Milwaukee Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 30, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1956 at Busch Stadium I. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 3 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 0
Thomson lf 3 2 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 3 3
Bruton cf 4 0 2 0
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 0 0 0
  Crone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 2 0
Dark ss 5 0 1 0
Musial 1b 3 0 0 0
Moon rf 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 0
Repulski lf 4 0 1 0
Smith c 4 0 1 1
Del Greco cf 4 1 0 0
Mizell p 2 0 2 1
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Milwaukee 010 102 000492
St. Louis 010 000 001290
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W(19-10) 8.2 9 2 1 1 4
  Crone  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L(14-14) 7.0 7 4 4 4 5
  Schmidt   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
6

  E–O'Connell (11), Logan (24).  DP–Milwaukee 1. O'Connell-Logan-Adcock, St. Louis 2. Smith-Musial, Smith-Dark-Blasingame.  2B–Milwaukee Aaron (34,off Mizell); Thomson (10,off Mizell), St. Louis Mizell (1,off Burdette); Boyer (30,off Burdette).  3B–St. Louis Blasingame (7,off Burdette).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (37,6th inning off Mizell 1 on 1 out).  SH–Burdette (11,off Schmidt).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:14.  A–23,411.
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