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Cardinals
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
July 8, 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 July 8, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,460 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Tony Venzon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Charlie James | Right Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Right Fielder |
| Rod Kanehl | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Felix Mantilla | Shortstop |
| Joe Christopher | Center Fielder |
| Jay Hook | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
July 8, 1962
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hook
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hook
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hook
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hook
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hook
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Gibson
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Hook
Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Hook
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Hook
Maxvill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Gibson
Throneberry hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Gibson
Mantilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Gibson
Christopher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantilla moves to third. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hook vs. Gibson
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Hook
Gibson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hook
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Hook
There goes Flood. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Hook
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Hook
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Hook
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Hook
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flood scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Hook
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl is hit by the pitch. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Gibson
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to third. Kanehl moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Hook
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Hook
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mantilla. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Hook
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Maxvill scores. Gibson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Hook
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Hook
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Gibson scores. Javier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hook
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christopher. White reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Hook
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hook
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Gibson
Fred Whitfield now playing first base.
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Gibson
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Gibson
Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hook vs. Gibson
Hook strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Hunter
Willard Hunter now pitching.
Sawatski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Hunter
James hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Hunter
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Gibson
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Hunter
Gibson hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hunter
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Hunter
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Hunter
Whitfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Gibson
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantilla vs. Gibson
The ball gets by Sawatski for a passed ball. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantilla vs. Gibson
Mantilla hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hunter
Chris Cannizzaro now catching.
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hunter
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Hunter
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Hunter
James hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Hunter
Maxvill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer now catching. Julio Gotay now playing shortstop.
Christopher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Gibson
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Willard Hunter.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Gibson
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Miller
Jim Hickman now playing left field. Bob Miller now pitching.
Gibson hits a popup into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Miller
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Miller
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Miller
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Miller
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Miller
Bobby Smith pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gibson
Bobby Smith now playing left field.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Gibson
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Gibson
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Miller
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Miller
James hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Christopher, who is chasing the ball. James reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gotay vs. Miller
Gotay is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Miller
Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James scores. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Miller
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl misplays the ball. That's an error on Kanehl. Gotay scores. Gibson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 14 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Miller
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 14 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Miller
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson scores. Flood moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Gibson
Mantilla hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Flood, who is chasing the ball. Mantilla reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christopher vs. Gibson
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantilla scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Gibson
Cliff Cook pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Cook strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1962 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Flood C, cf 6 2 3 0 Ashburn R, rf 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 6 1 0 0 Kanehl R, 2b 3 0 0 0
White B, 1b 3 2 2 2 Woodling G, lf 3 0 0 0
Whitfield F, 1b 3 1 2 3 Hickman J, lf 0 0 0 0
Musial S, lf 4 3 3 4 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith B, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 2 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 0 2 1 Cannizzaro C, c 1 0 0 0
Sawatski C, c 4 0 0 0 Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Schaffer J, c 1 0 0 0 Mantilla F, ss 3 1 1 0
James C, rf 5 1 1 0 Christopher J, cf 3 0 1 1
Maxvill D, ss 4 1 0 0 Hook J, p 2 0 0 0
Gotay J, ss 0 1 0 0 Hunter W, p 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 5 3 3 2 Hodges G, ph 0 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Cook C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
47 15 16 12 30 1 3 1
St.Louis 202 500 123 -- 15
New York 000 000 001 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 6 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hook J (L) 4.0 8 9 4 1 3
Hunter W 3.0 3 1 1 0 2
Miller B 2.0 5 5 3 0 4
E -- Mantilla F, Thomas F 2, Kanehl R
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 9
2B -- White B
3B -- James C, Mantilla F
HR -- White B, Musial S 3, Gibson B, Whitfield F
SB -- Flood C
HBP -- by Gibson B (Kanehl R), by Miller B (Gotay J)
WP -- Miller B
PB -- Sawatski C
T -- 2:47
A -- 12460
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