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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 5, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on August 5, 1951 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,769 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Al Corwin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 5, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Corwin
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Corwin
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Corwin
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Corwin
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Rice reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Corwin
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Staley
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Staley
The umpire calls a balk on Staley Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yvars vs. Staley
Yvars is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corwin vs. Staley
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Corwin
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Corwin
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Corwin
Rojek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staley vs. Corwin
Staley hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Corwin
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojek scores. Staley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Corwin
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Dark scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Staley
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Corwin
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Corwin
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Corwin
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Staley
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corwin vs. Staley
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Corwin
Scheffing strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Corwin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Corwin
Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staley vs. Corwin
Staley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark 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 -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Corwin
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Corwin
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Corwin
Musial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Corwin
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Staley
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Staley
Yvars hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corwin vs. Staley
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Corwin
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Corwin
Scheffing strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Corwin
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Staley covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching.
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Brazle
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Irvin scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Brazle
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yvars vs. Bokelmann
Dick Bokelmann now pitching.
Yvars hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Corwin vs. Bokelmann
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bokelmann fields it and throws to home to get Mays. Lockman moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Bokelmann
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Corwin
Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Corwin
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Dick Bokelmann.
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Corwin
Lowrey hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Tom Poholsky now pitching.
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Poholsky
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays 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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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Corwin
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Corwin
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Corwin
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Rice reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Maglie
Sal Maglie now pitching.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westlake vs. Maglie
Wally Westlake pinch hits for Bob Scheffing.
The ball gets by Yvars for a passed ball. Schoendienst scores. Rice moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Del Rice now catching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Poholsky
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Poholsky
Yvars takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Poholsky
Maglie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Yvars moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Poholsky
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Maglie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Yvars scores. Maglie moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller 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
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Maglie
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Maglie
Rojek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Maglie
Tommy Glaviano pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Glaviano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Glaviano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Maglie
Lowrey strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1951 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 6 2 2 0 Lowrey P, cf 5 0 1 1
Dark A, ss 5 2 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Mueller D, rf 5 1 1 1 Musial S, 1b 4 2 2 1
Irvin M, lf 5 1 3 3 Rice H, lf 4 0 2 1
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 5 0 1 2 Scheffing B, c 3 0 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Westlake W, ph 1 0 0 0
Yvars S, c 3 1 2 0 Rice D, c 0 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Maglie S, p 1 0 1 1 Rojek S, ss 3 1 0 0
Staley G, p 2 0 1 0
Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0
Bokelmann D, p 0 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 0 0 0 0
Glaviano T, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 8 15 7 36 4 9 3
New York 002 000 402 -- 8
St.Louis 110 010 010 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Corwin A (W) 7.1 8 4 3 1 2
Maglie S (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (L)* 6.0 11 6 6 1 0
Brazle A+ 0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Bokelmann D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Poholsky T 2.0 3 2 1 1 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Johnson B
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 13, St.Louis 6
2B -- Rice H 2, Irvin M, Glaviano T
3B -- Musial S
HR -- Musial S
HBP -- by Staley G (Dark A), by Staley G (Yvars S)
Balk -- Staley G
PB -- Yvars S
T -- 2:29
A -- 28769
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