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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1949
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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 June 8, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,941 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Kazak | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1949
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Koslo
Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Diering moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kazak vs. Koslo
Kazak hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diering scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Staley
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kazak. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staley vs. Koslo
Staley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Staley
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Staley
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Koslo
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Staley
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Staley
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Staley
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Koslo
Kazak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Slaughter. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Staley
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields the ball and throws to Staley covering. Safe. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Livingston vs. Staley
Livingston hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staley vs. Koslo
Staley bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Koslo
Diering hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Staley
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Staley
Koslo 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Staley
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Koslo
Kazak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple. Kazak goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Koslo
Staley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Koslo
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Staley
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Don Mueller pinch hits for Mickey Livingston.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Staley
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Walker Cooper now catching.
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Koslo
Kazak hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milne vs. Staley
Pete Milne pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Milne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Staley
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak juggles the ball. That's an error on Kazak. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kazak settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kazak. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Behrman
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Behrman
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Staley
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Staley
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1949 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Diering C, cf 4 1 1 0 Lohrke J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 3 0 0 0
Musial S, rf 4 0 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kazak E, 3b 4 1 2 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, lf 4 0 1 1 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Jones N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 2 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 2 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 2 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 1 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0
Milne P, ph 0 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 31 0 3 0
St.Louis 100 001 000 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 8.0 7 2 2 2 3
Behrman H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Kazak E 3, Slaughter E
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 7
2B -- Rice D
3B -- Slaughter E
T -- 1:53
A -- 13941
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