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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 1957
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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 July 20, 1957 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1957 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 20, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,230 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Vinnie Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Jim Pendleton | Right Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Third Baseman |
| Hardy Peterson | Catcher |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 1957
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pendleton who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. Dark goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Friend
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Musial scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Dickson
Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Boyer who is chasing the ball. Skinner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Groat reaches second base with a double. Skinner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Dickson
Pendleton 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 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Friend
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Friend
Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Friend
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a line drive towards short. Groat catches it and throws to first to double up Dickson. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dickson
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Dickson
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Dickson
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Friend
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Friend
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. King
There goes Boyer. The throw from Peterson and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. King
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. King
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. King
Dickson hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Here's the throw into the infield and Kasko is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Dickson
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. King
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. King
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. King
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. King
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Dickson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Dickson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. King
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. King
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. King
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. King
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickson vs. King
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Dickson
Gene Freese pinch hits for Hardy Peterson.
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dickson
Paul Smith pinch hits for Nellie King.
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Dickson
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Dickson
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Dickson
Virdon 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, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Swanson
Red Swanson now pitching. Dick Rand now catching.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Swanson
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Swanson
Musial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rand fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Dickson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Dickson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Dickson
Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to first to double up Pendleton. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Dickson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Swanson
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Swanson
Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rand settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Swanson
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Swanson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker juggles the ball. That's an error on Baker. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Swanson
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rand vs. Dickson
Rand hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Merritt
Lloyd Merritt now pitching. Dee Fondy pinch hits for Red Swanson.
Fondy is hit by the pitch. Rand moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Merritt
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rand scores. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Merritt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fondy scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Merritt
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Merritt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Face
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Pendleton fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Pendleton. Merritt goes all the way around to score. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Face
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Dark reaches second base with a double. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Face
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Dark trying to get to third. Pendleton throws the ball in to Mazeroski who relays the ball to Baker who tags Dark for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Arroyo
Joe Cunningham pinch runs for Stan Musial. Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Arroyo
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Del Ennis.
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Merritt
Joe Cunningham now playing first base. Eddie Miksis now playing left field.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Merritt
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Merritt
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Merritt
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Arroyo
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Arroyo
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Arroyo
Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Arroyo
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merritt for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rand vs. Merritt
Rand hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Merritt
Roman Mejias pinch hits for Luis Arroyo.
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Merritt
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Merritt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1957 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Skinner B, lf 5 1 3 1
Dark A, ss 4 2 2 1 Groat D, ss 5 1 2 1
Musial S, 1b 5 1 3 1 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Cunningham J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, 1b 4 0 3 1
Moon W, rf 5 1 1 0 Pendleton J, rf 3 0 1 0
Ennis D, lf 4 1 2 4 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Miksis E, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Baker G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, cf 5 2 3 0 Peterson H, c 1 0 1 0
Smith H, c 5 0 0 0 Freese G, ph 1 0 1 0
Kasko E, 3b 5 0 4 2 Rand D, c 2 1 1 0
Dickson M, p 3 0 2 0 Friend B, p 1 0 0 0
Merritt L, p 1 1 0 0 King N, p 0 0 0 0
Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0
Swanson R, p 0 0 0 0
Fondy D, ph 0 1 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
Mejias R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 9 18 8 36 4 13 3
St.Louis 204 010 020 -- 9
Pittsburgh 200 000 200 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (W)* 6.0 11 3 3 0 1
Merritt L (S) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 2.1 7 5 3 0 2
King N 2.2 6 2 2 0 1
Swanson R 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Face R 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
Arroyo L 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Thomas F, Skinner B, Baker G, Pendleton J
DP -- St.Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Groat D, Boyer K, Blasingame D, Dark A
3B -- Musial S, Skinner B
HR -- Ennis D
SB -- Boyer K
HBP -- by Merritt L (Fondy D)
T -- 2:30
A -- 9230
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