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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1957
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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 August 21, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lindy McDaniel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stu Miller |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,296 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Bill Baker |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Boyer | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
| Lindy McDaniel | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Stu Miller | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1957
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Miller
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Miller
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Miller
Dark is hit by the pitch. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Mike McCormick now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Cunningham moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to home for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, 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, 2 - 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, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. McDaniel
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. McCormick
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDaniel vs. McCormick
McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McDaniel
Sauer 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: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. McDaniel
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. McDaniel
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. McCormick
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards second base. O'Connell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McDaniel
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. McDaniel
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. McDaniel
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. McDaniel
Sauer hits a line drive into center field. Boyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boyer. O'Connell scores. Mueller scores. Mays goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. McDaniel
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Merritt
Lloyd Merritt now pitching.
Thomas is hit by the pitch. Spencer moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Merritt
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Lockman scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Merritt
O'Connell 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 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. McCormick
Landrith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Merritt
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Merritt
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Merritt
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Bobby Smith pinch hits for Lloyd Merritt.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Boyer moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. McCormick
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Schmidt
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Schmidt
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sauer moves to third. Spencer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Boyer who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. Sauer scores. Spencer scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Schmidt
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Schmidt
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to second. Dark drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Dark. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Wilhelm
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. McCormick
Dark hits a line drive towards third. Jablonski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Hal Smith pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Wilhelm
Ken Boyer now playing third base. Wally Moon now playing center field. Eddie Miksis now playing right field. Joe Cunningham now playing first base
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wilhelm
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wilhelm
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McCormick
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Miller
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Miller
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham juggles the ball. That's an error on Cunningham. McCormick scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Miller
Gail Harris pinch hits for Ray Jablonski.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. McCormick
Gail Harris now playing first base. Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Eddie Bressoud now playing third base.
Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. McCormick
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. McCormick
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Miller
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Miller
Bressoud is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bressoud juggles the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. McCormick
Herm Wehmeier pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Wehmeier hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. McCormick
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1957 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Boyer K, cf-3b 4 2 2 2 O'Connell D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Moon W, lf-cf 5 1 3 1 Mueller D, rf 5 1 1 0
Musial S, 1b 2 1 2 2 Mays W, cf 4 2 2 1
Miksis E, rf 2 1 2 1 Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cunningham J, rf-1b 3 0 1 0 Harris G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 2 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 3 3 3
Schofield D, ss 1 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 1 0 0 0
Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 4 2 1 0
Ennis D, lf 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 2 2 1
Landrith H, c 2 0 0 0 Bressoud E, 3b 1 0 0 0
Smith H, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Thomas V, c 3 1 1 3
Kasko E, 3b-2b 3 1 0 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 1 2 3
Merritt L, p 0 0 0 0
Smith B, ph 1 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 6 10 6 38 13 13 11
St.Louis 200 010 012 -- 6
New York 106 041 10x -- 13
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McDaniel L (L) 2.2 7 7 7 1 3
Merritt L 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Schmidt W 0.1 2 4 4 2 0
Wilhelm H 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Miller B 2.0 2 1 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Miller S 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
McCormick M (W) 8.2 8 4 2 3 5
E -- Boyer K, Mays W, Dark A, Cunningham J, Bressoud E
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 6
2B -- O'Connell D
3B -- Thomas V
HR -- Moon W, Musial S, Mays W, Sauer H, Miksis E, Boyer K
SF -- Musial S, McCormick M
HBP -- by Miller S (Dark A), by Merritt L (Thomas V)
WP -- McCormick M, Miller B
T -- 2:37
A -- 5296
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