New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 6, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1956 at Busch Stadium I. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 2 1
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 2 1 2 0
Spencer 2b 4 1 1 1
Castleman 3b 3 0 0 0
Rhodes lf 4 1 2 1
Katt c 4 2 2 2
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Margoneri p 1 0 0 0
  Mangan ph 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame ss 4 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 3 1 1 0
Musial rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 2 2 1
Repulski lf 2 1 2 1
  Hemus ph 1 0 0 0
Moon 1b 4 0 2 1
Sarni c 3 0 0 0
  Frazier ph 0 0 0 0
  Schofield pr 0 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Mizell p 3 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
New York 002 010 0025101
St. Louis 100 201 000470
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Margoneri   6.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Ridzik  W(1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Wilhelm  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L(2-2) 8.0 9 5 5 2 5
  Kinder   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–Mays (1).  DP–St. Louis 2. Boyer-Schoendienst-Moon, Schoendienst-Blasingame-Moon.  2B–New York Katt (2,off Mizell); Spencer (1,off Mizell), St. Louis Schoendienst (4,off Margoneri); Repulski (2,off Margoneri).  HR–New York Katt (2,3rd inning off Mizell 1 on 0 out), St. Louis Boyer (5,6th inning off Margoneri 0 on 2 out).  SH–Margoneri (1,off Mizell); Castleman (1,off Kinder).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  SB–Mays 4 (5,2nd base off Mizell/Sarni 3,3rd base off Mizell/Sarni).  CS–Repulski (1,2nd base by Margoneri/Katt); Schoendienst (1,2nd base by Ridzik/Katt).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:37.  A–25,466.
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