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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 15, 1929 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Haid |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Walker |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Klem |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Andy High | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Hal Haid | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fullis | Left Fielder |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Bill Walker | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1929
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Walker
Douthit hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Walker
High takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. High moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Walker
Bottomley hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Walker
Hafey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cohen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Haid
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Haid
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Haid
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lindstrom for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Walker
Holm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Walker
Gelbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Walker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Holm scores. Gelbert moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haid vs. Mays
Carl Mays now pitching.
Haid takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Douthit vs. Mays
Douthit hits a fly ball into left field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gelbert tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Mays
High hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cohen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Haid
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Haid
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Haid
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Haid
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cohen vs. Haid
Cohen hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Mays
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Mays
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Mays
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Mays
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gelbert vs. Mays
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haid
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fullis vs. Haid
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Haid
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fullis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Haid
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mays
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haid vs. Mays
Haid bunts in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. Mays
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and has Wilson trapped. There's the throw to Cohen who throws back to Lindstrom who tags Wilson for the out. Douthit moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
High vs. Mays
High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Douthit moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Mays
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Douthit scores. High moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Mays
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mays covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Haid
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Haid
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haid
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Mays
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Mays
Holm hits a fly ball into left field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Mays
Gelbert hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Haid
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Haid
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Frisch. O'Farrell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Haid
Pat Crawford pinch hits for Carl Mays.
Crawford takes first base on ball four. O'Farrell moves to third. Cohen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fullis vs. Haid
Fullis hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Farrell tags and scores. Cohen tags and moves to third. Crawford tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roush vs. Haid
Roush hits a line drive beyond short. Gelbert can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cohen scores. Crawford scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Haid
Lindstrom hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Haid
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Scott
Jack Scott now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haid vs. Scott
Haid hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cohen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Scott
Douthit hits a fly ball into left field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Haid
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Haid
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Haid
O'Farrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Scott
High hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats High for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Scott
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Scott
There goes Frisch. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Scott
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Scott
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Haid
Cohen hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Haid
Freddy Leach pinch hits for Jack Scott.
Leach hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fullis vs. Haid
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haid fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Johnson
Syl Johnson now pitching.
Roush hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Johnson
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field. Holm picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Holm. Leach scores. Fullis goes all the way around to score. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Johnson
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindstrom scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Johnson
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Judd
Freddy Leach now playing left field. Chick Fullis now playing center field. Ralph Judd now pitching.
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Judd
Gelbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Judd
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holm scores. Gelbert moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orsatti vs. Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons now pitching. Ernie Orsatti pinch hits for Syl Johnson.
Orsatti hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cohen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Gelbert scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Fitzsimmons
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Sherdel
Bill Sherdel now pitching.
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Sherdel
Cohen bunts towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisch covering, for the out. O'Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Sherdel
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fullis vs. Sherdel
Fullis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Fullis reaches second base with a double. O'Farrell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitzsimmons vs. Sherdel
Fitzsimmons strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Fitzsimmons
High hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Fitzsimmons
Frisch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fullis who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Fitzsimmons
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frisch tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Fitzsimmons
Hafey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Fitzsimmons
Holm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Holm reaches second base with a double. There goes Hafey trying to get to home. Ott throws the ball in to Cohen who relays the ball to O'Farrell, who tags Hafey, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1929 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 4 1 0 1 Fullis C, lf-cf 4 1 2 2
High A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Roush E, cf 4 0 1 2
Frisch F, 2b 4 2 3 1 Judd R, p 0 0 0 0
Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 1 2 Fitzsimmons F, p 1 0 0 0
Hafey C, lf 5 0 2 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 1 1 1
Holm W, rf 4 2 2 0 Terry B, 1b 4 1 1 1
Gelbert C, ss 4 2 2 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 3 2
Wilson J, c 4 0 2 2 Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0
Haid H, p 1 0 0 0 O'Farrell B, c 3 2 2 0
Johnson S, p 0 0 0 0 Cohen A, 2b 3 1 0 0
Orsatti E, ph 1 0 0 1 Walker B, p 0 0 0 0
Sherdel B, p 0 0 0 0 Mays C, p 1 0 1 0
Crawford P, ph 0 1 0 0
Scott J, p 0 0 0 0
Leach F, ph-lf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 13 7 34 9 12 8
St.Louis 020 100 121 -- 7
New York 000 030 51x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haid H (L) 6.1 7 5 4 2 0
Johnson S 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Sherdel B 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Walker B 1.1 2 2 2 2 0
Mays C 3.2 5 1 1 1 0
Scott J (W) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Judd R* 0.0 2 2 1 0 0
Fitzsimmons F (S) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Frisch F, Holm W, Jackson T
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 5
2B -- Fullis C, Holm W
3B -- Frisch F
HR -- Ott M
SB -- Gelbert C, Frisch F
SH -- Haid H, Cohen A
SF -- Douthit T, Fullis C, Bottomley J
T -- 2:10
A -- 4000
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