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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 20, 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 September 20, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 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 | September 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Blaylock |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,922 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Vinnie Smith 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Hal Dixon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bob Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 20, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boyer. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Blaylock
Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Altman for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn 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 1
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drabowsky
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drabowsky
White strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Blaylock
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Blaylock
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blaylock
Dark 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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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Drabowsky
Flood hits a line drive towards short. Banks catches it and throws to first to double up Musial. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Blaylock
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Blaylock
Altman 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drabowsky
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Drabowsky
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Drabowsky
Blaylock strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Blaylock
Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Blaylock
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Blaylock
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blaylock
Dark 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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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Drabowsky
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Drabowsky
White strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Blaylock
Drabowsky hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Blaylock
Blaylock fires to first and picks off Taylor. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Blaylock
Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drabowsky
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drabowsky
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Drabowsky
Grammas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn who is chasing the ball. Grammas reaches third base with a triple. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shannon vs. Drabowsky
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Bob Blaylock.
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grammas scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Larry Jackson pinch runs for Wally Shannon.
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Vinegar Bend Mizell now pitching.
Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Mizell
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Mizell
Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Billy Williams.
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Mizell
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. Moryn moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Drabowsky vs. Mizell
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drabowsky
Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drabowsky
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Musial takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crowe vs. Elston
George Crowe pinch hits for Curt Flood.
Crowe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Boyer scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Elston
Tim McCarver pinch runs for George Crowe.
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Smith reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. McCarver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mizell vs. Hillman
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mizell
Duke Carmel now playing center field.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Lee Walls pinch hits for George Altman.
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Mizell
Art Schult pinch hits for Jim Marshall.
Schult is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hillman
Lee Walls now playing right field. Art Schult now playing first base. Walt Moryn now playing left field. Bobby Thomson now playing center field.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Hillman
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hillman
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. White reaches second base with a double. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Hillman
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Ceccarelli
Art Ceccarelli now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. White scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Ceccarelli
The ball gets by Averill for a passed ball. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Ceccarelli
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Ceccarelli
Carmel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Ceccarelli
Grammas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schult settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Joe Cunningham now playing first base. Gino Cimoli now playing right field.
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Mizell
Moryn hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Mizell
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Donnelly
Ed Donnelly now pitching.
Mizell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Donnelly
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Donnelly
Cunningham hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Donnelly
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Mizell
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Ed Donnelly.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Mizell
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cunningham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1959 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 1 0
Altman G, cf 2 0 1 1 Cunningham J, rf-1b 4 1 0 0
Walls L, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 White B, lf 5 2 2 0
Marshall J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 2 1 1
Schult A, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 3 2 2 2
Banks E, ss 4 1 1 0 Cimoli G, rf 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, rf-lf 3 1 1 3 Flood C, cf 2 0 0 0
Williams B, lf 2 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 0 1 2
Thomson B, ph-lf-cf 2 0 2 0 McCarver T, pr 0 1 0 0
Averill E, c 4 0 0 0 Carmel D, cf 1 0 0 0
Dark A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 2 3 3
Drabowsky M, p 3 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 4 1 1 1
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Blaylock B, p 1 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0 Shannon W, ph 1 0 1 1
Ceccarelli A, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson L, pr 0 0 0 0
Donnelly E, p 0 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 2 0 1 0
Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 6 4 36 11 13 10
Chicago 100 300 000 -- 4
St.Louis 000 024 50x -- 11
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M 5.1 6 4 4 1 3
Elston D (L)* 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Hillman D 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Ceccarelli A 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Donnelly E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock B 5.0 4 4 3 3 1
Mizell V (W) 4.0 2 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Boyer K, Grammas A, Blasingame D
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, St.Louis 4
2B -- White B 2, Smith H
3B -- Grammas A
HR -- Moryn W, Musial S, Smith H
WP -- Ceccarelli A
PB -- Averill E
T -- 2:37
A -- 9922
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