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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 9, 1951
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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 May 9, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,669 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Don Richmond | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Bill Howerton | Left Fielder |
| Don Bollweg | First Baseman |
| Dick Cole | Second Baseman |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Jack Maguire | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 9, 1951
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Maglie
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richmond vs. Maglie
Richmond hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Maglie
There goes Richmond. The throw from Noble and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Maglie
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball 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: ---
Stanky vs. Lanier
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lanier
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bollweg. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Lanier
Thomson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cole catches it and throws to first to double up Dark. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noble vs. Lanier
Noble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Lanier
Irvin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Maglie
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Maglie
Howerton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bollweg vs. Maglie
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lanier
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Lanier
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lanier
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier juggles the ball. That's an error on Lanier. Maguire moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maglie vs. Lanier
Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maguire scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Lanier
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Maglie moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Dark reaches second base with a double. Maglie scores. Stanky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Wilks
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noble vs. Wilks
Noble hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wilks
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wilks
The ball gets by Garagiola for a passed ball. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Wilks
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Wilks
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Maglie
Cole hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Maglie
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
Bilko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Noble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Maglie
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dusak
Erv Dusak now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Dusak
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Dusak
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Dusak
There goes Stanky. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Stanky steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Dusak
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Thompson scores. Stanky scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Dusak
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Noble vs. Dusak
Noble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Dusak
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Noble moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Dusak
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Noble scores. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maguire vs. Dusak
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Dusak
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richmond vs. Maglie
Richmond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richmond for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Maglie
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Maglie
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Maguire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Dusak
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dusak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dusak
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dusak
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Dusak
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Garagiola reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howerton vs. Maglie
Howerton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bollweg vs. Maglie
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garagiola scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Maglie
Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Maglie
Dusak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Dusak
Tommy Glaviano now playing right field. Chuck Diering now playing center field. Bill Sarni now catching.
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Dusak
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dusak
There goes Irvin. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Irvin steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Dusak
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Dusak
Maguire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Dusak
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Dusak
Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Dusak
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Maguire moves to third. Maglie moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Dusak
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Maglie
Artie Wilson now playing shortstop. Bill Rigney now playing second base. Jack Lohrke now playing third base.
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richmond vs. Maglie
Richmond hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Maglie
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson misplays the ball. That's an error on Wilson. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Maglie
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Maglie
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching.
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Brazle
Noble hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Brazle
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Brazle
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Maglie
Howerton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Maglie
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Maglie
Cole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brazle vs. Maglie
Brazle hits a fly ball into right field. Maguire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Brazle
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Glaviano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Brazle
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Brazle
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Maglie
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richmond vs. Maglie
Richmond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glaviano vs. Maglie
Glaviano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Maglie
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brazle
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brazle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Brazle
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brazle
Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Brazle
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Maglie
Sarni hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Noble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Maglie
Howerton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Howerton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bollweg vs. Maglie
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howerton scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Maglie
Cole hits a popup towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1951 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 3 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 3 2 1
Richmond D, 3b 4 1 2 1 Wilson A, ss 1 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 2 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 2 4 4
Glaviano T, rf 2 0 0 0 Rigney B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Musial S, cf 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 5 2 1 1
Diering C, cf 2 0 0 0 Noble R, c 6 3 4 5
Garagiola J, c 2 1 1 0 Irvin M, 1b 4 2 2 1
Sarni B, c 2 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 5 1 4 3
Howerton B, lf 3 1 1 0 Maguire J, rf 5 1 1 0
Bollweg D, 1b 4 0 0 2 Thompson H, 3b 4 2 1 0
Cole D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lohrke J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 5 1 2 2
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
Bilko S, ph 1 0 0 0
Dusak E, p 1 0 0 0
Brazle A, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 44 17 21 17
St.Louis 000 011 001 -- 3
New York 175 021 01x -- 17
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L) 1.1 5 5 3 1 0
Wilks T 0.2 4 3 2 0 0
Dusak E 3.0 10 7 7 4 3
Brazle A 3.0 2 2 2 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 5 3 3 3 5
E -- Bollweg D, Lanier M, Wilson A
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 8
2B -- Dark A
3B -- Dark A, Garagiola J, Howerton B
HR -- Noble R 2, Richmond D, Thomson B
SB -- Stanky E, Irvin M
CS -- Richmond D
PB -- Garagiola J
T -- 2:35
A -- 7669
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