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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 14, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, played on May 14, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Delaney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carlisle Littlejohn |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Moore | Left Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Brown | Center Fielder |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Dick Burrus | First Baseman |
| Doc Farrell | Shortstop |
| Zack Taylor | Catcher |
| Art Delaney | Pitcher |
| Jack Slattery | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Andy High | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Carlisle Littlejohn | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 14, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Littlejohn
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Littlejohn
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Littlejohn
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on High. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Littlejohn
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Brown reaches second base with a double. Hornsby scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Littlejohn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Delaney
Douthit hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Delaney
High hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Delaney
Frisch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Delaney
There goes Frisch. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Delaney
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Delaney
There's a wild pitch. Frisch moves to third. Bottomley moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hafey vs. Delaney
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrus vs. Littlejohn
Burrus hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Littlejohn
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Littlejohn
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delaney vs. Littlejohn
Delaney hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Delaney
Harper hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Delaney
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Delaney
Thevenow hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Littlejohn
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Littlejohn
Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Littlejohn
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Littlejohn
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Littlejohn
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hornsby tags and scores. Brown tags and moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burrus vs. Littlejohn
Burrus hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Delaney
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Delaney
Douthit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Delaney
High hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Delaney
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Delaney
Bottomley hits a line drive towards short. Farrell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Littlejohn
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Littlejohn
Taylor hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delaney vs. Littlejohn
Delaney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richbourg vs. Littlejohn
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Delaney
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Delaney
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Delaney
Wilson hits a line drive towards short. Farrell catches it and steps on second to double up Hafey. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Littlejohn
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Littlejohn
Hornsby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Haid
Hal Haid now pitching.
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Haid
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Delaney
Thevenow hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haid vs. Delaney
Haid hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Delaney
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Farrell. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Delaney
High hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrus vs. Haid
Burrus hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Haid
Farrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Haid
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Delaney
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Delaney
Bottomley hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Delaney
Hafey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Delaney
Harper takes first base on ball four. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Delaney
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delaney vs. Haid
Delaney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haid fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Haid
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richbourg for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Haid
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Delaney
Thevenow hits a popup towards first. Burrus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Delaney
Ray Blades pinch hits for Hal Haid.
Blades hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Delaney
Douthit hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Delaney
High hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Delaney
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Reinhart
Art Reinhart now pitching.
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Reinhart
Brown bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Reinhart
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burrus vs. Reinhart
Burrus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Reinhart covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Delaney
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burrus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Delaney
Hafey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg. Hafey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Delaney
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burrus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harper for the out. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Delaney
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hafey scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Delaney
There goes Wilson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Delaney
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delaney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Reinhart
Farrell hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Reinhart
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gautreau vs. Reinhart
Doc Gautreau pinch hits for Art Delaney.
Gautreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Reinhart
There goes Gautreau. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Gautreau steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooney vs. Reinhart
Jimmy Cooney pinch hits for Lance Richbourg.
Cooney hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Robertson
Jack Smith now playing right field. Charlie Robertson now pitching. Wally Roettger pinch hits for Art Reinhart.
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robertson can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Robertson
Pepper Martin pinch runs for Wally Roettger.
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
High vs. Robertson
High bunts towards the mound. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Robertson
Frisch is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bottomley vs. Robertson
Bottomley hits a popup in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hafey vs. Robertson
Hafey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Douthit scores. Frisch moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1928 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 4 0 0 0 Douthit T, cf 5 2 3 1
Cooney J, ph 1 0 0 0 High A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith J, rf 0 0 0 0 Frisch F, 2b 3 0 2 0
Moore E, lf 4 1 2 1 Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hornsby R, 2b 2 2 1 0 Hafey C, lf 5 1 4 2
Brown E, cf 3 0 2 1 Harper G, rf 3 0 0 0
Bell L, 3b 3 0 0 1 Wilson J, c 4 0 1 1
Burrus D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thevenow T, ss 4 0 0 0
Farrell D, ss 4 0 0 0 Littlejohn C, p 1 0 0 0
Taylor Z, c 4 0 2 0 Haid H, p 1 0 0 0
Delaney A, p 2 0 0 0 Blades R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gautreau D, ph 1 0 1 0 Reinhart A, p 0 0 0 0
Robertson C, p 0 0 0 0 Roettger W, ph 1 0 1 0
Martin P, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 36 4 12 4
Boston 102 000 000 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 112 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delaney A 8.0 9 2 2 3 0
Robertson C (L) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Littlejohn C* 4.0 7 3 2 2 0
Haid H 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Reinhart A (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- High A, Farrell D
DP -- Boston 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Boston 7, St.Louis 11
2B -- Brown E, Taylor Z, Hafey C
HR -- Moore E, Douthit T
SB -- Frisch F, Wilson J, Gautreau D
SH -- Brown E, High A
SF -- Bell L
WP -- Delaney A
T -- 2:04
A -- 0
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