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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 27, 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 September 27, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marshall Renfroe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,477 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Pagan | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Marshall Renfroe | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Wally Shannon | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gray | Third Baseman |
| Gene Oliver | Catcher |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 27, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Miller
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray juggles the ball. That's an error on Gray. Pagan scores. Kirkland moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kirkland moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. Miller
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Miller
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Daryl Spencer.
Alou hits a ball on the ground for an out. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to third. Alou moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Miller
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Renfroe
Felipe Alou now playing left field. Jackie Brandt now playing second base.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Renfroe
Shannon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Renfroe
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Renfroe
Cimoli strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Miller
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renfroe vs. Miller
Renfroe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan strikes out. Oliver drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pagan out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Renfroe
Gray hits a popup towards third. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Renfroe
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Renfroe
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Miller
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Miller
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gray. Cepeda scores. Alou moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodgers vs. Miller
Rodgers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Renfroe
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Renfroe
Miller takes first base on ball four. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Renfroe
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. Grammas scores. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Renfroe
Gene Green pinch runs for Joe Cunningham.
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Renfroe
Musial takes first base on ball four. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. Shannon moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gray vs. Worthington
There's a wild pitch. Shannon scores. Musial moves to third. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gray vs. Worthington
Gray is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Worthington
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Worthington covering, for the out. Musial scores. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Worthington
Flood strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Miller
Gene Green now playing right field.
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Miller
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a line drive towards first. Musial catches it and steps on first to double up Schmidt. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Fisher
Miller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Fisher
Green strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Fisher
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Miller
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Miller
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kirkland moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Alou reaches second base with a double. Kirkland scores. Mays scores. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Gibson
Bob Gibson now pitching.
Rodgers hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Gibson
Oliver fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Oliver. Brandt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Gibson
Schmidt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisher vs. Gibson
Fisher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Fisher
Willie McCovey now playing first base. Leon Wagner now playing left field. Felipe Alou now playing center field.
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Fisher
Cimoli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Fisher
Gray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Fisher
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Fisher
Flood takes first base on ball four. Gray moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grammas vs. Fisher
Grammas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Alou. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Gray scores. Oliver scores. Flood goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Fisher
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Gibson
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Gibson
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fisher
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Fisher
Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Shannon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Fisher
Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Musial reaches second base with a double. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cimoli vs. Fisher
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. Shannon scores. Musial scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Fisher
Gray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Gray reaches second base with a double. Cimoli scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jones
Flood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jones
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gibson
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Gibson
The ball gets by Oliver for a passed ball. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Gibson
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodgers vs. Gibson
Rodgers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jones
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jones
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Jones
Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Jones
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Gibson
JW Porter now playing first base.
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Gibson
Eddie Bressoud pinch hits for Gordon Jones.
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Gibson
Pagan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Byerly
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Byerly, and towards Brandt, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Byerly
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Byerly
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byerly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Gibson
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Gibson
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brandt vs. Gibson
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. Kirkland scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1959, game 2 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Pagan J, 3b 5 1 0 0 Cunningham J, rf 2 0 1 2
Kirkland W, rf 5 2 4 0 Green G, pr-rf 3 1 1 0
Mays W, cf 3 3 2 1 Shannon W, 2b 5 2 2 1
McCovey W, 1b 1 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 3 2 1
Cepeda O, 1b 3 1 2 1 Porter J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Wagner L, lf 1 0 0 0 Cimoli G, lf 4 1 1 2
Brandt J, lf-2b 5 1 1 1 Gray D, 3b 5 2 2 1
Spencer D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Oliver G, c 4 2 2 3
Alou F, ph-lf-cf 5 0 2 2 Flood C, cf 4 1 0 0
Rodgers A, ss 4 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 1 2 3
Schmidt B, c 3 0 1 0 Miller B, p 1 1 0 0
Renfroe M, p 1 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 1 0 0 0
Jones G, p 0 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ph 1 0 0 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
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39 8 12 5 37 14 13 13
San Francisco 202 030 001 -- 8
St.Louis 105 035 00x -- 14
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Renfroe M* 2.0 3 6 6 3 3
Worthington A 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Fisher E (L) 2.1 7 7 7 2 3
Jones G 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Byerly B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B 4.1 10 7 3 0 6
Gibson B (W) 4.2 2 1 1 3 5
* Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd
E -- Musial S 2, Gray D 2, Oliver G
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, St.Louis 5
2B -- Mays W, Cunningham J, Kirkland W, Alou F, Grammas A, Shannon W, Musial S, Cimoli G, Gray D
HR -- Musial S, Oliver G
WP -- Worthington A
PB -- Oliver G
T -- 2:48
A -- 19477
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