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Browns
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on April 23, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Marcum |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Rigney |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
| Don Heffner | Shortstop |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Johnny Marcum | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Hank Steinbacher | Right Fielder |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Ken Silvestri | Catcher |
| Johnny Rigney | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1939
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Rigney
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Rigney
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Rigney
There goes Heffner. The throw from Silvestri and he is out, Appling applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Rigney
McQuinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Marcum
Owen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Owen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Marcum
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Marcum
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Owen tags and scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Marcum
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Marcum
McNair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbacher vs. Marcum
Steinbacher hits a line drive into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rigney
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Rigney covering. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Rigney
Clift hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Rigney
Hoag hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Rigney
Berardino hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Rigney
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kreevich. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marcum vs. Rigney
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rigney, and towards McNair, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Marcum
Kreevich hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Marcum
Silvestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Silvestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Marcum
Rigney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Rigney reaches second base with a double. Silvestri scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Marcum
Owen hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Hoag. Owen reaches second base with a double. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuhel vs. Marcum
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Owen scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Marcum
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Rigney
Almada hits a popup towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Rigney
Heffner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Rigney
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Rigney
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Rigney
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Marcum
Appling hits a line drive towards short. Heffner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Marcum
McNair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbacher vs. Marcum
Steinbacher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Rigney
Hoag hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Rigney
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kreevich throws the ball in to McNair who relays the ball to Appling who tags Berardino trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Rigney
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Marcum
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Marcum
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Marcum
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Marcum
Owen hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Owen reaches second base with a double. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuhel vs. Marcum
Kuhel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Rigney scores. Owen scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Marcum
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rigney
Joe Grace pinch hits for Johnny Marcum.
Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Rigney
Almada hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Rigney
Heffner takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Rigney
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Rigney
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Bell reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. Heffner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Rigney
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Trotter
Bill Trotter now pitching.
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Trotter
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbacher vs. Trotter
Steinbacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Trotter
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada who is chasing the ball. Kreevich reaches third base with a triple. Steinbacher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Silvestri vs. Trotter
Silvestri is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Trotter
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Rigney
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Rigney
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Rigney
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzera vs. Rigney
Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Bill Trotter.
Mazzera takes first base on ball four. Berardino moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Almada vs. Rigney
Almada hits a line drive towards short. Appling catches it and steps on second to double up Sullivan. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Pyle
Red Kress now playing shortstop. Ewald Pyle now pitching.
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Pyle
Kuhel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pyle
Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Pyle
Appling hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Pyle
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress misplays the ball. That's an error on Kress. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbacher vs. Pyle
Steinbacher hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Pyle
Kreevich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Pyle
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Rigney
Kress hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Rigney
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rigney
Bell hits a fly ball towards left. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Rigney
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pyle
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Pyle
Owen hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Almada. Owen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Pyle
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Owen scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pyle
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Pyle
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Appling vs. Pyle
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Pyle
McNair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. Walker scores. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbacher vs. Pyle
Steinbacher hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Pyle
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Rigney
Hoag hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Hoag reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Rigney
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Rigney
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spindel vs. Rigney
Hal Spindel pinch hits for Ewald Pyle.
Spindel hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Cole
Ed Cole now pitching.
Silvestri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Cole
Rigney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Cole
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Rigney
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Rigney
Kress hits a popup towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - White Sox, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Rigney
McQuinn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1939 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Almada M, cf 5 0 0 0 Owen M, 3b 6 4 4 0
Heffner D, ss 1 1 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 5 2 4 5
Kress R, ss 2 0 0 0 Walker G, lf 4 2 2 3
McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 3 2 2 0
Bell B, lf 4 1 2 2 McNair E, 2b 5 2 2 4
Clift H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Steinbacher H, rf 5 1 0 0
Hoag M, rf 4 1 2 2 Kreevich M, cf 5 1 2 4
Berardino J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Silvestri K, c 4 1 1 0
Sullivan B, c 4 0 2 0 Rigney J, p 5 2 2 1
Marcum J, p 1 0 0 0
Grace J, ph 1 1 1 0
Trotter B, p 0 0 0 0
Mazzera M, ph 0 0 0 0
Pyle E, p 0 0 0 0
Spindel H, ph 1 0 0 0
Cole E, p 0 0 0 0
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34 4 9 4 42 17 19 17
St.Louis 020 020 000 -- 4
Chicago 330 215 30x -- 17
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum J (L) 4.0 9 8 8 1 1
Trotter B 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Pyle E 2.0 8 8 5 1 1
Cole E 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rigney J (W) 9.0 9 4 4 5 2
E -- Kreevich M, Kress R, Walker G
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Chicago 5
2B -- Owen M 4, Silvestri K, Rigney J, Kuhel J, Bell B, Hoag M
3B -- Kreevich M
HR -- McNair E, Hoag M, Walker G, Kreevich M
SB -- Walker G, Kuhel J
CS -- Heffner D
SF -- Walker G
HBP -- by Trotter B (Silvestri K)
T -- 2:20
A -- 12000
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