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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 12, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 12, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,177 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 12, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Mizell
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Mizell fires to first and has Davenport trapped. There's the throw to Grammas who tags Davenport for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Blasingame scores. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. McCormick
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cimoli scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. McCormick
There goes Boyer. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodgers. Boyer scores. Cunningham moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mizell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. McCormick
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McCormick
There goes Cimoli. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Cimoli steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. McCormick
There's a wild pitch. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. McCormick
White takes first base on ball four. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Mizell
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Mizell
McCormick bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Mizell
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mizell
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Mizell
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. McCormick
Mizell bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mizell
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Mizell
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Davenport moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. Davenport scores. Brandt goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Mizell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Mizell
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mizell
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Mizell
Davenport bunts towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Mizell
There go the runners. The throw from Smith to Blasingame covering second. The throw back to home, and McCormick is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. McCormick
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodgers. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McCormick
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mizell
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Mizell
Schmidt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Mizell
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Worthington
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Worthington
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Worthington
Smith hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Mizell
Davenport bunts towards the mound. Mizell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Cepeda reaches third base with a triple. Davenport goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Mizell
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Worthington
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Worthington
Irv Noren pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell.
Noren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Worthington
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Worthington
George Crowe pinch hits for Gino Cimoli.
Crowe strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1959 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Davenport J, 3b 4 2 3 1 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Brandt J, lf 5 1 1 0 Cimoli G, cf 4 1 2 1
Mays W, cf 5 0 2 2 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 1 1 1 White B, lf 3 0 0 1
Alou F, rf 5 1 2 2 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Spencer D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodgers A, ss 3 0 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 2 0 0 0
Schmidt B, c 3 1 1 0 Smith H, c 4 0 0 0
McCormick M, p 2 0 1 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 1 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0 Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 2 0 0 0
Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 6 13 6 33 3 6 2
San Francisco 001 020 003 -- 6
St.Louis 300 000 000 -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M 7.0 6 3 2 2 1
Worthington A (W) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (L) 9.0 13 6 4 2 6
E -- Alou F, Cepeda O, Rodgers A 2, Boyer K, Blasingame D
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, St.Louis 8
2B -- Blasingame D, Schmidt B, Rodgers A
3B -- Mays W, Cepeda O
HR -- Alou F
SB -- Boyer K, Cimoli G
CS -- McCormick M
SH -- McCormick M, Mizell V, Davenport J
WP -- McCormick M
T -- 2:39
A -- 12177
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