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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1956
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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 29, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,597 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Antonelli
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up 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: ---
Brandt vs. Poholsky
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays 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 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Antonelli
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer 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: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Poholsky
Sarni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spencer out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Antonelli
Poholsky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Antonelli
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Poholsky
Antonelli hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Poholsky
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Poholsky
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Antonelli
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Antonelli
Poholsky hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame 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
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Poholsky
Antonelli hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Antonelli
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Wally Moon.
Sauer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Antonelli
Whitey Lockman pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Poholsky
Whitey Lockman now playing right field.
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Antonelli
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Antonelli
Poholsky hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame 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
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Poholsky
There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Poholsky
White hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Poholsky
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Bill Sarni.
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Mays scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Poholsky
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Poholsky
Foster Castleman pinch runs for Hank Thompson. George Wilson pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Grissom
Wes Westrum now catching. Foster Castleman now playing third base. Marv Grissom now pitching. Daryl Spencer now playing shortstop.
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Grissom
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Grissom
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Grissom
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Poholsky
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poholsky
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays 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 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Grissom
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Grissom
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peete vs. Grissom
Charlie Peete pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
Peete is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Poholsky
Charlie Peete now playing center field.
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Poholsky
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Poholsky
Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hofman vs. Poholsky
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
There goes Castleman. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Castleman steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hofman vs. Poholsky
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Grady Hatton pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Hatton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Wilhelm
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Wilhelm
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Wilhelm
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Wilhelm
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Repulski vs. Wilhelm
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jackson
Mueller 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jackson
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1956 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Brandt J, lf 5 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 4 0 Mueller D, rf 5 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 5 0 1 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 3 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 2 1 Mays W, cf 5 2 2 1
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 White B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Moon W, rf 2 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 2 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lockman W, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 3b-ss 4 0 2 0
Del Greco B, cf 3 1 1 1 Bressoud E, ss 2 0 0 0
Peete C, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Thompson H, ph 0 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 3 0 0 0 Castleman F, pr-3b 1 0 1 0
Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 2 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
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37 3 10 3 38 2 8 1
St.Louis 000 011 000 1 -- 3
New York 000 100 100 0 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (W) 9.0 7 2 1 2 4
Jackson L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J 7.0 7 2 2 3 3
Grissom M 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Wilhelm H (L) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Boyer K
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 3
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 8
2B -- Dark A, Repulski R
HR -- Mays W, Del Greco B
SB -- Castleman F
WP -- Poholsky T
T -- 2:59
A -- 8597
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