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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 15, 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 September 15, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 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 | September 15, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lindy McDaniel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,150 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tom Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Lindy McDaniel | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 15, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. McCormick
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brandt throws the ball in to Spencer who tags Dark trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer 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: ---
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDaniel
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: ---
Brandt vs. McDaniel
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. McDaniel
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. McDaniel
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. McCormick
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. McCormick
Katt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. McDaniel
Westrum hits a popup in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McDaniel
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. McCormick
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDaniel vs. McCormick
McDaniel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. McCormick
Dark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. McDaniel
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, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. McCormick
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCormick
There goes Boyer. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. McCormick
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. McCormick
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McDaniel vs. McCormick
McDaniel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. McDaniel
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McDaniel, and towards Boyer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McDaniel
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McDaniel
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. McCormick
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Dark moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Repulski vs. Surkont
Max Surkont now pitching.
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Surkont
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Surkont
There's a wild pitch. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Surkont
Moon 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, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. McDaniel
Westrum hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Westrum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castleman vs. McDaniel
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Max Surkont.
Castleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Mays reaches second base with a double. Westrum scores. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brandt vs. McDaniel
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. McCall
Del Greco hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. McCall
McDaniel 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 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McDaniel
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McDaniel
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. McDaniel
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCall
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. McCall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCall
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. McDaniel
Whitey Lockman now playing right field. Johnny Antonelli pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Antonelli 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, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McDaniel
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays 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, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Wilhelm
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Wilhelm
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Wilhelm covering. Safe. Repulski moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Katt vs. Wilhelm
Katt hits a fly ball towards cemter. Mays catches it and throws to home to double up Repulski. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Wilhelm
Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. McDaniel
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McDaniel
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McDaniel
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Rhodes hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collum vs. Wilhelm
Bobby Hofman now catching.
Collum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Wilhelm
Blasingame bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Collum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Wilhelm
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collum scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Wilhelm
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Wilhelm
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Wilhelm
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wilhelm
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Collum
Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Ruben Gomez pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Collum
Mueller hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Collum
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Collum
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Collum
Brandt takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Collum
Thompson 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1956 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 5 3 4 3 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 5 2 2 3 Mays W, cf 5 1 3 3
Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 4 0 1 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 2 White B, 1b 2 1 1 1
Moon W, rf 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, rf 2 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 0
Katt R, c 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 2 1 0 0 Hofman B, c 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 3 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0
Collum J, p 1 1 1 0 Surkont M, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Antonelli J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Gomez R, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 9 11 8 35 4 8 4
St.Louis 002 030 004 -- 9
New York 100 010 011 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McDaniel L (W) 7.2 6 3 3 5 3
Collum J (S) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L)* 4.0 5 5 5 5 4
Surkont M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
McCall W 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Wilhelm H 2.0 6 4 4 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 10
2B -- Westrum W, Mays W, Mueller D
HR -- Mays W, Dark A, White B, Musial S, Boyer K
SB -- Boyer K
SH -- Blasingame D
WP -- Surkont M
T -- 2:50
A -- 4150
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