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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 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 August 26, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,785 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Lafata | First Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1949
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Jansen
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hemus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Buddy Kerr now playing shortstop. Bill Rigney now playing third base.
Slaughter 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: ---
Northey vs. Jansen
Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Jansen
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Staley
Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Staley
There goes Lafata. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Staley
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Staley
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Jansen
Ray Mueller now catching.
Staley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Jansen
Marion hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Staley
Jansen hits a line drive into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Staley
There goes Thompson. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Staley
There goes Thompson. The slide. Garagiola applies the tag. Thompson is out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Jansen
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Jansen
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata fields the ball and throws to Jansen covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Staley
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lafata vs. Staley
Lafata hits a popup towards third. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Jansen
Staley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Jansen
Marion is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Staley
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Staley
Jansen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey who is chasing the ball. Jansen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Jansen
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Staley
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Staley
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a line drive 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Jansen
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Hemus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Staley
Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Staley
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Northey who is chasing the ball. Rigney reaches third base with a triple. Lafata goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Rigney scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching.
Jansen bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mueller moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Brazle
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Brazle
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Brazle
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jansen
Nippy Jones pinch hits for Al Brazle.
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Jansen
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney juggles the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wilks
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Wilks
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Jansen
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Jansen
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1949 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, 2b 4 0 1 1
Marion M, ss 4 1 1 2 Lockman W, lf 3 0 1 0
Musial S, cf 4 0 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 1 0 1 0
Slaughter E, lf 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0
Northey R, rf 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 1 0
Nelson R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 1
Garagiola J, c 3 0 1 0 Lafata J, 1b 4 1 2 0
Hemus S, 2b 3 0 1 0 Rigney B, ss-3b 3 1 2 1
Staley G, p 1 1 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0
Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 2 1 0 0
Jones N, ph 1 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 2 0 1 0
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 30 4 10 3
St.Louis 002 000 000 -- 2
New York 010 000 30x -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (L)* 6.0 10 4 3 1 1
Brazle A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilks T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 7
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Marion M, Slaughter E, Rigney B
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 5
3B -- Jansen L, Rigney B
HR -- Thomson B, Marion M
SB -- Thompson H
CS -- Lafata J, Thompson H
SH -- Kerr B, Jansen L
T -- 2:12
A -- 10785
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