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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1958
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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 August 9, 1958 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 1958 |
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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 | August 9, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 22,228 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Ken Burkhart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Gene Freese | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Gene Green | Catcher |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Tanner | Right Fielder |
Al Dark | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Lou Jackson | Center Fielder |
Moe Thacker | Catcher |
Johnny Goryl | Second Baseman |
Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1958
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hobbie
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Hobbie
Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Hobbie
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Hobbie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Freese moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ennis vs. Hobbie
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. Freese scores. Boyer moves to third. Moon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Hobbie
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Maglie
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Maglie
Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Maglie
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Maglie
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Maglie
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hobbie
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Flood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maglie vs. Hobbie
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Hobbie
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Hobbie
Freese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Maglie
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Maglie
Thacker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thacker for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Maglie
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hobbie
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hobbie
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hobbie
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Maglie
Hobbie hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Maglie
Tanner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Tanner reaches second base with a double. Flood throws the ball in to Boyer who tags Tanner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Maglie
Dark 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
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hobbie
Green hits a line drive towards first. Long reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hobbie
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Hobbie
Maglie bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Goryl covering, for the out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Hobbie
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Hobbie
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Thacker and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Hobbie
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Maglie
Banks hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Maglie
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Maglie
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Maglie
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hobbie
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Banks. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Hobbie
There goes Boyer. The throw from Thacker and he is safe. Boyer steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Hobbie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Hobbie
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Hobbie
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Maglie
Thacker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Maglie
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Maglie
Hobbie strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Maglie
Tanner hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hobbie
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Hobbie
Maglie hits a fly ball into right field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hobbie
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Maglie
Dark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Maglie
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Maglie
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Hobbie
Bobby Thomson now playing center field. Lou Jackson now playing left field.
Freese hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hobbie
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Hobbie
There goes Boyer. The throw from Thacker and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Hobbie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Maglie
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Maglie
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thacker vs. Maglie
Thacker hits a popup towards short. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. Maglie
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hobbie
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hobbie
Eddie Kasko pinch runs for Del Ennis.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Hobbie
Flood bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kasko moves to third. Green moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. Henry
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Sal Maglie. Bill Henry now pitching.
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Henry
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Henry
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Paine
Phil Paine now pitching. Joe Cunningham now playing right field. Wally Moon now playing left field.
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henry for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Paine
Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Paine
Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Paine
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Henry
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Henry
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Henry
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Paine
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Paine
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Paine covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Paine
Jackson 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
Top 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paine vs. Henry
Paine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Henry
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Henry
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Henry
Cunningham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goryl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Paine
Ruben Amaro now playing shortstop. Irv Noren now playing left field. Wally Moon now playing right field. Joe Cunningham now playing first base. L
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Paine
Goryl strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Paine
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Bolger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1958 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 1 1 Tanner C, rf 4 0 1 0 Freese G, ss 5 1 1 0 Dark A, 3b 2 1 0 0 Amaro R, ss 0 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 1 1 2 Musial S, 1b 5 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 3 0 0 0 Noren I, lf 0 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 1 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moon W, rf-lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Jackson L, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 0 Thacker M, c 3 0 0 0 Kasko E, pr 0 0 0 0 Walls L, ph 1 0 0 0 Paine P, p 1 0 0 0 Goryl J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Green G, c 5 0 1 0 Hobbie G, p 2 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 3 2 2 1 Henry B, p 1 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0 Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0 Cunningham, ph-rf-1b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 3 8 2 33 2 4 2 St.Louis 100 100 000 1 -- 3 Chicago 200 000 000 0 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Maglie S 7.0 4 2 2 1 3 Paine P (W) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hobbie G* 7.0 7 2 1 3 3 Henry B (L) 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Banks E 2, Dark A 3 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 12, Chicago 4 2B -- Flood C, Tanner C HR -- Banks E, Flood C SB -- Blasingame D, Boyer K 2 SH -- Maglie S, Flood C HBP -- by Maglie S (Dark A), by Paine P (Dark A) T -- 2:35 A -- 22228
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