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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 20, 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 20, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 12,054 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Vinnie Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Tommy Davis | Center Fielder |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
Norm Sherry | Catcher |
Stan Williams | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 20, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Williams
Javier 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: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Williams
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sherry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Williams
White strikes out. There goes Cunningham. The throw from Sherry to Wills, and Cunningham is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Simmons
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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam 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: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Simmons
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Williams
Boyer 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: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Williams
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Williams
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Simmons
Moon hits a line drive 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: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Simmons
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and has Moon trapped. There's the throw to Javier and over to Boyer, who tags Moon for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Simmons
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Sherry vs. Simmons
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Williams
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Williams
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Williams
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Williams
Williams has Flood trapped off third. He fires to home, and Flood is out at the plate. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Williams
Javier hits a ball on the ground to right center field. The ball gets by Davis. Howard fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howard. Simmons scores. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Cunningham vs. Williams
Doug Camilli now catching.
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Williams
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Simmons
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Simmons
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Simmons
Moon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Williams
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Williams
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Williams
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Williams
Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Flood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Williams
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Williams
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Simmons
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Simmons
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Simmons
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Simmons
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Williams
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Williams
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Williams
The ball gets by Camilli for a passed ball. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Williams
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 third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Williams
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Williams
Musial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Simmons
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Simmons
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Davis trying to get to home. Flood throws the ball in to Smith who tags Davis who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Simmons
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Simmons
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Williams
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Williams
Flood is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Golden
Jim Golden now pitching.
Smith bunts in front of the plate. Camilli fields it and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Golden
Simmons strikes out. Camilli drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Simmons out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Golden
Javier hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Javier reaches second base with a double. Flood scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Golden
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Golden
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Simmons
Joe Cunningham now playing first base. Don Landrum now playing right field.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Simmons
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Simmons
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Jim Golden.
Warwick strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Palmquist
Ed Palmquist now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Palmquist
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Palmquist
Don Taussig pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Palmquist
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Taussig moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Palmquist
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Simmons
Don Taussig now playing left field.
Wills bunts towards first. Cunningham fields the ball and throws to Simmons covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Simmons
Davis takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Simmons
Moon takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Palmquist
Miller hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Palmquist
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Palmquist
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Landrum vs. Palmquist
Landrum hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Palmquist
Boyer is hit by the pitch. Javier moves to third. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Taussig vs. Palmquist
Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Palmquist
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Palmquist
There goes Boyer. The throw from Camilli and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Miller
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Miller
Camilli strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Palmquist
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Palmquist
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Palmquist
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmquist fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Palmquist
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Alex Grammas now playing third base. Willie Davis pinch hits for Ed Palmquist.
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills 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, 11 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam 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 4/20/1961 -- St.Louis at Los Angeles (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Javier J, 2b 6 3 4 3 Wills M, ss 5 0 1 0 Cunningham J, rf-1b 4 2 3 2 Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Davis T, cf 3 0 1 0 Landrum D, rf 1 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 3 0 2 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 2 Howard F, rf 4 0 1 0 Grammas A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0 Musial S, lf 3 0 0 0 Smith C, 3b 4 1 1 2 Taussig D, pr-lf 0 0 0 1 Sherry N, c 1 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 4 2 3 3 Camilli D, c 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 2 0 Williams S, p 2 0 2 0 Smith H, c 3 0 1 0 Golden J, p 0 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 3 1 1 0 Warwick C, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 2 1 1 0 Palmquist E, p 0 0 0 0 Davis W, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 11 17 11 35 2 9 2 St.Louis 002 123 030 -- 11 Los Angeles 000 200 000 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Simmons C (W) 6.1 9 2 2 3 5 Miller B (S) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Williams S (L)* 5.0 11 7 6 1 6 Golden J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Palmquist E 3.0 4 3 3 3 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Howard F, Boyer K DP -- St.Louis 1, Los Angeles 2 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Los Angeles 9 2B -- Moon W, Flood C, Davis T, Javier J 3B -- Miller B HR -- Spencer D 2, Smith C, Boyer K SH -- Smith H SF -- Taussig D HBP -- by Williams S (Flood C), by Palmquist E (Boyer K) PB -- Camilli D T -- 3:11 A -- 12054
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