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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 4, 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 July 4, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,211 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Tony Venzon |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| 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 |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 4, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brandt vs. Jackson
Brandt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud strikes out. There goes Landrith. The throw from Smith to second, and Landrith is out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick 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 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Jackson
There goes Mays. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Jackson
There goes Kirkland. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Kirkland steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. Grammas scores. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Jackson
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick bunts towards the mound. Jackson catches it and throws to first to double up Bressoud. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Mays scores. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Jackson
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith 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 -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Bressoud moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
Mays takes first base on ball four. Bressoud scores. McCormick moves to third. Davenport moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkland vs. Jeffcoat
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. McCormick
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McCormick
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jeffcoat
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jeffcoat
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Jeffcoat
Brandt 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, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jeffcoat
Landrith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Landrith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Jeffcoat
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landrith moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Jeffcoat
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davenport vs. Jeffcoat
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Jeffcoat
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkland vs. Jeffcoat
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. Landrith scores. Bressoud moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Jeffcoat
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. McCormick
Dick Gray pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Gray hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. McCormick
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gray scores. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. McCormick
White hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to third. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Cheney
Dick Gray now playing shortstop. Tom Cheney now pitching.
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Cheney
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Cheney
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Cheney
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Cheney
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. McCormick
Gray takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Miller
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Tom Cheney. Stu Miller now pitching.
Oliver hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Ricketts
Dick Ricketts now pitching.
Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Ricketts
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Ricketts
Kirkland strikes out. There goes Mays. The throw from Smith to Gray, and Mays is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Miller
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Miller
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud 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 7/4/1959 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Davenport J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 2 3 1 1 Cimoli G, cf 5 0 3 3
Kirkland W, rf 5 1 2 2 White B, lf 5 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 1 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer D, 2b 5 2 3 5 Cunningham J, rf 3 0 1 0
Brandt J, lf 4 1 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 2 0
Landrith H, c 5 1 4 0 Smith H, c 4 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ss 5 1 2 1 Grammas A, ss 2 1 1 0
McCormick M, p 5 0 1 0 Gray D, ph-ss 1 1 1 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 1 0 0 0
Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Cheney T, p 0 0 0 0
Oliver G, ph 1 0 0 0
Ricketts D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 16 9 36 3 10 3
San Francisco 101 150 110 -- 10
St.Louis 002 000 100 -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (W) 7.1 9 3 3 4 5
Miller S (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (L) 4.2 12 8 6 3 5
Jeffcoat H 2.1 2 1 1 3 1
Cheney T 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Ricketts D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Boyer K, Grammas A
DP -- San Francisco 1, St.Louis 4
LOB -- San Francisco 11, St.Louis 10
2B -- Cimoli G, Mays W, Landrith H
HR -- Spencer D 2
SB -- Mays W, Kirkland W
CS -- Landrith H, Mays W
T -- 2:47
A -- 18211
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