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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 26, 1948
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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 May 26, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1948 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 26, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 44,128 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Erv Dusak | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Don Lang | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 26, 1948
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Koslo
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Koslo
Lang 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: ---
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Pollet
Westrum 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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Pollet
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Koslo
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Koslo
Dusak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Pollet
Koslo hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Rigney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize hits a popup towards third. Lang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Koslo
Lang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Lang moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Pollet covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Pollet
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Pollet
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Koslo
Pollet hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Koslo
Dusak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conway vs. Pollet
Jack Conway pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Conway strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Pollet
The ball gets by Rice for a passed ball. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Thornton Lee now pitching.
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Lee
Lang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Lee
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lee
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Pollet
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Lee
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lee
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Lee
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Pollet
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Pollet
Les Layton pinch hits for Thornton Lee.
Layton hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Trinkle
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Trinkle
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Lang bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Rigney covering, for the out. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Jones
Marion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Jones
Ron Northey pinch hits for Del Rice.
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Slaughter moves to third. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northey vs. Jones
Northey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pollet vs. Jones
Ralph LaPointe pinch runs for Ron Northey.
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Slaughter scores. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Jones
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Del Wilber now catching.
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dusak. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Munger
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Munger
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Munger
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Munger
Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCarthy scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Burkhart
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Burkhart
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Jansen
Jack Lohrke now playing third base. Mickey Livingston now catching. Larry Jansen now pitching.
Dusak strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1948 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Rigney B, 2b 4 2 3 1
Dusak E, cf 4 2 1 1 Lockman W, lf 5 1 2 2
Musial S, lf 5 2 3 3 Thomson B, cf 5 1 3 1
Jones N, 1b 5 1 1 0 Mize J, 1b 5 1 1 2
Slaughter E, rf 3 2 1 1 Gordon S, 3b 4 2 2 1
Lang D, 3b 2 0 1 0 Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 2 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0
Northey R, ph 0 0 0 0 McCarthy J, ph 1 1 1 1
LaPointe R, pr 0 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 0 0 0 0
Wilber D, c 0 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 1
Pollet H, p 4 0 0 1 Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Munger R, p 0 0 0 0 Conway J, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Lee T, p 0 0 0 0
Burkhart K, p 0 0 0 0 Layton L, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Lohrke J, ph-3b 1 1 1 1
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34 7 9 7 38 10 14 10
St.Louis 001 120 030 -- 7
New York 011 000 08x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H* 7.0 8 4 4 2 2
Munger R (L) 0.1 3 4 4 1 1
Staley G+ 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Burkhart K 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D 5.0 6 4 4 2 1
Lee T 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Trinkle K# 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Jones S (W) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Jansen L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
# Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Gordon S
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 7
2B -- Rigney B, Thomson B
3B -- Jones N
HR -- Gordon S, Dusak E, Musial S 2
SH -- Lang D
PB -- Rice D, Westrum W
T -- 2:51
A -- 44128
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