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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 12, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 12, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hooks Iott |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 41,625 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Erv Dusak | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Right Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Hooks Iott | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 12, 1947
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Iott
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Iott
Dusak hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Iott
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Iott
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Iott
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Medwick vs. Iott
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Kurowski scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Iott
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Slaughter scores. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Iott
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Iott
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Medwick moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Iott
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field. Gordon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gordon. Medwick scores. Rice scores. Brecheen moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dusak vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Beggs covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Brecheen
Kerr 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 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Brecheen
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Ron Northey now playing right field.
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Beggs
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Beggs
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Beggs
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Beggs
Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Beggs
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Brecheen
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Brecheen
There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrke vs. Brecheen
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Lohrke reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Joe Beggs.
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Hansen
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Brecheen
Kerr 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, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Brecheen
Mize takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Hansen
Dusak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hansen
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Dusak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Hansen
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Hansen
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Brecheen
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Brecheen
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Hansen
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Hansen
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hansen
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Hansen
Brecheen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Brecheen
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Brecheen
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hansen
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Hansen
Dusak hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hansen
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Hansen
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Hansen
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Hansen covering. Safe. Musial scores. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Hansen
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hansen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Brecheen
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Brecheen
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Brecheen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Hansen
Marion hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hansen
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Hansen
Brecheen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon throws the ball in to Rigney who tags Brecheen, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a line drive towards the mound. Brecheen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Brecheen
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gearhart vs. Brecheen
Gary Gearhart pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Gearhart bunts towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Trinkle
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Trinkle
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Trinkle
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Brecheen
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson 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, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Brecheen
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Trinkle
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Trinkle
Northey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Northey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Trinkle
Chuck Diering pinch runs for Ron Northey.
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Trinkle
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Trinkle
Brecheen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Ayers
Bill Ayers now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Ayers
Dusak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Chuck Diering now playing right field.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Brecheen
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Brecheen
Lohrke strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1947, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 6 1 2 2 Rigney B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Dusak E, cf 6 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 4 2 2 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 2 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 2 2 1 Mize J, 1b 2 1 1 1
Slaughter E, lf 5 2 2 2 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Medwick J, rf 1 1 1 2 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0
Northey R, rf 3 0 2 1 Gordon S, lf 3 1 1 0
Diering C, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Lohrke J, 3b 4 0 2 1
Marion M, ss 5 0 0 1 Iott H, p 0 0 0 0
Rice D, c 4 2 1 2 Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0
Brecheen H, p 4 0 2 0 Livingston M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 1 0 0 0
Gearhart G, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Ayers B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 11 15 11 32 3 7 3
St.Louis 610 001 003 -- 11
New York 210 000 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (W) 9.0 7 3 3 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Iott H (L) 0.2 6 6 6 2 0
Beggs J 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Hansen A 5.0 4 1 1 2 1
Trinkle K 1.1 3 3 2 1 2
Ayers B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Gordon S, Rigney B
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 5
2B -- Lohrke J, Thomson B
HR -- Rigney B, Mize J, Kurowski W, Rice D
WP -- Brecheen H
T -- 2:16
A -- 41625
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