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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 2, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 2, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Weiland |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fern Bell | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Bob Weiland | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 2, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Weiland
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Weiland
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mize. Bell scores. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Weiland
Rizzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Weiland
Klein strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Weiland
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Weiland
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Weiland
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Weiland
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klinger vs. Weiland
Klinger bunts towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Weiland
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Klinger
Medwick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Klein. Medwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Klinger
Padgett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutteridge vs. Klinger
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weiland vs. Klinger
Weiland strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Weiland
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Weiland
Rizzo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Weiland
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Weiland
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Weiland
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Weiland
There goes Handley. The throw from Padgett and he is safe. Handley steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Weiland
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Weiland
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klinger vs. Weiland
Klinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Weiland
Bell takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to third. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Weiland
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. Mueller scores. Klinger scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzo vs. Sunkel
Tom Sunkel now pitching.
Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Klinger
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Klinger
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Sunkel
Klein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Sunkel
There's a wild pitch. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Sunkel
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Sunkel
Handley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Sunkel
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Sunkel
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Klinger
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sunkel vs. Klinger
Sunkel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Klinger
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Sunkel
Klinger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sunkel
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Sunkel
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Sunkel
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Rizzo reaches second base with a double. Vaughan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Sunkel
Klein hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Klinger
Padgett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Klinger
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sunkel vs. Klinger
Sunkel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Sunkel
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Sunkel
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Sunkel
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Sunkel
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Handley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klinger vs. Sunkel
Klinger hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sunkel
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore throws the ball in to Martin who tags Bell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Sunkel
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Sunkel
Rizzo hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Klinger
Medwick hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Medwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Klinger
Padgett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Padgett reaches second base with a double. Medwick scores. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Klinger
Lynn King pinch hits for Don Gutteridge.
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Padgett scores. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Klinger
Mickey Owen pinch hits for Tom Sunkel.
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Bauers
Russ Bauers now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching. Lynn Myers now playing third base.
Klein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Shoun
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Shoun
Handley bunts towards third. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Shoun
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Shoun
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Bauers
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bauers
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Bauers
Medwick hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo 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 7/2/1939, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bell F, cf 4 2 2 0 Brown J, ss 4 0 3 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 2 3 3 Martin S, 2b 5 0 0 0
Rizzo J, lf 5 0 2 2 Slaughter E, rf 5 1 2 3
Klein C, rf 5 0 2 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 5 1 2 0
Handley L, 3b 3 2 2 0 Padgett D, c 3 1 2 1
Young P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 4 1 0 1 Gutteridge D, 3b 3 1 1 0
Klinger B, p 4 1 1 1 King L, ph 1 0 1 1
Bauers R, p 0 0 0 0 Myers L, 3b 0 0 0 0
Weiland B, p 1 0 0 0
Sunkel T, p 2 1 1 0
Owen M, ph 1 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 7 38 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 200 401 100 -- 8
St.Louis 000 030 020 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (W) 7.2 12 5 5 3 2
Bauers R (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Weiland B (L) 3.2 8 6 5 2 2
Sunkel T 4.1 4 2 2 3 1
Shoun C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Mize J, Brown J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, St.Louis 9
2B -- Bell F, Medwick J 2, Rizzo J, Padgett D
3B -- Vaughan A
HR -- Slaughter E
SB -- Handley L
SH -- Handley L
WP -- Sunkel T
T -- 2:14
A -- 0
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