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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 4, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 4, 1927 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cvengros |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Wilson 1B: Peter McLaughlin 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Klem |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Bob O'Farrell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Left Fielder |
| Kiki Cuyler | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rhyne | Second Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Mike Cvengros | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 4, 1927
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Cvengros
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Cvengros
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wright. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Cvengros
Frisch hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Holm moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Cvengros
There's a wild pitch. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bottomley vs. Cvengros
Bottomley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rhyne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Cvengros
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Haines
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Cvengros
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright misplays the ball. That's an error on Wright. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Cvengros
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Cvengros
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haines vs. Cvengros
Haines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rhyne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Douthit vs. Cvengros
Douthit hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Douthit reaches second base with a double. Hafey scores. Thevenow goes all the way around to score. Douthit moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holm vs. Cvengros
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cvengros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow can't make a play. That's a base hit. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhyne vs. Haines
Rhyne bunts towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out. Grantham moves to third. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Haines
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cvengros vs. Haines
Cvengros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. Grantham scores. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Cvengros
Frisch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Cvengros
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Cvengros
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Hill
Carmen Hill now pitching.
Hafey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Hill
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Waner. O'Farrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Hill
Thevenow hits a line drive into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haines vs. Hill
Haines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Farrell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Haines
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Haines
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haines
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Hill
Hafey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Hill
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Hill
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Hill
Haines hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Haines
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Haines
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Haines, and towards Frisch, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Hill
Holm bunts towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Douthit moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Haines
Wright takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barnhart vs. Haines
Clyde Barnhart pinch hits for Hal Rhyne.
Barnhart takes first base on ball four. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Haines
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hill
Joe Cronin now playing second base.
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Hill
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Hill
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Hill
There goes Hafey. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Hafey steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Hill
Thevenow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hafey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Hill
Haines hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Haines
Hill hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Haines
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holm. Waner reaches second base with a double. Cuyler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cuyler, who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Cuyler. Bottomley reaches second base with a double. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hill
Bell strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bell out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Haines
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Hill
Hafey hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Hill
O'Farrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Hill
Thevenow hits a fly ball into left field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haines
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Haines
Joe Harris pinch hits for Carmen Hill.
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Holm 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 5/4/1927 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 5 0 2 2 Waner L, lf 5 0 0 0
Holm W, rf 4 0 1 0 Cuyler K, cf 4 1 1 0
Frisch F, 2b 5 2 2 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 3 1
Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Wright G, ss 3 0 1 0
Bell L, 3b 5 1 1 2 Grantham G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hafey C, lf 5 2 1 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 2 1
O'Farrell B, c 5 1 2 0 Rhyne H, 2b 1 0 0 0
Thevenow T, ss 5 1 2 1 Barnhart C, ph 0 0 0 0
Haines J, p 4 0 1 1 Cronin J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Smith E, c 3 0 0 0
Cvengros M, p 1 0 0 1
Hill C, p 2 0 0 0
Harris J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 8 14 8 33 3 8 3
St.Louis 024 000 110 -- 8
Pittsburgh 010 001 100 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haines J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 3 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cvengros M (L)* 2.0 6 5 3 0 0
Hill C 7.0 8 3 3 1 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Wright G 2, Rhyne H
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Douthit T, O'Farrell B, Waner P, Bottomley J
3B -- Waner P, Frisch F 2
HR -- Bell L
SB -- Hafey C
SH -- Rhyne H, Holm W
WP -- Cvengros M
T -- 1:57
A -- 5500
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