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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 8, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Anderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Blaylock |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,245 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Bob Anderson | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Gary Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Blaylock
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blaylock covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Blaylock
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks takes first base on ball four. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Blaylock fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Blaylock. Walls moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Anderson
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Anderson
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Blaylock
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Moryn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Anderson vs. Blaylock
Anderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Altman vs. Blaylock
Altman takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walls vs. Blaylock
Walls strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Anderson
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cunningham vs. Anderson
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Anderson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grammas vs. Anderson
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blaylock vs. Anderson
Blaylock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Blaylock
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor 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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Anderson
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Anderson
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Anderson
White hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Blaylock
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Blaylock
Altman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Anderson
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Anderson
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Anderson
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Anderson
Blaylock hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Blaylock
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Musial reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Anderson
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Anderson
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blaylock
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Blaylock
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Anderson
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Anderson
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Anderson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Curt Flood now playing center field.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blaylock covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Blaylock
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Blaylock
Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Altman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Altman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blaylock, and towards Grammas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Anderson
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Anderson
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Anderson
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blaylock
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Chick King pinch runs for Al Dark.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Blaylock
Don Eaddy pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Dale Long pinch hits for Bob Anderson.
Long takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Eaddy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Nunn
Dave Hillman pinch runs for Dale Long. Randy Jackson pinch hits for Tony Taylor. Howie Nunn now pitching.
Jackson takes first base on ball four. King scores. Eaddy moves to third. Hillman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Altman vs. Nunn
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Henry
Johnny Goryl now playing second base. Cal Neeman now catching. Bill Henry now pitching. Randy Jackson now playing third base.
Flood hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Henry
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Henry
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Nunn
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Nunn
Banks hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Nunn
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Nunn
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Henry
White strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Henry
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Henry
Bobby Smith pinch runs for Hal Smith.
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Henry
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Howie Nunn.
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Brosnan
Gene Green now catching. Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Goryl hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Brosnan
Neeman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Brosnan
Henry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Brosnan
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. Henry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Altman vs. Brosnan
Altman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Henry
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Henry
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Curt Flood.
Essegian strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Henry
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1959 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 2 2 0
Jackson R, ph-3b 1 0 1 2 Cimoli G, cf 3 0 1 0
Altman G, cf 5 0 1 0 Flood C, cf 1 0 0 0
Walls L, rf 5 0 3 0 Essegian C, ph 1 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 1
Marshall J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Moryn W, lf 5 1 2 0 White B, lf 4 0 1 0
Dark A, 3b 3 0 3 1 Cunningham J, rf 4 0 2 0
King C, pr 0 1 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Goryl J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Smith B, pr 0 0 0 0
Taylor S, c 4 0 1 0 Green G, c 0 0 0 0
Eaddy D, pr 0 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 1 0
Neeman C, c 1 0 0 0 Blaylock G, p 3 0 0 0
Anderson B, p 3 0 0 0 Nunn H, p 0 0 0 0
Long D, ph 0 0 0 0 Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Hillman D, pr 0 0 0 0 Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
Henry B, p 1 1 1 0
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41 3 12 3 36 2 8 1
Chicago 010 000 010 1 -- 3
St.Louis 101 000 000 0 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson B 7.0 6 2 2 2 3
Henry B (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock G 7.1 9 2 2 5 6
Nunn H 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Brosnan J (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Blaylock G
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 14, St.Louis 7
2B -- Blasingame D, Cunningham J
3B -- Dark A, White B, Jackson R
SF -- Musial S
T -- 2:51
A -- 9245
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