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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 19, 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 August 19, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,892 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Tom Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Harmon | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 19, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Nuxhall
There goes Boyer. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Nuxhall fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nuxhall. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Bill Virdon pinch hits for Pete Whisenant.
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Bill Virdon now playing center field.
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Poholsky
There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Poholsky
The ball gets by Sarni for a passed ball. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Poholsky
Harmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Poholsky
There goes Harmon. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Harmon steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Poholsky
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Klippstein
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Klippstein
Poholsky hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Poholsky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Moon reaches second base with a double. Poholsky scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Klippstein
Repulski hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Poholsky
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Klippstein
Grammas hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Klippstein
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Larry Jackson.
Frazier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. LaPalme
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. LaPalme
LaPalme spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on LaPalme. Harmon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. LaPalme
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harmon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. LaPalme
Klippstein bunts towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klippstein for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. LaPalme
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, 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, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. LaPalme
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Klippstein
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. LaPalme
Bell hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. LaPalme
Harmon hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. LaPalme
Bridges hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Sarni settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sarni. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. LaPalme
Bridges hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Klippstein
Grammas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPalme vs. Klippstein
LaPalme 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 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. LaPalme
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. LaPalme
Klippstein hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. LaPalme
Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Klippstein
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, 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, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with LaPalme covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. LaPalme
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. LaPalme
Bell 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, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Klippstein
Harry Walker pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Klippstein
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Hemus 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, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Schmidt
Bob Stephenson now playing shortstop. Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Harmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Schmidt
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Schmidt
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Schmidt
Klippstein hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Klippstein
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon 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 8/19/1955 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Boyer K, 3b 4 2 2 0 Temple J, 2b 4 2 2 0
Moon W, 1b 5 1 2 2 Burgess S, c 4 1 1 1
Musial S, rf 3 1 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 1
Repulski R, lf 4 0 0 1 Post W, rf 3 2 2 2
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 2 2 Bell G, cf 4 1 1 2
Whisenant P, cf 0 0 0 0 Harmon C, lf 2 1 0 0
Virdon B, ph-cf 3 0 0 0 Bridges R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 1
Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
Walker H, ph 1 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 3 0 0 0
Stephenson B, ss 0 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 1 1 1 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 1 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 32 7 8 7
St.Louis 310 000 100 -- 5
Cincinnati 321 000 10x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L) 1.2 5 5 5 2 0
Jackson L 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
LaPalme P 5.0 2 2 1 0 0
Schmidt W 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J 0.1 4 3 2 0 0
Klippstein J (W) 8.2 4 2 2 5 2
E -- Nuxhall J, Boyer K, LaPalme P, Sarni B
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Poholsky T, Moon W, Temple J
HR -- Bell G, Post W
SB -- Boyer K, Harmon C
SH -- Klippstein J
SF -- Repulski R
WP -- Klippstein J, Poholsky T
PB -- Sarni B
T -- 2:34
A -- 11892
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