1956 NL Game of Note: St. L @ Brn.

June 21, 1956

Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Don Newcombe became the first 10 game winner in the NL this season by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Newcombe allowed 1 run on 4 hits, walked no one, and struck out 8 while improving his record to 10-3. Newcombe leads NL pitchers with a 2.33 ERA and is 4th in K's with 68. With the win, Brooklyn retakes 1st place by 1/2 game over 2nd place Milwaukee.

BOXSCORE: 1956 St. Louis Cardinals At 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers         6/21/1956
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Lockman LF        4  0  0  0 .264     J.Gilliam 2B        2  0  1  0 .294  
  A.Dark SS           3  0  0  0 .307     P.Reese SS          3  0  2  0 .260  
  S.Musial 1B         4  1  1  0 .307     D.Snider CF         2  0  0  0 .348  
  K.Boyer 3B          4  0  0  0 .304     R.Nelson 1B         4  0  0  1 .200  
  W.Moon RF           4  0  1  1 .332     G.Hodges LF         3  1  0  0 .261  
  B.Morgan 2B         4  0  0  0 .246     C.Furillo RF        4  1  2  0 .284  
  B.Del Greco CF      2  0  0  0 .288     J.Robinson 3B       4  0  1  0 .296  
B-G.Hatton PH         1  0  0  0 .275     R.Campanella C      4  0  1  2 .223  
  H.Smith C           3  0  2  0 .379     D.Newcombe P        3  1  0  0 .139  
  H.Wehmeier P        2  0  0  0 .233                                          
A-J.Cunningham PH     1  0  0  0 .333                                          
  J.Konstanty P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  4  1                 Totals      29  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wehmeier In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Del Greco In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  4  1
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  1 0    -  3  7  2
 
Cardinals (34-25)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Wehmeier LOSS(6-4)      7       6   3   2   4   2   0   2.87
J.Konstanty               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.79
Totals                    8       7   3   2   4   2   0
 
Dodgers (35-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Newcombe WIN(10-3)      9       4   1   1   0   8   0   2.33
Totals                    9       4   1   1   0   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,989 DATE- Thursday, June 21st 1956 TIME- Night 
T- 2:06
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6  Dodgers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- H.Smith, J.Gilliam, P.Reese
DOUBLES- S.Musial(13th), C.Furillo(12th)
TRIPLES- W.Moon(5th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Smith(2nd), J.Robinson(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Gilliam, P.Reese
WALKS- J.Gilliam, D.Snider-2, G.Hodges
HIT BY PITCH- A.Dark, B.Del Greco, D.Newcombe
STRIKE OUTS- A.Dark-2, S.Musial, W.Moon, B.Morgan, B.Del Greco, G.Hatton,
             H.Wehmeier, D.Snider, R.Campanella
GIDP- J.Cunningham, R.Campanella
WILD PITCHES- H.Wehmeier
RLISP 2-out- R.Nelson-3, D.Snider, W.Moon, W.Lockman-2, G.Hodges-2, D.Newcombe,
             G.Hatton
 
Don Newcombe had a strong outing at Ebbets Field as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat
the St. Louis Cardinals 3 to 1.
 
Brooklyn scored 2 runs in the decisive 4th inning.  The biggest moment was
provided by Roy Campanella who electrified Ebbets Field when he banged out a
single plating two runs.  St. Louis made it exciting in the 9th, but they
were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
The victory went to Newcombe(10-3) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Herm
Wehmeier(6-4) was tagged with the loss.  With this win, Brooklyn has a 35-20
record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  With the loss, the St. Louis ballclub's
record is 34-25.