1956 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 76-78
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 1,028,902, Avg. 15,829
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Fred Hutchinson (76-78)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1956 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1956 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1956 season with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Cardinals plated 678 runs and conceded 698 runs. Stan Musial paced St. Louis with 27 home runs, while Wally Moon and Ken Boyer walloped 20 or more also. Stan Musial drove in 109 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .310 clip. Vinegar Bend Mizell led the team with 14 wins, and Murry Dickson recorded a 3.07 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Fred Hutchinson coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 677
Regular Season Runs Against: 697

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 17, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 19, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Cincinnati Redlegs 10 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 20, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 0-1 1-1 1-2
April 21, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 1-1 1-1 2-2
April 22, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 1-2 1-1 2-3
April 22, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 2-2 1-1 3-3
April 24, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 3-2 1-1 4-3
April 25, 1956 Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 4-2 1-1 5-3
April 30, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Milwaukee Braves 0 W 4-2 2-1 6-3
May 1, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 4-3 2-1 6-4
May 2, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 5-3 2-1 7-4
May 3, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 5-4 2-1 7-5
May 4, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 6-4 2-1 8-5
May 5, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 7-4 2-1 9-5
May 6, 1956 New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 8-4 2-1 10-5
May 6, 1956 New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 8-5 2-1 10-6
May 7, 1956 New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 9-5 2-1 11-6
May 8, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 10-5 2-1 12-6
May 9, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 11-5 2-1 13-6
May 12, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Chicago Cubs 14 L 11-5 2-2 13-7
May 13, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Chicago Cubs 7 W 11-5 3-2 14-7
May 13, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 11-5 4-2 15-7
May 15, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 11-5 4-3 15-8
May 16, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 11-5 4-4 15-9
May 17, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 11-5 5-4 16-9
May 18, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 11-5 5-5 16-10
May 19, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 11-5 6-5 17-10
May 20, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 5 L 11-5 6-6 17-11
May 20, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 2 L 11-5 6-7 17-12
May 21, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 1 W 11-5 7-7 18-12
May 22, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 11-5 8-7 19-12
May 23, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 11-5 8-8 19-13
May 25, 1956 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 12-5 8-8 20-13
May 27, 1956 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 W 13-5 8-8 21-13
May 27, 1956 Chicago Cubs 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 14-5 8-8 22-13
May 28, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 14-6 8-8 22-14
May 30, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 14-7 8-8 22-15
May 30, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 14-8 8-8 22-16
May 31, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 15-8 8-8 23-16
June 1, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 15-9 8-8 23-17
June 2, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 15-10 8-8 23-18
June 3, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 15-11 8-8 23-19
June 3, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 16-11 8-8 24-19
June 4, 1956 New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 17-11 8-8 25-19
June 5, 1956 New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 18-11 8-8 26-19
June 6, 1956 New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 19-11 8-8 27-19
June 8, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 19-12 8-8 27-20
June 9, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 20-12 8-8 28-20
June 10, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 20-13 8-8 28-21
June 10, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 21-13 8-8 29-21
June 11, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 21-14 8-8 29-22
June 12, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 21-15 8-8 29-23
June 15, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 L 21-15 8-9 29-24
June 16, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 21-15 8-10 29-25
June 17, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 21-15 9-10 30-25
June 17, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 21-15 10-10 31-25
June 19, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 W 21-15 11-10 32-25
June 20, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 21-15 11-11 32-26
June 21, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 L 21-15 11-12 32-27
June 22, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 21-15 11-13 32-28
June 23, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 21-15 11-14 32-29
June 24, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 21-15 11-15 32-30
June 24, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 21-15 12-15 33-30
June 26, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 3 L 21-15 12-16 33-31
June 27, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Giants 0 W 21-15 13-16 34-31
June 29, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 22-15 13-16 35-31
June 30, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 23-15 13-16 36-31
July 1, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 23-16 13-16 36-32
July 1, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 19 at St. Louis Cardinals 15 L 23-17 13-16 36-33
July 2, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 23-17 13-17 36-34
July 3, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 23-17 13-18 36-35
July 4, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Milwaukee Braves 6 L 23-17 13-19 36-36
July 4, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Milwaukee Braves 4 W 23-17 14-19 37-36
July 6, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6 L 23-17 14-20 37-37
July 7, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 L 23-17 14-21 37-38
July 8, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 L 23-17 14-22 37-39
July 12, 1956 New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 24-17 14-22 38-39
July 13, 1956 New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 25-17 14-22 39-39
July 14, 1956 New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 26-17 14-22 40-39
July 15, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 26-18 14-22 40-40
July 15, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 27-18 14-22 41-40
July 16, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 27-19 14-22 41-41
July 17, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 27-20 14-22 41-42
July 20, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 27-21 14-22 41-43
July 21, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 13 W 28-21 14-22 42-43
July 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 28-22 14-22 42-44
July 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 28-23 14-22 42-45
July 24, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 28-23 14-23 42-46
July 25, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 28-23 15-23 43-46
July 26, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 W 28-23 16-23 44-46
July 27, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 6 L 28-23 16-24 44-47
July 28, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 2 W 28-23 17-24 45-47
July 29, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 2 W 28-23 18-24 46-47
July 31, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 28-23 19-24 47-47
August 1, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 28-23 20-24 48-47
August 2, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 28-23 21-24 49-47
August 3, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 W 28-23 22-24 50-47
August 4, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 L 28-23 22-25 50-48
August 5, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 28-23 22-26 50-49
August 5, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 28-23 22-27 50-50
August 6, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 7 L 28-23 22-28 50-51
August 7, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 4 W 28-23 23-28 51-51
August 8, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Milwaukee Braves 10 L 28-23 23-29 51-52
August 8, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Milwaukee Braves 2 W 28-23 24-29 52-52
August 9, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Milwaukee Braves 1 W 28-23 25-29 53-52
August 9, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Milwaukee Braves 4 L 28-23 25-30 53-53
August 10, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 28-23 26-30 54-53
August 11, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 28-23 27-30 55-53
August 12, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 28-23 27-31 55-54
August 14, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 29-23 27-31 56-54
August 15, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 29-24 27-31 56-55
August 16, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 29-25 27-31 56-56
August 17, 1956 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 30-25 27-31 57-56
August 18, 1956 Chicago Cubs 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 30-26 27-31 57-57
August 19, 1956 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 30-27 27-31 57-58
August 19, 1956 Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 31-27 27-31 58-58
August 21, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 31-28 27-31 58-59
August 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 31-29 27-31 58-60
August 23, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 32-29 27-31 59-60
August 23, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 33-29 27-31 60-60
August 24, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 34-29 27-31 61-60
August 25, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 35-29 27-31 62-60
August 26, 1956 New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 35-30 27-31 62-61
August 26, 1956 New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 36-30 27-31 63-61
August 28, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 36-31 27-31 63-62
August 29, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 36-32 27-31 63-63
August 31, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Milwaukee Braves 6 L 36-32 27-32 63-64
August 31, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Milwaukee Braves 5 L 36-32 27-33 63-65
September 1, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Milwaukee Braves 3 L 36-32 27-34 63-66
September 2, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Milwaukee Braves 6 L 36-32 27-35 63-67
September 3, 1956 Chicago Cubs 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 36-33 27-35 63-68
September 3, 1956 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 37-33 27-35 64-68
September 5, 1956 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 38-33 27-35 65-68
September 7, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 39-33 27-35 66-68
September 8, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 40-33 27-35 67-68
September 9, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 41-33 27-35 68-68
September 11, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 41-33 28-35 69-68
September 13, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 0 W 41-33 29-35 70-68
September 14, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 3 L 41-33 29-36 70-69
September 15, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Giants 4 W 41-33 30-36 71-69
September 16, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 41-33 31-36 72-69
September 16, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 L 41-33 31-37 72-70
September 18, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 41-33 32-37 73-70
September 19, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 17 L 41-33 32-38 73-71
September 21, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Redlegs 9 L 41-33 32-39 73-72
September 22, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6 L 41-33 32-40 73-73
September 23, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 L 41-33 32-41 73-74
September 23, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 L 41-33 32-42 73-75
September 25, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 41-33 32-43 73-76
September 25, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 41-33 33-43 74-76
September 26, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 41-33 33-44 74-77
September 28, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 42-33 33-44 75-77
September 29, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 43-33 33-44 76-77
September 30, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 43-34 33-44 76-78


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