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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 15, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 15, 1962 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 30,484 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vinnie Smith 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Stan Landes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Doug Clemens | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gene Oliver | Catcher |
| Charlie James | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 15, 1962
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Pierce
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemens vs. Pierce
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Pierce
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Simmons
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemens. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Simmons
Hiller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Simmons
Mays takes first base on ball four. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Simmons
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Simmons
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Simmons
There goes Mays. The throw from Oliver and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Hiller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Simmons
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Pierce
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Pierce
James hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hiller catches it and throws to first to double up Oliver. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pierce
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Simmons
Pagan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemens. Pagan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Simmons
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pierce vs. Simmons
Pierce bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Pagan scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Simmons
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Pierce
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Pierce
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pierce
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Simmons
Hiller hits a fly ball into right field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Simmons
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Simmons
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Simmons
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Alou reaches second base with a double. Cepeda goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Washburn
Ray Washburn now pitching.
Davenport hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of James. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Washburn
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Washburn
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Pierce
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Pierce
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Pierce
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Pierce
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Pierce
James hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Washburn
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Washburn
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Washburn
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pierce
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Pierce
Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Pierce
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washburn vs. Pierce
Washburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Pierce
Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Flood reaches second base with a double. Washburn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemens vs. Pierce
Clemens hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Washburn
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Washburn
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Washburn
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Pierce
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Pierce
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Pierce
James hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Pierce
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gotay vs. Pierce
Gotay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Washburn
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Washburn
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Washburn
Bailey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Washburn
There's a wild pitch. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Washburn
Pierce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Washburn
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gotay fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Pierce
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washburn vs. Pierce
Washburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Pierce
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Washburn
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Washburn
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Washburn
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Pierce
Clemens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Pierce
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemens moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemens scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Miller
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Charlie James.
Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Miller
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Miller
Stan Musial pinch hits for Julio Gotay.
Musial takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Miller
Don Landrum pinch runs for Stan Musial. Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Julian Javier.
Schoendienst 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, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Washburn
Red Schoendienst now playing second base. Don Landrum now playing left field. Alex Grammas now playing shortstop.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Washburn
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Washburn
There goes Davenport. The throw from Oliver to Grammas and they have Davenport trapped. The throw over to White, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Washburn
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Miller
Ray Sadecki pinch hits for Ray Washburn.
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sadecki for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Miller
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Miller
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1962 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Flood C, cf 5 0 2 1 Kuenn H, lf 4 1 1 0
Clemens D, rf 5 1 1 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 1 1 1
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 3 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 1 0
Oliver G, c 3 0 3 1 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 1 1
James C, lf 3 0 0 0 Alou F, rf 4 1 1 1
Sawatski C, ph 1 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 2 1
Grammas A, ss 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 4 1 1 0
White B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bailey E, c 2 0 0 0
Gotay J, ss 3 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 1 0 0 1
Musial S, ph 0 0 0 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
Landrum D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst , ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Simmons C, p 1 0 0 0
Washburn R, p 2 1 1 0
Sadecki R, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 3 11 3 30 6 8 5
St.Louis 000 020 010 -- 3
San Francisco 213 000 00x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (L) 2.1 6 6 5 1 1
Washburn R 5.2 2 0 0 1 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W)* 7.0 10 3 3 1 2
Miller S (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Oliver G
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, San Francisco 4
2B -- Kuenn H, Pagan J, Mays W, Alou F, Davenport J, Flood C
HR -- White B
SB -- Mays W
CS -- Davenport J
SH -- Pierce B
HBP -- by Washburn R (Bailey E)
WP -- Washburn R
T -- 2:50
A -- 30484
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