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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 6, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 6, 1939 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Shoffner |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,317 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lynn King | Center Fielder |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Curt Davis | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
| Milt Shoffner | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 6, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Shoffner
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin bunts towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown bunts towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and throws to third for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Shoffner
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Shoffner
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Davis
Garms is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Davis
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Davis
Hassett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Davis
West hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. West reaches second base with a double. Slaughter throws the ball in to Owen who tags West trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hassett goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Shoffner
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Shoffner
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Shoffner
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Davis
Majeski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Davis
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Davis
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Shoffner
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Shoffner
King hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garms. Martin reaches second base with a double. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Outlaw. Brown reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Shoffner
Medwick bunts towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and has Brown trapped. There's the throw to Warstler and over to Majeski, who tags Brown for the out. Medwick moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Shoffner
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Davis
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Davis
Shoffner hits a popup towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Davis
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Shoffner
Gutteridge bunts towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Shoffner
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Shoffner
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Davis
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Davis
Hassett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Davis
West strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Shoffner
Davis hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Shoffner
King hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin bunts towards first. Hassett fields the ball and throws to Shoffner covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Davis
Majeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Davis
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Davis
Lopez bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Majeski moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Davis
Warstler is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shoffner vs. Davis
Shoffner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Majeski tags and scores. Miller tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Davis
Garms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Warstler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Outlaw vs. Davis
Outlaw hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoffner
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Shoffner
Mize bunts towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Shoffner
Lopez fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lopez. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gutteridge vs. Shoffner
Gutteridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Shoffner
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Shoffner
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Davis
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Davis
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Davis
Majeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Davis
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Shoffner
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Shoffner
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler misplays the ball. That's an error on Warstler. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Shoffner
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Davis
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Davis
Warstler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Davis
Shoffner hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Shoffner
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Shoffner
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Shoffner
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Outlaw. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Shoffner
Owen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Shoffner
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Davis
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Davis
Outlaw bunts towards third. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Davis
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Davis
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Shoffner
Terry Moore pinch hits for Lynn King.
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin bunts towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Shoffner
Medwick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Shoffner
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Davis
Terry Moore now playing center field.
Majeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Davis
Johnny Cooney pinch runs for Hank Majeski.
There goes Cooney. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Cooney steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Davis
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Davis
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cooney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Warstler vs. Davis
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Shoffner
Debs Garms now playing third base. Johnny Cooney now playing right field.
Gutteridge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Shoffner
Slaughter bunts towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Shoffner
Owen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Shoffner
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller. Gutteridge scores. Owen moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Shoffner
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Owen scores. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Davis
Al Simmons pinch hits for Milt Shoffner.
Simmons is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Davis
Garms bunts towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Davis
Outlaw is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Davis
Hassett hits a line drive into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1939 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
King L, cf 4 1 1 0 Garms D, rf-3b 5 0 2 1
Moore T, ph-cf 2 0 1 1 Outlaw J, cf 5 0 1 0
Martin S, 2b 6 1 5 0 Hassett B, 1b 5 1 1 0
Brown J, ss 5 0 1 3 West M, lf 4 0 1 1
Medwick J, lf 3 0 0 0 Majeski H, 3b 4 1 3 0
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cooney J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Miller E, ss 3 1 1 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 1 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0
Owen M, c 3 1 0 0 Warstler R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis C, p 5 1 1 0 Shoffner M, p 2 0 0 1
Simmons A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 11 4 35 3 9 3
St.Louis 002 000 100 2 -- 5
Boston 100 020 000 0 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Davis C (W) 10.0 9 3 3 2 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Shoffner M (L) 10.0 11 5 2 6 2
E -- Lopez A, Warstler R, Miller E 2
DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 13, Boston 6
2B -- West M, Martin S, Brown J, Slaughter E
SB -- Cooney J
SH -- Lopez A, Mize J, Slaughter E
SF -- Shoffner M, Brown J
T -- 2:33
A -- 2317
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