. Del Greco D. Gross -1% 95% Single to LF
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier (P) batting 9th
b5 1-6 2 1-- O STL H. Sauer D. Gross 1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
Larry Jackson replaces Hank Sauer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 0 --- CIN R. McMillan L. Jackson 1% 96% Walk
t6 6-1 0 1-- O CIN D. Gross L. Jackson -1% 95% Baserunner Out Advancing; McMillan out at 2B/C-2B
t6 6-1 1 --- O CIN D. Gross L. Jackson -0% 95% Popfly: C
t6 6-1 2 --- CIN J. Temple L. Jackson 0% 95% Walk
t6 6-1 2 1-- O CIN S. Palys L. Jackson -0% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Don Gross facing 1-2-3
b6 1-6 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame D. Gross 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b6 1-6 1 --- O STL A. Dark D. Gross 1% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 1-6 2 --- O STL S. Musial D. Gross 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 3-4-5
t7 6-1 0 --- O CIN G. Bell L. Jackson -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 6-1 1 --- O CIN G. Crowe L. Jackson -0% 97% Foul Flyball: C
t7 6-1 2 --- O CIN W. Post L. Jackson -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Don Gross facing 4-5-6
b7 1-6 0 --- STL K. Boyer D. Gross -2% 94% Double to LF
b7 1-6 0 -2- O STL R. Repulski D. Gross 2% 96% Lineout: SS
b7 1-6 1 -2- O STL C. Harmon D. Gross 1% 98% Foul Flyball: C
b7 1-6 2 -2- O STL R. Katt D. Gross 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
t8 6-1 0 --- CIN S. Burgess L. Jackson 0% 99% Walk
t8 6-1 0 1-- O CIN A. Grammas L. Jackson -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 6-1 1 1-- CIN R. McMillan L. Jackson 0% 99% Single to RF; Grammas to 2B
t8 6-1 1 12- O CIN D. Gross L. Jackson -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 6-1 2 12- O CIN J. Temple L. Jackson -0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Don Gross facing 8-9-1
b8 1-6 0 --- O STL B. Del Greco D. Gross 1% 99% Popfly: 1B
Hal Smith pinch hits for Larry Jackson (P) batting 9th
b8 1-6 1 --- STL H. Smith D. Gross -1% 98% Single to LF
b8 1-6 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame D. Gross 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-6 2 1-- STL A. Dark D. Gross -1% 98% Single to 3B; Blasingame to 2B
b8 1-6 2 12- O STL S. Musial D. Gross 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 2-3-4
Willard Schmidt replaces Hal Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-1 0 --- O CIN S. Palys W. Schmidt -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-1 1 --- R CIN G. Bell W. Schmidt 0% 100% Home Run
t9 7-1 1 --- O CIN G. Crowe W. Schmidt -0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 7-1 2 --- O CIN W. Post W. Schmidt -0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Reds' Don Gross facing 4-5-6
b9 1-7 0 --- STL K. Boyer D. Gross -0% 99% Double (LF-CF)
b9 1-7 0 -2- O STL R. Repulski D. Gross 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-7 1 -2- O STL C. Harmon D. Gross 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-7 2 -2- O STL R. Katt D. Gross 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 1.

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