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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 17, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,215 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Don Taussig | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 17, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Podres
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Podres
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Podres
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Podres
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Gibson
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Podres
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields the ball and throws to Podres covering. Safe. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Podres
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Podres
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Podres
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Podres
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gibson
Moon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Gibson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Gibson
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Podres
Cunningham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Podres
White hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Podres
Musial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Gibson
Podres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills takes first base on ball four. Podres moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. Podres moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Podres scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Gibson
Snider hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gibson
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Gibson
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Podres
Taussig hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podres
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Podres
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Gibson
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Gibson
Podres bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Podres
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard throws the ball in to Wills who tags Javier trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Podres
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Podres
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gibson
Snider is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Gibson
There goes Snider. The throw from Smith and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Podres
Jim Gilliam now playing second base.
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Podres, and towards Gilliam, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Podres
Taussig hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gibson
Moon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Gibson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Gibson
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Podres vs. Gibson
Podres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podres
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Podres
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Podres
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wills scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Gibson
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Duke Snider.
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching. Willie Davis pinch runs for Ron Fairly.
There goes Davis. The throw from Smith and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Podres
Willie Davis now playing center field.
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Podres
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. White reaches second base with a double. Cunningham scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Sherry
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Sherry
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Taussig vs. Sherry
Curt Flood pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Taussig strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Sherry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Sherry
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Miller
Curt Flood now playing center field. Don Taussig now playing left field.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Miller
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Sherry
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Sherry
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sherry
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Sherry
Boyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Sherry
Flood takes first base on ball four. Cunningham moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Sherry
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Sherry
Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Miller
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Larry Sherry.
Warwick hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taussig. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Miller
Larker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Miller
Davis takes first base on ball four. Larker moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Moon vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig 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 4/17/1961 -- St.Louis at Los Angeles (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Javier J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Wills M, ss 4 3 2 0
Cunningham J, rf 5 3 4 1 Larker N, 1b 5 0 3 1
White B, 1b 5 1 2 1 Davis T, 3b 5 0 1 1
Boyer K, 3b 2 2 0 0 Snider D, cf 2 1 1 2
Musial S, lf 4 0 1 1 Fairly R, ph 0 0 0 0
Flood C, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Davis W, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 4 1 2 5 Moon W, lf 4 0 2 0
Taussig D, cf-lf 5 1 2 1 Howard F, rf 4 0 0 0
Smith H, c 4 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 2 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Miller B, p 1 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 1 0
McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0 Podres J, p 1 1 0 0
Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0
Warwick C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 12 9 33 5 10 4
St.Louis 001 100 034 -- 9
Los Angeles 003 000 101 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B 6.2 7 4 4 5 4
Miller B (W) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
McDermott M (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J* 7.0 8 4 4 2 6
Sherry L (L) 2.0 4 5 5 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Moon W 2, Cunningham J, White B, Wills M
HR -- Cunningham J, Snider D, Taussig D, Spencer D
SB -- Taussig D, Spencer D
CS -- Snider D, Davis W
SH -- Podres J
HBP -- by Gibson B (Snider D)
T -- 2:54
A -- 12215
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