New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 14, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1956 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bressoud ss 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 3 1 1 0
White 1b 3 1 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Sarni c 3 0 0 0
Brandt lf 3 0 1 0
Worthington p 2 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 3 2 0
Dark ss 3 0 3 3
Musial 1b 4 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 0
Moon rf 2 0 1 0
Repulski lf 3 0 0 1
Lockman cf 4 0 2 0
  Del Greco cf 0 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 0 0
Mizell p 4 1 0 0
Totals 31 5 11 5
New York 000 200 000252
St. Louis 100 112 00x5111
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington  L(4-10) 5.2 10 5 4 3 3
  Littlefield   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Grissom   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  W(9-7) 9.0 5 2 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
2
5

  E–Bressoud (6), Worthington (3), Repulski (2).  DP–New York 3. Schoendienst-Bressoud-White, Sarni-Schoendienst, Spencer-Bressoud-Schoendienst, St. Louis 2. Boyer-Blasingame-Musial, Dark-Blasingame-Musial.  2B–New York Brandt (5,off Mizell); White (10,off Mizell); Spencer (9,off Mizell), St. Louis Blasingame (10,off Worthington).  HBP–White (1,by Mizell).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Dark (8,off Worthington); Repulski (1,off Worthington).  IBB–Moon (4,by Worthington).  Team–7.  CS–Mays (3,2nd base by Mizell/Smith); Dark (1,2nd base by Worthington/Sarni).  SB–Lockman (1,2nd base off Worthington/Sarni).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:16.  A–10,373.
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