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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 6, 1956
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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 June 6, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,960 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 6, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Poholsky
There goes White. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gomez
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terwilliger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Poholsky
There goes Mays. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Poholsky
Katt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Poholsky
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Poholsky
Gomez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sarni fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a line drive towards third. Boyer catches it and throws to first to double up Lockman. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Gomez
Sarni is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gomez
Del Greco 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Gomez
Poholsky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Thompson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Poholsky
Foster Castleman pinch runs for Hank Thompson.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame 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: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Poholsky
Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gomez
Foster Castleman now playing third base.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Gomez covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a line drive for a double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Poholsky
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Poholsky
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Repulski for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Gomez
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Poholsky
Castleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gomez
Del Greco is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gomez
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Konstanty
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Konstanty
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Konstanty
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gomez
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Mays fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Mays. Boyer goes all the way around to score. Moon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark bunts towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Konstanty
White hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castleman vs. Konstanty
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Gomez
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gomez
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gomez
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kinder
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Kinder
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Wes Westrum now catching.
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gomez
Hatton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Gomez
Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Kinder
Jackie Brandt now playing right field.
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Kinder
Daryl Spencer pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Kinder
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kinder
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Repulski hits a line drive towards third. Castleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Wilhelm
Sarni hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Wilhelm
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kinder
White hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Kinder
Castleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kinder
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Wilhelm
Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Blasingame 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: 1--
Hatton vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Antonelli
Brandt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Brandt reaches second base with a double. Harmon scores. Hatton moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1956 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lockman W, lf 5 0 2 0 Blasingame D, ss 5 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Hatton G, 2b 2 0 1 0
White B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Musial S, rf 4 0 1 0
Thompson H, 3b 1 0 0 0 Brandt J, pr-rf 1 1 1 1
Castleman F, pr-3b 3 1 1 1 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 1
Mays W, cf 4 1 0 0 Moon W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 3 1 Repulski R, lf 4 0 0 0
Katt R, c 3 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0 Poholsky T, p 0 0 0 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 2 0 Morgan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 3 0 0 0 Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Sauer H, ph 1 0 1 0
Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0 Harmon C, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 9 2 34 3 6 2
New York 010 001 000 00 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 101 01 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R 8.2 4 2 1 3 9
McCall W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Antonelli J 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T 6.0 5 2 2 1 1
Konstanty J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kinder E (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Mays W
DP -- New York 3, St.Louis 3
LOB -- New York 6, St.Louis 5
2B -- Mueller D, Moon W, Lockman W, Musial S, Brandt J
HR -- Castleman F
SB -- White B, Mays W
SH -- Dark A
HBP -- by Poholsky T (Thompson H), by Gomez R (Del Greco B)
T -- 2:40
A -- 10960
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