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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 12, 1955
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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 12, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | June 12, 1955 |
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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 | June 12, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Moford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
Harry Elliott | Right Fielder |
Nelson Burbrink | Catcher |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Herb Moford | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Gail Harris | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 12, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Antonelli
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards the mound. Antonelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it 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: ---
Williams vs. Moford
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Moford
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Moford
Mays hits a fly ball towards center. Whisenant catches it and throws to third to double up Williams. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Moford
There's a wild pitch. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Moford
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Moford
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burbrink settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Antonelli
Elliott hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Harris vs. Moford
Harris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Moford
Dark 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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Moford
Katt 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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Moford
Antonelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Moford
Williams is hit by the pitch. Antonelli moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Moford
Lockman 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
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbrink vs. Antonelli
Burbrink hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moford vs. Antonelli
Moford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Moford
Mays hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Moford
Mueller 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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Moford
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Antonelli
There goes Boyer. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Antonelli
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Antonelli
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to home. Katt drops the ball. Boyer scores. Schoendienst moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Antonelli
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burbrink vs. Antonelli
Burbrink hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Moford
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Moford
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burbrink settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Moford
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Antonelli vs. Moford
Antonelli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moford
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Wes Westrum now catching.
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Antonelli
Wally Moon pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Antonelli
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lawrence
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Antonelli
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbrink vs. Antonelli
Burbrink hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Burbrink moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sarni vs. Antonelli
Bill Sarni pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence.
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Schultz
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Schultz
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Antonelli
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Schultz
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Schultz
Mays is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Schultz
Mueller bunts towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Schultz
There goes Mays. The throw from Burbrink and he is safe. Mays steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Schultz
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Smith
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harris tags and scores. Dark tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Antonelli vs. Smith
Antonelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burbrink settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Antonelli
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smith
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Smith
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbrink vs. Antonelli
Burbrink hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Bill Virdon pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/12/1955, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Boyer K, 3b 5 1 1 0 Williams D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lockman W, lf 5 1 2 1 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 0 0 Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 1 Mueller D, rf 2 0 0 0 Whisenant P, cf 4 1 1 1 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 0 0 Elliott H, rf 4 0 0 0 Harris G, 1b 4 3 3 2 Burbrink N, c 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 1 Grammas A, ss 4 0 1 0 Katt R, c 1 0 0 0 Moford H, p 1 0 0 0 Taylor B, ph 1 1 1 0 LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 1 Moon W, ph 1 0 1 0 Antonelli J, p 4 1 2 3 Lawrence B, p 0 0 0 0 Sarni B, ph 1 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Smith F, p 0 0 0 0 Virdon B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 7 2 32 8 11 8 St.Louis 000 201 000 -- 3 New York 010 300 40x -- 8 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Moford H (L) 3.1 8 4 4 1 0 LaPalme P 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Lawrence B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Schultz B 1.1 1 3 3 1 1 Smith F 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Antonelli J (W) 9.0 7 3 2 1 4 E -- Katt R, Thompson H DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 7 2B -- Grammas A HR -- Harris G, Antonelli J, Whisenant P, Lockman W SB -- Boyer K, Mays W SH -- Mueller D SF -- Westrum W HBP -- by Moford H (Williams D), by Schultz B (Mays W) WP -- Moford H, Antonelli J, LaPalme P T -- 2:24 A -- 0
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