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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 23, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 28,571 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Vinnie Smith 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Tom Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Billy Loes | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 23, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Loes
Schoendienst hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Loes
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Loes
White hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Loes
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Loes
Loes fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Loes. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Loes
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gibson
Kuenn 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Gibson
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Loes
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Loes
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Loes
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. Gibson
Haller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Gibson
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to third. Haller tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Loes vs. Gibson
Loes 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
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Loes
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop.
Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Loes
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Loes
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gibson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Gibson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White races to the bag, beating McCovey for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Kuenn scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Loes
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Loes
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Loes covering, for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Loes
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Loes
Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Loes
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Gibson
Haller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Gibson
Bressoud hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Loes
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Loes
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Loes
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Loes
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Loes
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Gibson
Loes hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gibson
Kuenn 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, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Gibson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Gibson
There goes Hiller. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Hiller steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Mays reaches second base with a double. Flood throws the ball in to Boyer who tags Mays trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hiller scores. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Loes
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Loes
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Loes
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Gibson
Gibson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gibson. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Gibson
Haller strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Loes
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Loes
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Loes
George Crowe pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
Crowe hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. McDaniel
Carl Sawatski now catching. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loes vs. McDaniel
Loes 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, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McDaniel
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Loes
Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Loes
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Loes
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. McDaniel
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. McDaniel
There goes Mays. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. McDaniel
There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. McDaniel
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McDaniel
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. McDaniel
Matty Alou pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haller vs. McDaniel
Haller hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Loes
Matty Alou now playing left field.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. O'Dell
Billy O'Dell now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. O'Dell
Don Landrum pinch runs for Daryl Spencer. Bob Nieman pinch hits for Walt Moryn.
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCovey. Boyer scores. Landrum moves to third. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. O'Dell
Don Taussig pinch runs for Bob Nieman. Stan Musial pinch hits for Curt Flood.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to home to get Landrum. Taussig moves to third. Musial moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grammas vs. Duffalo
Charlie James pinch runs for Stan Musial. Jim Duffalo now pitching. Alex Grammas pinch hits for Carl Sawatski.
Grammas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McDermott vs. Duffalo
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
McDermott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. McDermott reaches second base with a double. Taussig scores. James scores. Grammas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Duffalo
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McDermott scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Duffalo
Cunningham hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Duffalo
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. McDermott
Don Landrum now playing center field. Don Taussig now playing left field. Mickey McDermott now pitching. Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Gene
Bressoud 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, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. McDermott
Joey Amalfitano pinch hits for Jim Duffalo.
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. McDermott
Davenport strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1961, game 2 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 3 2 Kuenn H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Cunningham J, rf 5 0 1 0 Davenport J, 3b 1 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 2 1
Spencer D, ss 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 2 1 0 2
Landrum D, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Cepeda O, lf 4 0 1 0
Moryn W, lf 3 0 1 1 Alou M, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Alou F, rf 4 0 3 0
Taussig D, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Haller T, c 4 0 1 0
Flood C, cf 3 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 0 0 0 0
Musial S, ph 1 0 0 0 Marshall J, ph 0 0 0 1
James C, pr 0 1 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0
Oliver G, c 0 0 0 0 Loes B, p 3 0 0 0
Smith H, c 2 0 0 0 O'Dell B, p 0 0 0 0
Sawatski C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Duffalo J, p 0 0 0 0
Grammas A, ph-ss 0 1 0 0 Amalfitano J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
McDermott M, ph-p 1 1 1 3
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37 7 9 6 33 4 9 4
St.Louis 100 100 005 -- 7
San Francisco 011 010 010 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B 6.0 7 3 3 1 5
McDaniel L (W) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
McDermott M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Loes B* 8.0 6 3 3 1 2
O'Dell B (L) 0.1 1 2 1 0 0
Duffalo J 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Loes B, White B, Gibson B, McCovey W
LOB -- St.Louis 5, San Francisco 6
2B -- Mays W, McDermott M
HR -- Schoendienst R
SB -- Hiller C, Mays W
SF -- Marshall J, McCovey W
WP -- McDaniel L
T -- 2:55
A -- 28571
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