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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 9, 1957
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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 9, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1957 |
|---|---|
| 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 9, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lindy McDaniel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Burnside |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,403 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: (none) 3B: Hal Dixon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
| Lindy McDaniel | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Pete Burnside | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 9, 1957
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Burnside
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Burnside
Dark takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Burnside
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Burnside
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Schoendienst fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Burnside
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Burnside
Moon hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. McDaniel
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Burnside
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Burnside
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schoendienst can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDaniel vs. Burnside
McDaniel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Burnside
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McDaniel
Sauer hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. McDaniel
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. McDaniel
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burnside
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Burnside
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Burnside
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Burnside
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Burnside
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. McDaniel
Burnside hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. McDaniel
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. McDaniel
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. McDaniel
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Burnside
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Burnside
Kasko hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDaniel vs. Burnside
McDaniel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Burnside
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. McDaniel
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. McDaniel
Gail Harris pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
Harris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Harris reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. McDaniel
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. Westrum scores. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Ridzik
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Ridzik
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McDaniel
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. McDaniel
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ridzik
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Ridzik
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ridzik
Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kasko vs. Ridzik
Kasko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McDaniel vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
McDaniel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon scores. Cooper moves to third. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores. Kasko scores. McDaniel moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Antonelli
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDaniel scores. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Antonelli
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. Dark scores. Ennis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Eddie Miksis now playing right field. Bobby Smith now playing center field.
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. McDaniel
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. McDaniel
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. McDaniel
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. Mueller scores. Lockman moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McCormick
Mike McCormick now pitching.
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko 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, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. McCormick
McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McDaniel
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. McDaniel
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Mueller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. McDaniel
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching. Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Davis
Jim Davis now pitching.
Blasingame 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, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Davis
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, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Davis
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wehmeier
Hobie Landrith now catching.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wehmeier
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Wehmeier
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Wehmeier covering. Safe. Mays scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Wehmeier
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Davis
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Davis
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Davis
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wilhelm
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Wilhelm
Ray Katt pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Wilhelm
Ruben Gomez pinch hits for Jim Davis.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1957, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 2 1 2 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 1 1
Dark A, ss 3 3 2 2 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 5 1 2 3 Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0
Ennis D, rf 4 0 1 1 Sauer H, lf 4 0 2 1
Miksis E, rf 1 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Boyer K, cf 4 0 1 0 Spencer D, ss 4 1 1 0
Smith B, cf 1 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 5 3 4 3
Moon W, lf 5 1 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 0
Cooper W, c 4 1 2 0 Katt R, ph 1 0 1 0
Landrith H, c 0 0 0 0 Burnside P, p 1 0 0 0
Kasko E, 3b 3 1 1 0 Harris G, ph 1 0 1 1
McDaniel L, p 4 1 1 1 Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 0 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0
Virgil O, ph 1 0 0 0
Davis J, p 0 0 0 0
Gomez R, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 10 11 9 40 7 14 6
St.Louis 202 006 000 -- 10
New York 000 201 310 -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McDaniel L (W) 6.1 11 6 5 4 1
Wehmeier H 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Wilhelm H (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside P (L) 4.0 5 4 4 2 2
Ridzik S 1.1 2 3 3 2 0
Antonelli J 0.2 4 3 2 0 1
McCormick M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Jablonski R, Musial S
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 11
2B -- Harris G, Sauer H, Cooper W, Blasingame D
3B -- Mays W
HR -- Musial S, Mueller D
T -- 3:15
A -- 16403
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