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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 17, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| El Tappe | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Don Taussig | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 17, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Simmons
Heist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Heist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Simmons
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heist moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Simmons
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Altman vs. Simmons
Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Cardwell
Lillis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Lillis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Cardwell
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cardwell
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Cardwell
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Cardwell
Musial strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Simmons
Kindall hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Kindall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bertell vs. Simmons
Bertell hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Simmons
Bouchee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Cardwell
Taussig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a ball on the ground into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sawatski vs. Cardwell
Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Cardwell
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Simmons
Cardwell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Simmons
Heist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Heist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Simmons
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Simmons
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Cardwell
Lillis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Cardwell
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cunningham for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Cardwell
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Cardwell
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Simmons
Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kindall vs. Simmons
Kindall strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertell vs. Simmons
There goes Williams. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Bertell vs. Simmons
Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Altman scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Simmons
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bertell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cardwell vs. Simmons
Cardwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Heist vs. Simmons
Heist takes first base on ball four. Bouchee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Simmons
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bertell scores. Bouchee scores. Heist moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Simmons
Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heist scores. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Simmons
Altman is hit by the pitch. Zimmer moves to third. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Cardwell
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer misplays the ball. That's an error on Zimmer. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Cardwell
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Cardwell
There's a wild pitch. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sawatski vs. Cardwell
Sawatski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Simmons
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Simmons
Bertell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kindall moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Bouchee vs. Simmons
Bouchee hits a popup towards first. White catches it and throws to home to double up Kindall, who tagged and tried to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cardwell vs. Simmons
Cardwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Cardwell
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Cardwell
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Cardwell
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Cardwell
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Cardwell
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Simmons
Heist hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taussig. Heist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Simmons
Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heist moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Simmons
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heist tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Simmons
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Cardwell
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Cardwell
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Cardwell
Sawatski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Simmons
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Simmons
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Cardwell
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Cardwell
Lillis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. Cardwell
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cardwell
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Cardwell
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Cunningham moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Cardwell
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cunningham scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Taussig vs. Cardwell
Taussig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching. Moe Thacker now catching.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Schultz
The ball gets by Thacker for a passed ball. Taussig moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Sawatski vs. Schultz
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Simmons
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Simmons
Thacker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Simmons
Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Schultz
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Curt Simmons.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Schultz
Carl Warwick pinch runs for Red Schoendienst.
Lillis takes first base on ball four. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thacker fields it and throws to third for the out. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Elston
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lillis moves to third. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Elston
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lillis scores. Cunningham moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Elston
Musial takes first base on ball four. Cunningham scores. White moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taussig vs. Elston
Taussig hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Elston
Javier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Javier reaches third base with a triple. Boyer scores. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Sawatski vs. Elston
Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Elston
Warwick hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. McDaniel
Carl Warwick now playing right field. Curt Flood now playing center field. Don Taussig now playing left field. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. McDaniel
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. McDaniel
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. McDaniel
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1961, game 1 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Heist A, cf 4 2 3 0 Lillis B, ss 4 2 2 0
Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 1 2 Cunningham J, rf 4 2 2 1
Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 2 Flood C, cf 0 0 0 0
Altman G, rf 3 1 1 0 White B, 1b 5 2 4 1
Williams B, lf 5 1 2 0 Boyer K, 3b 5 1 1 1
Kindall J, ss 4 0 2 0 Musial S, lf 4 1 0 2
Bertell D, c 4 1 2 2 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Taussig D, cf-lf 4 0 1 2
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 5 1 4 2
Bouchee E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Sawatski C, c 5 0 1 1
Cardwell D, p 3 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 3 1 1 0
Thacker M, c 1 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 1 0
Warwick C, pr-rf 1 0 0 0
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36 6 13 6 41 10 17 10
Chicago 000 501 000 -- 6
St.Louis 000 000 46x -- 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D 6.2 11 4 4 1 3
Schultz B* 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Elston D (L) 1.0 4 4 4 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (W) 8.0 12 6 6 2 6
McDaniel L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Williams B, Zimmer D
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Chicago 8, St.Louis 11
2B -- Heist A 3, Lillis B, Kindall J, Simmons C
3B -- Javier J
SB -- Williams B
SF -- Santo R, Taussig D
HBP -- by Simmons C (Altman G)
WP -- Cardwell D
PB -- Thacker M
T -- 3:13
A -- 0
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