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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 4, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 32,374 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Left Fielder |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1951
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. McLish
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McLish
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McLish
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Poholsky
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Poholsky
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Poholsky
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Poholsky
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. McLish
Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. McLish
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. McLish
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. McLish
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. McLish
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Poholsky
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Poholsky
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. McLish
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. McLish
Hemus bunts for an out with unknown description. Poholsky moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. McLish
Schoendienst is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. McLish
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. McLish
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Poholsky
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Poholsky
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Poholsky
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. McLish
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. McLish
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McLish
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McLish
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. McLish
Poholsky hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Poholsky
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Poholsky
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Poholsky
Hermanski hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. McLish
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McLish
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McLish
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. McLish
Westlake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. McLish
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Poholsky
Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst misplays the ball. That's an error on Schoendienst. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Poholsky
Smalley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Smalley reaches third base with a triple. Burgess goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miksis vs. Poholsky
Miksis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Miksis reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Poholsky
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffcoat vs. Poholsky
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miksis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Poholsky
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hatten
Joe Hatten now pitching.
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hatten
Johnson bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Hatten
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staley vs. Hatten
Staley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Staley
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Staley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Staley
Burgess strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hatten
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Hatten
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Hatten
Musial hits a ball on the ground into right field. Hermanski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hermanski. Hemus scores. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westlake vs. Hatten
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Hatten
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Hatten
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Staley
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Staley
Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Staley
Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Joe Hatten.
Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jeffcoat vs. Staley
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Staley
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. Edwards scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Staley
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching.
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kelly
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Kelly
Staley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Kelly
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Staley
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Staley
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Staley
Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kelly
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Kelly
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Kelly
Westlake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Kelly
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Schultz
Bob Schultz now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Schultz
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Schultz
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Staley
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Wally Westlake now playing left field. Peanuts Lowrey now playing right field.
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Staley
Jack Cusick pinch runs for Roy Smalley.
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Staley
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Bob Schultz.
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1951 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 3 1 0 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 2 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 2 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 1 2
Musial S, 1b 4 2 2 1 Baumholtz F, lf 4 0 1 0
Westlake W, cf-lf 5 2 2 3 Hermanski G, rf 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 1 2 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lowrey P, rf 0 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 4 1 0 0
Rice H, lf 4 1 2 3 Smalley R, ss 3 2 2 1
Diering C, cf 0 0 0 0 Cusick J, pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 4 1 2 3 Miksis E, 2b 4 1 1 1
Rice D, c 5 0 0 0 McLish C, p 1 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 2 0 1 0 Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 2 0 0 0 Hatten J, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards B, ph 1 1 1 0
Kelly B, p 0 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 10 12 10 34 5 8 5
St.Louis 010 220 212 -- 10
Chicago 000 030 200 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T 4.2 5 3 1 1 3
Staley G (W) 4.1 3 2 2 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (L) 5.0 7 5 5 1 2
Hatten J 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Kelly B 1.1 2 3 3 2 0
Schultz B 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Schoendienst R, Hermanski G
DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Miksis E, Edwards B, Cavarretta P
3B -- Smalley R
HR -- Rice H, Westlake W, Johnson B
SH -- Hemus S, Johnson B
HBP -- by McLish C (Schoendienst R)
T -- 2:27
A -- 32374
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