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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 3, 1940
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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 3, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 3, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,431 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Joe Orengo | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 3, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hubbell
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hubbell
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hubbell
Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hubbell
Mize is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koy vs. Hubbell
Koy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Hubbell
Gutteridge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Hubbell
There goes Gutteridge. The throw from Danning and he is out, Whitehead applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Warneke
Seeds bunts towards third. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Warneke
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Warneke
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Warneke
Danning hits a line drive into right field. Martin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martin. Seeds scores. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Warneke
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. Warneke
Demaree is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuccinello vs. Warneke
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Hubbell
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello juggles the ball. That's an error on Cuccinello. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hubbell
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warneke vs. Hubbell
Warneke bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Orengo moves to third. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Hubbell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it and throws to third for the out. Orengo scores. Warneke moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Hubbell
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Hubbell
Martin takes first base on ball four. Warneke moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Hubbell
Mize strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Warneke
Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Warneke
Hubbell bunts towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Warneke
Seeds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Warneke
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Hubbell
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Hubbell
Gutteridge bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Hubbell
Orengo bunts towards third. Cuccinello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Hubbell
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warneke vs. Hubbell
Warneke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge scores. Orengo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Hubbell
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orengo scores. Warneke moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Dean
Paul Dean now pitching.
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Warneke
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Warneke
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Warneke
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Warneke
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Dean
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek misplays the ball. That's an error on Witek. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Dean
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koy vs. Dean
Koy hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Demaree. Koy reaches second base with a double. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Dean
Stu Martin pinch hits for Don Gutteridge.
Martin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orengo vs. Dean
Orengo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Dean
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Warneke
Stu Martin now playing third base.
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Warneke
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Warneke
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Dean
Warneke hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dean
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Dean
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Warneke
Seeds hits a line drive into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Warneke
Whitehead hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Warneke
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Dean
Martin bunts towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Dean
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Dean
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Dean
Martin hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Demaree, who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orengo vs. Dean
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Dean
Owen hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Warneke
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Warneke
Young hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Warneke
Demaree hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Dean
Ken O'Dea now catching.
Warneke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Dean
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Dean
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Dean
There go the runners. The throw from O'Dea to Whitehead covering second. The throw back to home, and Brown is out at the plate. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Dean
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Warneke
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Warneke
Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Warneke
Johnny Rucker pinch hits for Paul Dean.
Rucker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Joiner
Roy Joiner now pitching.
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Joiner
Koy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Joiner
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Joiner
Orengo takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Joiner
Owen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Warneke
Seeds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Warneke
Whitehead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Warneke
Ott hits a popup towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Warneke
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Seeds scores. Whitehead moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Warneke
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Warneke
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. O'Dea moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Warneke
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuccinello for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Joiner
Warneke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Joiner
Brown hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead catches it and throws to first to double up Warneke. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Joiner
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Warneke
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Warneke
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Roy Joiner.
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin throws the ball in to Brown who tags McCarthy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Warneke
Seeds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1940 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown J, ss 6 0 1 2 Seeds B, lf 4 2 2 0
Moore T, cf 6 0 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Martin P, rf 4 2 2 1 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Mize J, 1b 4 2 1 2 Danning H, c 3 0 1 1
Koy E, lf 5 1 3 2 O'Dea K, c 1 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, 3b 2 1 2 0 Young B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Martin S, ph-3b 2 0 1 0 Demaree F, cf 3 0 1 1
Orengo J, 2b 4 2 1 0 Cuccinello T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Owen M, c 5 0 1 0 Witek M, ss 4 0 0 0
Warneke L, p 5 0 4 1 Hubbell C, p 1 0 0 0
Dean P, p 1 0 0 0
Rucker J, ph 1 0 0 0
Joiner R, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 8 17 8 35 3 9 2
St.Louis 312 002 000 -- 8
New York 100 000 020 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke L (W) 9.0 9 3 2 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 2.2 9 6 5 1 1
Dean P 4.1 6 2 2 1 1
Joiner R 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Martin P, Cuccinello T, Witek M, Brown J
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 12, New York 7
2B -- Koy E
3B -- Martin S
HR -- Martin P, Koy E, Mize J
CS -- Gutteridge D, Brown J
HBP -- by Hubbell C (Mize J)
T -- 2:10
A -- 7431
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