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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 20, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 20, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Corky Valentine |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,258 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Bob Thurman | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Corky Valentine | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 20, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Valentine
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Valentine
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Valentine
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lawrence
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Lawrence
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lawrence
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Lawrence
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Lawrence
Post is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Valentine
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Valentine
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Valentine
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Valentine
There goes Repulski. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Repulski steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Valentine
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Lawrence
Thurman hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Lawrence
Harmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Lawrence
There goes Harmon. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Lawrence
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Valentine
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Valentine
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Valentine
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lawrence
Valentine is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lawrence
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Lawrence
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lawrence
Bell hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Valentine
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Valentine
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Valentine
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Lawrence
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Lawrence
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Lawrence
Thurman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Lawrence
Harmon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Lawrence
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Lawrence
Valentine hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Valentine
Sarni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Valentine
Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Valentine
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Valentine
There goes Boyer. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Valentine
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frazier vs. Valentine
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence.
Frazier hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Valentine
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Valentine
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Temple 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, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. LaPalme
Burgess 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, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. LaPalme
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. LaPalme
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Freeman
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Freeman
Sarni hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Freeman
There's a wild pitch. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Freeman
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Freeman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. LaPalme
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. LaPalme
Harmon hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. LaPalme
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freeman vs. LaPalme
Freeman hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Freeman
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPalme vs. Freeman
LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Freeman
Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Freeman
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Freeman
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Schoendienst trying to get to third. Post throws the ball in to Harmon, who tags Schoendienst for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. LaPalme
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. LaPalme
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Schultz
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Freeman
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Freeman
Sarni bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Freeman
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Freeman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Schultz
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Schultz
Thurman bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Post moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Schultz
Harmon bunts towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. Post moves to third. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrith vs. Schultz
Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Landrith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Schultz
Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Hobie Landrith. Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Hersh Freeman.
Jablonski is hit by the pitch. Post scores. Thurman moves to third. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Schultz
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thurman scores. Bridges moves to third. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Schultz
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Smith
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Nuxhall
Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop. Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Nuxhall
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. Hemus scores. Schoendienst goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1955 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 3 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 5 1 2 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 2 2 Burgess S, c 4 2 2 5
Moon W, rf 5 0 2 2 Bell G, cf 5 1 1 1
Musial S, 1b 5 1 2 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 5 0 2 0
Sarni B, c 2 1 0 0 Post W, rf 2 2 0 0
Repulski R, lf 3 1 2 3 Thurman B, lf 3 2 1 2
Boyer K, 3b 3 1 0 0 Harmon C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0
Hemus S, ph 0 1 0 0 Landrith H, ph 0 0 0 0
Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Bridges R, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0 Valentine C, p 2 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 1 0 0 0 Freeman H, p 1 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Jablonski R, ph 0 1 0 1
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 9 7 32 10 9 10
St.Louis 000 031 102 -- 7
Cincinnati 100 210 06x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B 4.0 5 3 3 2 2
LaPalme P 2.1 2 1 1 1 1
Schultz B (L) 1.0 2 6 6 2 0
Smith F 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Valentine C 4.2 3 3 3 3 3
Freeman H (W) 3.1 5 2 2 0 0
Nuxhall J (S) 1.0 1 2 2 2 0
E -- Grammas A
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Virdon B
3B -- Moon W
HR -- Burgess S 2, Thurman B, Repulski R, Bell G
SB -- Repulski R, Boyer K
CS -- Harmon C
SH -- Sarni B, Thurman B, Harmon C
SF -- Repulski R
HBP -- by Schultz B (Jablonski R)
WP -- Freeman H
T -- 2:50
A -- 14258
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