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Cardinals
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
April 18, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 18, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sherman Jones |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,725 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Augie Donatelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Landrum | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gene Oliver | Catcher |
| Doug Clemens | Right Fielder |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Mantilla | Shortstop |
| Elio Chacon | Second Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
| Bobby Smith | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Sherman Jones | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
April 18, 1962
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Jones
Landrum strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Jones
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javier for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jones
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Jones
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Jackson
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Jackson
Chacon hits a line drive off the glove of White, and into shallow right field. Chacon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Jackson
Thomas 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 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Jones
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Jones
Clemens hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Jones
Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jackson
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. Jones
Landrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Jones
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jones
White hits a line drive beyond third. Zimmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Jackson scores. Landrum moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Jones
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landrum tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jones
Jones fires to first and has White trapped. There's the throw to Chacon who tags White for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Jackson
Jones bunts in front of the plate. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Jackson
Mantilla 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 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Jones
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemens vs. Jones
Clemens bunts towards first. Marshall fields the ball and throws to Jones covering. Safe. Boyer moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gotay vs. Jones
Gotay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Oliver scores. Clemens moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Clemens moves to third. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrum vs. Jones
Landrum hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemens tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Jones
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmer. Gotay moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jones
There goes Javier. The throw from Landrith and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Gotay scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jones
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Jackson
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jackson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Daviault
Ray Daviault now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Daviault
Boyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Daviault
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Daviault
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemens for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Daviault
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jackson
Smith takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marshall tags and scores. Smith tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bouchee vs. Jackson
Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Ray Daviault.
Bouchee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Jackson
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Jackson
Rod Kanehl pinch hits for Elio Chacon.
Kanehl hits a fly ball into right field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching. Rod Kanehl now playing second base.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. MacKenzie
Landrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. MacKenzie
Javier hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. MacKenzie
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. MacKenzie
There goes White. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Mantilla applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jackson
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jackson
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. MacKenzie
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with MacKenzie covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. MacKenzie
Boyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. MacKenzie
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. MacKenzie
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Doug Clemens.
Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. MacKenzie
Gotay takes first base on ball four. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. MacKenzie
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Carl Warwick now playing right field. Alex Grammas now playing shortstop.
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Ken MacKenzie.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Landrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Labine
Javier hits a line drive into left field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Landrum goes all the way around to score. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Labine
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Labine
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Labine
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Labine
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warwick vs. Labine
Warwick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Labine
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Jackson
Charlie James now playing left field. Jimmie Schaffer now catching.
Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Jackson
Kanehl strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Labine
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Labine
Landrum hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Labine
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sadecki
Ray Sadecki now pitching.
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sadecki
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sadecki
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sadecki
Zimmer hits a popup in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1962 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Landrum D, cf 5 2 2 1 Mantilla F, ss 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 6 2 2 1 Chacon E, 2b 2 0 1 0
White B, 1b 5 0 3 1 Kanehl R, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Musial S, lf 4 1 2 2 Bell G, rf 3 0 0 0
James C, lf 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 4 1 1 1
Boyer K, 3b 4 4 3 3 Marshall J, 1b 4 1 2 0
Oliver G, c 4 2 1 0 Smith B, cf 3 1 0 0
Schaffer J, c 0 0 0 0 Zimmer D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Clemens D, rf 3 1 1 0 Landrith H, c 2 0 1 1
Warwick C, ph-rf 2 1 2 3 Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Gotay J, ss 3 1 1 2 Daviault R, p 0 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 1 0 0 0 Bouchee E, ph 1 1 1 3
Jackson L, p 5 1 1 0 MacKenzie K, p 0 0 0 0
Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 Ashburn R, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
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42 15 18 13 30 5 6 5
St.Louis 002 421 150 -- 15
New York 000 040 001 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 8.0 5 4 4 3 5
Sadecki R (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (L) 4.0 8 6 5 1 2
Daviault R 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
MacKenzie K 2.0 4 2 2 1 0
Labine C 2.0 4 5 5 1 0
E -- Zimmer D, Landrith H, Thomas F
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 2
2B -- Chacon E, Oliver G
HR -- Boyer K 2, Bouchee E, Javier J, Warwick C, Thomas F
SB -- Javier J
CS -- White B
SF -- Musial S, Landrum D, Landrith H
WP -- Jones S
T -- 2:50
A -- 4725
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