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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 2, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 2, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stu Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,806 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Artie Gore |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Stu Miller | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Chuck Harmon | Center Fielder |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 2, 1956
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wehmeier
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Wehmeier
Blaylock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Wehmeier
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Wehmeier
Ennis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Miller
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Miller
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wehmeier
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Wehmeier
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Wehmeier
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Wehmeier
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Miller
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Miller
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wehmeier
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Wehmeier
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Miller for the double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Wehmeier
Blaylock 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 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Miller
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Miller
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Wehmeier
Lopata is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Wehmeier
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wehmeier
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon fields the ball and throws to Wehmeier covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Wehmeier
Jones takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Wehmeier
Hamner takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kazanski vs. Wehmeier
Kazanski takes first base on ball four. Valo scores. Jones moves to third. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Wehmeier
Miller takes first base on ball four. Jones scores. Hamner moves to third. Kazanski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashburn vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Ashburn hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Harmon. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Hamner scores. Kazanski scores. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Littlefield
Blaylock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harmon. Blaylock reaches second base with a double. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Littlefield
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Miller
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Miller
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Littlefield
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Littlefield
Valo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Littlefield
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Miller
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Miller
Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Miller
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Miller
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Schmidt
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Miller
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Miller
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Miller
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Schoendienst moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sarni vs. Miller
Sarni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Sarni reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. Boyer scores. Repulski goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Miller
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Chuck Harmon.
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Jackie Brandt now playing center field.
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock bunts towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Schmidt
Lopata is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to third. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Miller
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a popup towards the mound. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Miller
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Hamner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brandt. Hamner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kazanski vs. Collum
Kazanski hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Collum
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Collum
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blaylock vs. Collum
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Collum covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Miller
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Miller
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Miller
Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Miller
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Jackie Brandt. Bob Miller now pitching.
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Collum
Hank Sauer now playing left field. Rip Repulski now playing center field.
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Collum
Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Collum
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Miller
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Jackie Collum.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Miller
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Miller
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1956 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 1 2 3 Blasingame D, ss 5 0 1 0
Blaylock M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 1 0
Lopata S, c 4 0 0 0 Musial S, rf 5 0 1 0
Ennis D, lf 5 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 2 1 0
Valo E, rf 4 1 2 0 Moon W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 3 1 0 0 Repulski R, lf-cf 4 1 3 0
Hamner G, ss 2 1 1 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 3 4
Kazanski T, 2b 3 1 0 1 Harmon C, cf 2 0 0 0
Miller S, p 3 1 1 1 Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Brandt J, cf 0 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Del Greco B, ph 1 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Collum J, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 6 7 6 38 4 10 4
Philadelphia 000 600 000 -- 6
St.Louis 000 003 010 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Miller S (W) 7.2 8 4 1 2 3
Miller B (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L) 3.2 3 5 5 5 2
Littlefield D 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Schmidt W 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Collum J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Boyer K, Hamner G 2
DP -- Philadelphia 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Ashburn R, Blaylock M, Schoendienst R, Sarni B, Hamner G
SH -- Blaylock M
T -- 2:38
A -- 7806
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