St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 24, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 1
Dark ss 5 0 2 1
Musial 1b 4 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 1
Repulski lf 4 0 1 0
Moon rf 3 0 1 0
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 2 0 1 0
  Morgan ph 0 1 0 0
  Peete cf 1 0 0 0
Mizell p 1 0 1 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 1 1 1 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 12 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 2 2 0 0
Hamner ss 4 0 1 0
Lopata 1b 4 0 0 1
  Blaylock 1b 0 0 0 0
Ennis lf 3 1 0 0
Jones 3b 4 1 1 1
Greengrass rf 3 1 1 0
Seminick c 4 1 2 2
Kazanski 2b 4 1 1 0
Simmons p 3 0 1 2
Totals 31 7 7 6
St. Louis 000 100 2003121
Philadelphia 100 006 00x772
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L(9-8) 5.2 5 7 7 3 3
  Konstanty   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W(6-6) 9.0 12 3 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
3
2

  E–Boyer (11), Ennis 2 (8).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Simmons-Hamner-Lopata, Hamner-Lopata, Hamner-Kazanski-Lopata.  2B–St. Louis Musial (21,off Simmons); Del Greco (12,off Simmons), Philadelphia Hamner (14,off Mizell); Simmons (2,off Konstanty).  SH–Mizell (4,off Simmons).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Ennis (2,by Mizell).  Team–4.  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:28.  A–16,775.
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