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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 26, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 26, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Schultz |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Larry Goetz |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Brown | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bob Schultz | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 26, 1953
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Schultz
Hemus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Schultz
Schoendienst hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Schultz
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Schultz
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Schultz
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Haddix
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Miksis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Haddix
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Schultz
Jablonski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Schultz
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Schultz
Repulski takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haddix vs. Schultz
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to third. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemus vs. Schultz
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out. Rice scores. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Schultz
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Baczewski
Fred Baczewski now pitching.
Musial takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Baczewski
Bilko takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Baczewski
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Haddix
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Haddix
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Baczewski
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Baczewski
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Baczewski
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baczewski vs. Haddix
Baczewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Haddix
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Haddix
The ball gets by Rice for a passed ball. Brown moves to third. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Haddix
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Haddix
There's a wild pitch. Brown scores. Miksis moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Baczewski
Haddix hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Baczewski
Hemus hits a popup towards the mound. Baczewski catches it and throws to first to double up Haddix. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Baczewski
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Baczewski
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Musial reaches second base with a double. There goes Schoendienst trying to get to home. Brown throws the ball in to Miksis who relays the ball to McCullough, who tags Schoendienst, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Haddix
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Haddix
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baczewski vs. Haddix
Baczewski bunts towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Haddix
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Baczewski
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Baczewski
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Baczewski
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Baczewski
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Baczewski
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to Miksis who tags Repulski trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jablonski scores. Rice moves to third. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Haddix
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Baczewski
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Baczewski
Hemus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Baczewski
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Baczewski
Musial hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Baczewski
Bilko is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jeffcoat vs. Haddix
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. Jackson scores. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Haddix
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Haddix
Dee Fondy pinch hits for Fred Baczewski.
Fondy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Haddix
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. McCullough settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCullough. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Jones
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Jones
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jones
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Haddix
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Jones
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haddix vs. Jones
Haddix bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Repulski moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemus vs. Jones
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Jones
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Repulski scores. Haddix moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bilko vs. Leonard
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Haddix
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Haddix
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Haddix
Bill Serena pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Serena is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching.
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Kelly
Jablonski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kelly
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Haddix
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Haddix
Smalley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1953, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 5 0 1 1 Brown T, rf 4 1 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 1 3 2 Miksis E, 2b 5 0 2 0
Musial S, rf 4 0 1 1 Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 0
Bilko S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 1 1 1
Lowrey P, lf 5 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 1 1 0
Jablonski R, 3b 5 2 2 0 Ward P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Rice D, c 4 1 1 1 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 1 1
Repulski R, cf 3 2 2 1 McCullough C, c 4 0 2 0
Haddix H, p 3 0 1 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Baczewski F, p 1 0 0 0
Fondy D, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
Serena B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelly B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 35 3 9 2
St.Louis 130 010 010 -- 6
Chicago 001 001 100 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schultz B (L) 1.2 4 4 4 1 1
Baczewski F 4.1 6 1 1 4 2
Jones S 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Leonard D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Smalley R, Jablonski R, McCullough C
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Chicago 10
2B -- Miksis E, Jablonski R 2, Musial S, Jackson R, Repulski R
HR -- Schoendienst R, Sauer H
SH -- Baczewski F, Haddix H
HBP -- by Haddix H (Smalley R)
WP -- Haddix H
PB -- Rice D
T -- 2:43
A -- 0
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