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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 20, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 20, 1952 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 6,458 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Dick Sisler | First Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Glaviano | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Bob Thorpe | Right Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 20, 1952
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Wilson
Hemus hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wilson
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilson
Musial hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Staley
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Staley
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Staley
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Wilson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Wilson
Sisler hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Wilson
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glaviano vs. Wilson
Glaviano strikes out. There goes Slaughter. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Lowrey. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Wilson
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staley vs. Wilson
Staley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Staley
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Staley
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley juggles the ball. That's an error on Staley. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Staley
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Staley
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Staley
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Wilson
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wilson
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilson
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Wilson
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Staley
Jethroe strikes out. Rice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jethroe out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Staley
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Staley
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Wilson
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Wilson
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Wilson
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Staley
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Staley
Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Wilson
Staley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Wilson
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Staley
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Staley
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Staley
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Staley
Jethroe strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wilson
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilson
Musial hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cooper settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Wilson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Staley
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rice can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Staley
Crowe hits a line drive into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thorpe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Staley
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dittmer vs. Staley
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Logan vs. Werle
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooper scores. Dittmer moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Werle
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dittmer scores. Mathews scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Werle
Jethroe is hit by the pitch. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thorpe vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schmidt. Wilson scores. Jethroe goes all the way around to score. Thorpe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowe vs. Schmidt
Crowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Schmidt
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Thorpe moves to third. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Schmidt
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Thorpe scores. Crowe scores. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dittmer vs. Schmidt
Paul Burris pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Wilson
Paul Burris now catching.
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Wilson
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Glaviano vs. Wilson
Glaviano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Wilson
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sisler scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Wilson
Hal Rice pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Rice takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to third. Glaviano moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemus vs. Wilson
Hemus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Burdette
Lew Burdette now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Burdette
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Burdette
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Burdette
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Spahn
Warren Spahn now pitching.
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to third. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Spahn
Eddie Stanky pinch hits for Tommy Glaviano.
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Spahn
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Brecheen
Billy Johnson now playing third base. Harry Brecheen now pitching. Hal Rice now playing left field.
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Brecheen
Larry Miggins now playing left field.
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Brecheen
Spahn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Brecheen
Jethroe strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miggins vs. Spahn
Miggins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Spahn
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Brecheen
Thorpe strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Brecheen
Crowe 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, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Spahn
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer 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 6/20/1952 -- St.Louis at Boston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 4 1 1 4 Jethroe S, cf 4 1 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Thorpe B, rf 5 2 3 1
Musial S, cf 4 1 1 0 Crowe G, 1b 4 1 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 5 0 2 1 Gordon S, lf 4 2 1 0
Sisler D, 1b 5 1 3 0 Cooper W, c 4 2 3 4
Lowrey P, lf 4 1 3 1 Burris P, pr-c 0 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 4 1 1 1
Glaviano T, 3b 3 1 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 1 1 1
Stanky E, ph 0 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 1 1
Brecheen H, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 3 1 1 2
Rice D, c 3 0 0 1 Burdette L, p 0 0 0 0
Staley G, p 2 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 1 1 1 1
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Rice H, ph-lf 0 1 0 0
Miggins L, lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 36 12 13 11
St.Louis 000 000 700 -- 7
Boston 010 00(10) 10x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (L) 5.1 9 5 5 0 5
Werle B 0.1 1 3 3 1 0
Schmidt W 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
Brecheen H 2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (W) 6.1 6 5 5 4 1
Burdette L* 0.0 3 2 2 0 0
Spahn W (S) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Staley G, Cooper W, Schmidt W, Mathews E
DP -- St.Louis 2, Boston 3
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Boston 4
2B -- Cooper W, Lowrey P
HR -- Hemus S, Spahn W
SB -- Lowrey P, Slaughter E
HBP -- by Werle B (Jethroe S)
T -- 2:50
A -- 6458
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