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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 1981
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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 August 26, 1981 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1981 |
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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 | August 26, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Lavelle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 7,766 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Joe West 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Lanny Harris |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
Milt May | Catcher |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Jeffrey Leonard | Left Fielder |
Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Joe Pettini | Second Baseman |
Gary Lavelle | Pitcher |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Tito Landrum | Left Fielder |
Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 1981
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Andujar
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Andujar
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Andujar
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leonard vs. Andujar
Leonard hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lavelle
Templeton strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Templeton out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Lavelle
Herr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pettini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lavelle
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Andujar
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landrum. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Andujar
LeMaster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pettini vs. Andujar
Pettini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavelle vs. Andujar
Lavelle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Lavelle reaches second base with a double. Martin scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Andujar
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lavelle scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Andujar
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lavelle
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Lavelle
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Lavelle
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Andujar
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Andujar
Leonard hits a line drive into left field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Andujar
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Andujar
There goes Martin. The throw from Porter and he is out, Herr applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Lavelle
Landrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Lavelle
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Lavelle
Andujar hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Andujar
Mike Ramsey now playing shortstop.
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Andujar
Pettini hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavelle vs. Andujar
Lavelle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Lavelle
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Lavelle
Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lavelle
Hernandez 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: ---
Hendrick vs. Lavelle
Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Andujar
Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Andujar
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Andujar
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Andujar
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to home. Landrum throws the ball in to Porter who tags Clark, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Lavelle
Lezcano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Lezcano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Lavelle
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Lavelle
Landrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Lavelle
Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lezcano moves to third. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Iorg vs. Breining
Gene Tenace pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Fred Breining now pitching. Dane Iorg pinch hits for Gene Tenace.
Iorg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Iorg reaches third base with a triple. Lezcano scores. Landrum scores. Oberkfell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ramsey vs. Breining
Ramsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Iorg scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Breining
There goes Ramsey. The throw from May and he is safe. Ramsey steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Breining
Herr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramsey scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Breining
There goes Herr. The throw from May and he is safe. Herr steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Breining
Hernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Breining
There's a wild pitch. Herr scores. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Breining
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Braun vs. Tufts
Bob Tufts now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for Sixto Lezcano.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Tufts covering, for the out. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Porter vs. Tufts
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick scores. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Tufts
Landrum hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Sykes
Bob Sykes now pitching. Dane Iorg now playing left field. Tito Landrum now playing right field.
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Sykes
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Sykes
Pettini hits a line drive towards third. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Tufts
Oberkfell hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Tufts
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Tufts covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Tufts
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tufts vs. Sykes
Tufts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Sykes
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sykes
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Sykes
Clark takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Sykes
Evans takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leonard vs. Sykes
Leonard takes first base on ball four. May scores. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Clark scores. Evans moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Kaat
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Tufts
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tufts
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tufts
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Tufts
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields the ball and throws to Tufts covering. Safe. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Tufts
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Kaat
LeMaster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Kaat
Pettini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Kaat
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Bob Tufts.
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Ripley
Allen Ripley now pitching.
Landrum hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ripley
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ripley
Iorg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Iorg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramsey vs. Ripley
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Kaat
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kaat
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Kaat
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Kaat
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Kaat
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1981 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Cabell E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Templeton G, ss 1 0 0 0 May M, c 5 1 2 0 Ramsey M, ss 4 1 1 1 Clark J, rf 4 1 3 0 Herr T, 2b 4 1 1 1 Evans D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 2 1 1 Leonard J, lf 4 0 2 1 Hendrick G, cf 3 1 2 0 Martin J, cf 5 1 2 0 Lezcano S, rf 2 1 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 0 0 0 Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0 Pettini J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sykes B, p 0 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 2 1 1 1 Kaat J, p 1 0 1 0 Breining F, p 0 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Tufts B, p 1 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 0 1 2 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0 Landrum T, lf-rf 3 1 1 0 Ripley A, p 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Andujar J, p 1 0 0 0 Tenace G, ph 0 0 0 0 Iorg D, ph-lf 3 1 2 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 13 3 34 9 12 8 San Francisco 020 000 200 -- 4 St.Louis 000 180 00x -- 9 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Lavelle G (L) 4.1 5 4 4 1 3 Breining F* 0.0 3 5 5 2 0 Tufts B 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 Ripley A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Andujar J (W) 5.0 9 2 2 2 1 Sykes B 1.2 1 2 2 3 0 Kaat J 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 Sutter B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th DP -- San Francisco 2, St.Louis 1 LOB -- San Francisco 11, St.Louis 4 2B -- Martin J, Lavelle G, Clark J, Lezcano S, Iorg D 3B -- Iorg D HR -- Hernandez K SB -- Ramsey M, Herr T CS -- Martin J WP -- Breining F, Kaat J T -- 2:34 A -- 7766
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