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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 9, 1953
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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 September 9, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,487 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 9, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin 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 1
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Staley
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Staley
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski strikes out. There goes Bilko. The throw from Westrum to second, and Bilko is out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Staley
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Staley
Koslo bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Staley
Staley fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Staley. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staley vs. Koslo
Staley bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Hofman covering, for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst 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, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial throws the ball in to Hemus who relays the ball to Schoendienst who tags Thomson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hofman vs. Staley
Hofman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Staley
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Staley
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus misplays the ball. That's an error on Hemus. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koslo vs. Staley
Koslo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a line drive off the glove of Bilko, and into shallow right field. Mueller reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Staley
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Koslo
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemus scores. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Chambers
Cliff Chambers now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Chambers
Koslo bunts towards the mound. Chambers fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Chambers
There goes Lockman. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Lockman steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Chambers
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
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice 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 7
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Chambers
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to third. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hofman vs. Erautt
Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Irvin scores. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Erautt
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Erautt
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Erautt
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lockman. Hemus scores. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Presko
Joe Presko now pitching.
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Presko
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Presko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Presko
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a line drive beyond third. Spencer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Koslo
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Del Rice. Sal Yvars pinch hits for Joe Presko.
Yvars hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. White
Sal Yvars now catching. Hal White now pitching.
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. White
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. White
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. White
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schoendienst picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schoendienst. Irvin scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. White
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1953 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lockman W, 1b 5 1 2 1 Hemus S, ss 5 2 2 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Mueller D, rf 5 1 4 1 Musial S, lf 5 0 2 1
Irvin M, lf 2 3 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 1
Thomson B, cf 4 0 3 1 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 2 0
Hofman B, 2b 5 1 2 4 Bilko S, 1b 3 0 1 0
Spencer D, 3b 5 0 2 1 Repulski R, cf 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 4 1 0 0 Rice D, c 4 0 2 0
Koslo D, p 3 0 0 0 Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
Staley G, p 1 0 0 0
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0
Chambers C, p 0 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0
Presko J, p 0 0 0 0
Yvars S, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 37 3 11 2
New York 100 211 201 -- 8
St.Louis 000 010 200 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (W) 9.0 11 3 2 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (L) 5.0 8 4 4 1 2
Chambers C* 1.0 2 3 3 2 0
Erautt E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Presko J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
White H 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Jablonski R, Staley G, Hemus S, Dark A, Lockman W, Schoendienst R
DP -- New York 3, St.Louis 3
LOB -- New York 9, St.Louis 9
2B -- Lockman W, Spencer D, Mueller D
HR -- Hofman B
SB -- Lockman W
CS -- Bilko S
SH -- Koslo D
HBP -- by Staley G (Dark A)
T -- 2:24
A -- 7487
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