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KCA
@BAL		0
1
CHW
@BOS		0
4
CLE
@NYY		4
5		 
(10)
DET
@WSH		6
5
PIT
@CHC		2
6
PIT
@CHC		5
6		 
(10)
PHI
@CIN		2
0
BRO
@MLN		2
3		 
(10)
NYG
@STL		2
5
Saturday, July 14, 1956
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 10,373, Time of Game: 2:16
Giants
2
31-44
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
8th, 14 GB
 at Cardinals
5
40-39
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  2
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  1  2   0  0  X    5 11  1

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Bressoud SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .621 -0.037 0.90 0.036 -0.073 -0.3 3 3
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .725 -0.054 1.14 0.060 -0.114 -0.8 2 4 GDP
Willie Mays CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .287 .915 -0.158 0.94 0.012 -0.170 -1.1 2 0 CS,GDP
Daryl Spencer 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .242 .691 0.010 0.72 0.052 -0.042 -0.1 3 1 2B
Bill White 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .763 0.038 1.00 0.064 -0.026 0.2 8 0 2B,HBP
Don Mueller RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .631 0.135 1.48 0.219 -0.084 1.0 1 1
Bill Sarni C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .718 -0.072 0.92 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 4 1
Jackie Brandt LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .744 0.004 0.83 0.048 -0.044 0.0 1 0 2B
Al Worthington P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .530 -0.061 1.17 0.000 -0.061 -0.5 0 1
   Dick Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Hofman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .380 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Marv Grissom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 30 2 5 0 2 5 .167 .509 -0.203 0.99 0.491 -0.694 -2.3 24 12
2B: D Spencer (9, off V Mizell); B White (10, off V Mizell); J Brandt (5, off V Mizell).
HBP: B White (1, by V Mizell).
TB: J Brandt 2; B White 2; D Spencer 2; E Bressoud; R Schoendienst.
GIDP: R Schoendienst (3); W Mays (8).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. B Sarni-R Schoendienst; D Spencer-E Bressoud-R Schoendienst; R Schoendienst-E Bressoud-B White.
E: E Bressoud (6); A Worthington (3).
Outfield Assists: D Mueller (A Dark at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: W Mays (3, 2nd base by V Mizell/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 3 2 0 0 1 .291 .733 0.150 0.90 0.170 -0.020 1.4 7 3 2B
Al Dark SS 3 0 3 3 0 0 .290 .696 0.272 1.29 0.302 -0.030 2.6 0 5 CS,SF
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .313 .945 -0.048 0.97 0.001 -0.050 -0.9 9 0
Ken Boyer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .321 .932 0.031 0.73 0.069 -0.037 0.0 0 2
Wally Moon RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .303 .889 0.136 1.08 0.139 -0.004 1.0 2 0 IW
Rip Repulski LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .320 .899 -0.110 1.33 0.000 -0.110 -1.3 2 0 SF
Whitey Lockman CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 .633 0.118 1.08 0.138 -0.020 1.4 1 0 SB
   Bobby Del Greco CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .742 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hal Smith C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .328 .875 -0.140 0.97 0.022 -0.162 -1.6 6 1 GDP
Vinegar Bend Mizell P 4 1 0 0 0 0 .068 .196 -0.112 1.02 0.000 -0.112 -1.5 0 0 GDP
Team Totals 31 5 11 5 3 4 .355 .776 0.297 1.05 0.841 -0.545 1.2 27 11
2B: D Blasingame (10, off A Worthington).
SF: A Dark (8, off A Worthington); R Repulski (1, off A Worthington).
IBB: W Moon (4, by A Worthington).
TB: D Blasingame 3; A Dark 3; K Boyer 2; W Lockman 2; S Musial; W Moon.
GIDP: V Mizell (2); H Smith (4).
RBI: A Dark 3 (33); S Musial (65); R Repulski (29).
2-out RBI: A Dark 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Dark-D Blasingame-S Musial; K Boyer-D Blasingame-S Musial.
E: R Repulski (2).
Baserunning
SB: W Lockman (1, 2nd base off A Worthington/B Sarni).
CS: A Dark (1, 2nd base by A Worthington/B Sarni).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Worthington, L (4-10) 5.2 10 5 4 3 3 0 3.80 29 31 -0.327 1.25 -2.5
Dick Littlefield 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.25 1 1 0 0.012 0.41 0.3
Marv Grissom 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.89 6 0 0 0.017 0.15 1.0
Team Totals 8 11 5 4 3 4 0 4.50 36 31 1 0 -0.298 0.99 -1.2

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vinegar Bend Mizell, W (9-7) 9 5 2 0 2 5 0 3.96 33 76 0.202 0.99 2.3
Team Totals 9 5 2 0 2 5 0 0.00 33 76 0.202 1.05 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: V Mizell (3; B White).
IBB: A Worthington (4; W Moon).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Artie Gore, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 10,373.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Eddie Bressoud SS 1 Don Blasingame 2B
2 Red Schoendienst 2B 2 Al Dark SS
3 Willie Mays CF 3 Stan Musial 1B
4 Daryl Spencer 3B 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Bill White 1B 5 Wally Moon RF
6 Don Mueller RF 6 Rip Repulski LF
7 Bill Sarni C 7 Whitey Lockman CF
8 Jackie Brandt LF 8 Hal Smith C
9 Al Worthington P 9 Vinegar Bend Mizel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 2 -23 RR NYG D. Mueller V. Mizell -22% 40% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); White Scores/unER; Spencer Scores/unER
b6 3-2 2 -23 RR STL A. Dark A. Worthington 16% 91% Single to CF; Mizell Scores; Blasingame Scores; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw
b4 1-2 0 1-- STL W. Moon A. Worthington 12% 59% Single to RF; Boyer to 3B
t6 2-3 0 1-- OO NYG W. Mays V. Mizell 12% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 2-2 0 1-- STL A. Dark A. Worthington 12% 73% Single to RF; Blasingame 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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYG E. Bressoud V. Mizell -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYG R. Schoendienst V. Mizell 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- NYG W. Mays V. Mizell -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O NYG D. Spencer V. Mizell 2% 55% Mays Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Al Worthington facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL D. Blasingame A. Worthington 9% 64% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Blasingame to 3B
b1 0-0 0 --3 RO STL A. Dark A. Worthington -1% 63% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Blasingame Scores/unER
b1 1-0 1 --- O STL S. Musial A. Worthington -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- STL K. Boyer A. Worthington 2% 64% Single to CF; Boyer to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 1-0 2 -2- STL W. Moon A. Worthington 1% 64% Walk
b1 1-0 2 12- O STL R. Repulski A. Worthington -4% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O NYG D. Spencer V. Mizell 2% 63% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-1 1 --- O NYG B. White V. Mizell 2% 65% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- O NYG D. Mueller V. Mizell 1% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Al Worthington facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- STL W. Lockman A. Worthington 3% 69% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b2 1-0 0 1-- OO STL H. Smith A. Worthington -6% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O STL V. Mizell A. Worthington -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O NYG B. Sarni V. Mizell 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- NYG J. Brandt V. Mizell -5% 60% Double to LF
t3 0-1 1 -2- O NYG A. Worthington V. Mizell 4% 64% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 -2- O NYG E. Bressoud V. Mizell 4% 67% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Al Worthington facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame A. Worthington -2% 65% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-0 1 --- STL A. Dark A. Worthington 2% 68% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- OO STL S. Musial A. Worthington -5% 63% Double Play: Strikeout, Dark Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O NYG R. Schoendienst V. Mizell 3% 66% Lineout: RF
t4 0-1 1 --- O NYG W. Mays V. Mizell 2% 68% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 2 --- NYG D. Spencer V. Mizell -2% 66% Walk
t4 0-1 2 1-- NYG B. White V. Mizell -5% 61% Double to RF; Spencer to 3B
t4 0-1 2 -23 RR NYG D. Mueller V. Mizell -22% 40% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); White Scores/unER; Spencer Scores/unER
t4 2-1 2 1-- O NYG B. Sarni V. Mizell 2% 42% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Al Worthington facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- STL K. Boyer A. Worthington 5% 47% Single to P
b4 1-2 0 1-- STL W. Moon A. Worthington 12% 59% Single to RF; Boyer to 3B
b4 1-2 0 1-3 RO STL R. Repulski A. Worthington -3% 56% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Boyer Scores
b4 2-2 1 1-- STL W. Lockman A. Worthington 8% 64% Single to RF; Moon to 3B
b4 2-2 1 1-3 STL H. Smith A. Worthington 2% 67% Lockman Steals 2B
b4 2-2 1 -23 O STL H. Smith A. Worthington -9% 57% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 2-2 2 -23 O STL V. Mizell A. Worthington -7% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- O NYG J. Brandt V. Mizell 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- O NYG A. Worthington V. Mizell 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- O NYG E. Bressoud V. Mizell 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Al Worthington facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- STL D. Blasingame A. Worthington 5% 61% Single to CF
b5 2-2 0 1-- STL A. Dark A. Worthington 12% 73% Single to RF; Blasingame to 3B
b5 2-2 0 1-3 RO STL S. Musial A. Worthington 0% 73% Single to RF; Blasingame Scores; Dark out at 3B/RF-3B; Musial to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 3-2 1 -2- O STL K. Boyer A. Worthington -3% 70% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 3-2 2 -2- STL W. Moon A. Worthington 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b5 3-2 2 12- O STL R. Repulski A. Worthington -4% 67% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 2-3-4
t6 2-3 0 --- NYG R. Schoendienst V. Mizell -6% 61% Single to CF
t6 2-3 0 1-- OO NYG W. Mays V. Mizell 12% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 2-3 2 --- NYG D. Spencer V. Mizell -4% 69% Double to LF
t6 2-3 2 -2- NYG B. White V. Mizell -2% 68% Hit By Pitch
t6 2-3 2 12- O NYG D. Mueller V. Mizell 7% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Al Worthington facing 7-8-9
b6 3-2 0 --- O STL W. Lockman A. Worthington -2% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 3-2 1 --- STL H. Smith A. Worthington 2% 75% Walk
b6 3-2 1 1-- O STL V. Mizell A. Worthington -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-2 2 1-- STL D. Blasingame A. Worthington 3% 75% Double to LF; Mizell to 3B
b6 3-2 2 -23 RR STL A. Dark A. Worthington 16% 91% Single to CF; Mizell Scores; Blasingame Scores; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw
Dick Littlefield replaces Al Worthington pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-2 2 -2- O STL S. Musial D. Littlefield -1% 90% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 7-8-9
t7 2-5 0 --- O NYG B. Sarni V. Mizell 2% 92% Flyball: LF
t7 2-5 1 --- O NYG J. Brandt V. Mizell 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Dick Littlefield (P) batting 9th
t7 2-5 2 --- O NYG B. Hofman V. Mizell 1% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Giants' Marv Grissom facing 4-5-6
Marv Grissom replaces Bobby Hofman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-2 0 --- O STL K. Boyer M. Grissom -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-2 1 --- O STL W. Moon M. Grissom -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
b7 5-2 2 --- O STL R. Repulski M. Grissom -0% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
t8 2-5 0 --- O NYG E. Bressoud V. Mizell 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 2-5 1 --- O NYG R. Schoendienst V. Mizell 1% 97% Foul Flyball: C
t8 2-5 2 --- O NYG W. Mays V. Mizell 1% 97% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Giants' Marv Grissom facing 7-8-9
b8 5-2 0 --- STL W. Lockman M. Grissom 0% 98% Single (LF-CF)
b8 5-2 0 1-- O STL H. Smith M. Grissom -0% 98% Popfly: CF
b8 5-2 1 1-- OO STL V. Mizell M. Grissom -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 4-5-6
Bobby Del Greco replaces Whitey Lockman playing CF batting 7th
t9 2-5 0 --- O NYG D. Spencer V. Mizell 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-5 1 --- O NYG B. White V. Mizell 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-5 2 --- O NYG D. Mueller V. Mizell 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 5.

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