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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 1953
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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 27, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1953 |
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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 27, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Chambers |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 3,469 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Bill Jackowski |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
Sal Yvars | Catcher |
Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
Cliff Chambers | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Bobby Hofman | Third Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 1953
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Chambers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Chambers
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Koslo
Yvars hits a line drive into left field. Mueller 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. Chambers
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller hits a popup into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Chambers
Rhodes 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 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Koslo
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Koslo
Chambers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Chambers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Koslo
There's a wild pitch. Chambers moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chambers scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Hemus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Chambers
There goes Westrum. The throw from Yvars and he is safe. Westrum steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbert vs. Chambers
Gilbert hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koslo vs. Chambers
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chambers fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Chambers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chambers 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: ---
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yvars vs. Koslo
Yvars takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Dick Schofield.
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Yvars moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chambers vs. Koslo
Chambers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Peanuts Lowrey now playing second base. Solly Hemus now playing shortstop.
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofman vs. Chambers
Hofman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey 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. Chambers
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Chambers
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Dark scores. Thomson moves to third. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gilbert vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. Thomson scores. Rhodes moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koslo vs. Erautt
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koslo for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Koslo
Daryl Spencer now playing second base.
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Erautt
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erautt
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Erautt
Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman juggles the ball. That's an error on Hofman. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yvars vs. Koslo
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erautt
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erautt
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhodes vs. Erautt
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields the ball and throws to Erautt covering. Safe. Thomson scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Erautt
Westrum hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbert vs. Erautt
Gilbert is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Erautt
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Lowrey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castiglione vs. Koslo
Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Castiglione hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Jablonski reaches third base with a triple. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Bilko takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yvars vs. Corwin
Yvars hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yvars fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. White
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. White
Hofman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Corwin
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Corwin
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Corwin
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Repulski reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemus vs. Corwin
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Musial hits a line drive towards the mound. Kennedy catches it and throws to third to double up White. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. White
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. White
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. White
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. White
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Kennedy
Sam Calderone now catching.
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Kennedy
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bilko vs. Kennedy
Bilko hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jablonski scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yvars vs. Kennedy
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Kennedy
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. White
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. White
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. White
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. Bilko throws to Hemus, who throws back to Bilko who tags Lockman for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1953 -- St.Louis at New York (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Repulski R, cf 5 1 3 3 Williams D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Hemus S, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Spencer D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Musial S, lf 4 1 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Jablonski R, 3b 4 2 1 1 Hofman B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 5 0 3 1 Thomson B, cf 3 2 1 0 Bilko S, 1b 4 0 0 1 Mueller D, lf 4 0 1 0 Yvars S, c 4 0 1 0 Rhodes D, rf 3 0 2 1 Schofield D, ss 1 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 1 Lowrey P, ph-2b 3 1 1 0 Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Chambers C, p 2 1 1 0 Calderone S, c 0 0 0 0 Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 2 0 0 1 Castiglione P, ph 1 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 3 0 0 0 White H, p 1 0 0 0 Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Lockman W, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 11 6 31 3 6 3 St.Louis 001 000 401 -- 6 New York 000 201 000 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Chambers C 3.2 2 2 2 4 0 Erautt E (W) 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 White H (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Koslo D (L) 6.2 8 5 5 3 1 Corwin A 0.2 1 0 0 3 0 Kennedy M 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 E -- Spencer D, Hofman B DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 2 LOB -- St.Louis 12, New York 7 2B -- Chambers C, Hemus S, Dark A, Repulski R 3B -- Lowrey P, Jablonski R HR -- Repulski R SB -- Westrum W WP -- Koslo D T -- 2:54 A -- 3469
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