Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moon vs. Liddle
  
  Moon hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Liddle
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Liddle
  
  Musial is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Poholsky
  
  Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Poholsky
  
  Lockman strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Poholsky
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rhodes vs. Poholsky
  
  Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mueller vs. Poholsky
  
  Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Rhodes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Poholsky
  
  Thompson hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Liddle
  
  Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Virdon vs. Liddle
  
  Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Elliott trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sarni vs. Liddle
  
  Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Liddle
  
  Boyer takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grammas vs. Liddle
  
  Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Poholsky
  
  Terwilliger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Katt vs. Poholsky
  
  Katt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Liddle vs. Poholsky
  
  Liddle strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Poholsky
  
  Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Poholsky
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poholsky vs. Liddle
  
  Poholsky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Poholsky reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moon vs. Liddle
  
  Moon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schoendienst vs. Liddle
  
  Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Musial vs. Liddle
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Poholsky moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Elliott vs. Liddle
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Poholsky
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rhodes vs. Poholsky
  
  Rhodes is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Poholsky
  
  Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Poholsky
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virdon vs. Liddle
  
  Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sarni vs. Liddle
  
  Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Liddle
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grammas vs. Liddle
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Poholsky
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Katt vs. Poholsky
  
  Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Liddle vs. Poholsky
  
  Liddle strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poholsky vs. Liddle
  
  Poholsky hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moon vs. Liddle
  
  Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Liddle
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Poholsky
  
  Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Poholsky
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon juggles the ball. That's an error on Moon. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Poholsky
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rhodes vs. Poholsky
  
  There goes Mays. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rhodes vs. Poholsky
  
  Rhodes strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Liddle
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Liddle
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virdon vs. Liddle
  
  Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Poholsky
  
  Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Poholsky
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Poholsky
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Poholsky, and towards Grammas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sarni vs. Liddle
  
  Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Liddle
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Liddle
  
  Grammas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whisenant vs. Liddle
  
  Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
  
  Whisenant strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Katt vs. LaPalme
  
  Paul LaPalme now pitching.
  
  Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Liddle vs. LaPalme
  
  Liddle hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gardner vs. LaPalme
  
  Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Repulski vs. Liddle
  
  Rip Repulski pinch hits for Wally Moon.
  
  Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Liddle
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Liddle
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. LaPalme
  
  Rip Repulski now playing right field. Stan Musial now playing first base.
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. LaPalme
  
  Mays takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rhodes vs. LaPalme
  
  Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Mueller vs. LaPalme
  
  Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Thompson vs. LaPalme
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman tags and scores. Mays tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Terwilliger vs. LaPalme
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Liddle
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virdon vs. Liddle
  
  Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sarni vs. Liddle
  
  Sarni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Sarni reaches second base with a double. Virdon moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Boyer vs. Liddle
  
  Boyer strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Grammas vs. Liddle
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/24/1955 -- St.Louis at New York (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Moon W, 1b            3  0  0  0   Gardner B, ss         4  0  0  0   
Repulski R, ph-rf     1  0  0  0   Lockman W, 1b         4  1  0  0   
Schoendienst R, 2b    3  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            3  1  0  0   
Musial S, rf-1b       4  0  1  0   Rhodes D, lf          4  0  1  0   
Elliott H, lf         4  0  1  0   Mueller D, rf         3  0  2  1   
Virdon B, cf          4  0  3  0   Thompson H, 3b        3  0  0  1   
Sarni B, c            4  0  1  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     4  1  1  1   
Boyer K, 3b           3  0  0  0   Katt R, c             3  1  2  1   
Grammas A, ss         4  1  1  1   Liddle D, p           3  0  0  0   
Poholsky T, p         2  0  1  0                                      
Whisenant P, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
LaPalme P, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1  8  1                        31  4  6  4

St.Louis         000 000 100 --  1
New York         120 000 01x --  4

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L)        6.0  5  3  2  0  5
LaPalme P             2.0  1  1  0  2  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Liddle D (W)          9.0  8  1  1  2  3

E -- Grammas A 2, Thompson H, Moon W
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 6
2B -- Poholsky T, Sarni B
HR -- Terwilliger W, Katt R, Grammas A
SB -- Mays W
SF -- Thompson H
T -- 2:20
A -- 4320

    

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