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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 18, 1950
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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 18, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,022 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Glaviano | Third Baseman |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Bill Howerton | Center Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 18, 1950
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Jansen
Glaviano strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky 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: ---
Stanky vs. Lanier
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lanier
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Lanier
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Lanier covering. Safe. Stanky moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Lanier
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Stanky scores. Lockman moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Papai
Al Papai now pitching.
Westrum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howerton. Westrum reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. Dark scores. Irvin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Papai
Thomson 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Papai
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Papai fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Papai
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Jansen
Howerton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Papai
Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Papai
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Papai
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Papai
Dark strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Jansen
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papai vs. Jansen
Papai strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Papai
Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Papai
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Papai
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Papai
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Westrum moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Papai
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jansen vs. Papai
Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Thomson scores. There goes Mueller trying to get to third. Howerton throws the ball in to Marion, who relays the ball to Glaviano who tags Mueller for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Papai
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Papai
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jansen scores. Stanky moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Papai
Rice fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rice. Stanky scores. Lockman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Papai
Dark 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 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Jansen
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Dusak
Erv Dusak now pitching. Joe Garagiola now catching.
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Dusak
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Dusak
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Dusak
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Dusak
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jansen vs. Dusak
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Jansen
Howerton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Howerton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Jansen
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dusak
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dusak
Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dusak
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Dusak
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Dusak
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Sal Yvars now catching.
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Jansen
Dusak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Dusak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glaviano vs. Jansen
Glaviano strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dusak
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dusak
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Dusak
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Dusak
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Dusak
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dusak
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dusak
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Dusak
Irvin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst catches it and throws to second with Marion covering, to double up Lockman. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Jansen
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Jansen
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mickelson vs. Jansen
Ed Mickelson pinch hits for Erv Dusak.
Mickelson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Martin
Fred Martin now pitching.
Yvars strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Martin
Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Martin
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, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Martin
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Jansen
Glaviano hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin juggles the ball. That's an error on Irvin. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Jansen
That's a pickoff. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1950 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Glaviano T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 3 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 1 2 1
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 2 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, 1b 3 3 1 2
Rice H, lf 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 2 4
Howerton B, cf 3 0 1 0 Yvars S, c 1 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 3 2 1
Rice D, c 1 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 5 0 1 1
Garagiola J, c 1 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 1
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 4 1 2 2
Papai A, p 1 0 0 0
Dusak E, p 1 0 1 0
Mickelson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Martin F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 35 13 13 12
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 405 111 01x -- 13
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L)* 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
Papai A 3.0 7 5 4 2 2
Dusak E 4.0 2 3 3 6 2
Martin F 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 6
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Rice D, Irvin M
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 3, New York 7
2B -- Westrum W, Howerton B, Dusak E
3B -- Irvin M
HR -- Thomson B
T -- 1:55
A -- 5022
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