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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 16, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 16, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Burkhart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Wolff |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,435 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Ken Burkhart | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Culley Rikard | Right Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Roger Wolff | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 16, 1947
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wolff
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wolff
Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wolff
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Wolff
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northey vs. Wolff
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Wolff
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Marion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Burkhart
Rikard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Burkhart
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Rikard trying to get to third. Northey throws the ball in to Kurowski, who tags Rikard for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Burkhart
Gustine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Burkhart
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Burkhart
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Burkhart
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Burkhart
Bloodworth 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, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Bagby
Garagiola hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Bagby
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bagby
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Burkhart
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Burkhart
Bagby bunts towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rikard vs. Burkhart
Rikard 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, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Burkhart
Russell 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 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bagby
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Bagby
Musial hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Bagby
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Bagby
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Burkhart
Gustine hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Burkhart
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Burkhart
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Wilks
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Wilks
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bagby vs. Wilks
Bagby hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Bagby
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Bagby
Marion hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Bagby
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Bagby
Wilks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Wilks
Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Wilks
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Wilks
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rikard moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Wilks
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Wilks
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Wilks
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching.
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Brazle
There goes Bloodworth. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Brazle
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bagby
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Bagby
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Bagby
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Bagby
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Bagby
Northey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Brazle
Bagby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rikard vs. Brazle
Rikard hits a popup towards the mound. Brazle catches it and throws to first to double up Bagby. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brazle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Bagby
Kurowski hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Bagby
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Bagby
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brazle
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brazle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Brazle
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Brazle
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Brazle
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bloodworth vs. Brazle
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brazle vs. Bagby
Brazle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bagby
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Bagby
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox can't make a play. That's a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Bagby
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Bagby
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Brazle
Howell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Howell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagby vs. Brazle
Bagby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rikard vs. Brazle
Rikard strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Brazle
Russell takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to third. Bagby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Brazle
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schoendienst scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Bagby
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Bagby covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Bagby
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Bagby
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Bagby
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard who is chasing the ball. Garagiola reaches third base with a triple. Kurowski goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Bagby
Joe Medwick pinch hits for Al Brazle.
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Grodzicki
Johnny Grodzicki now pitching.
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grodzicki
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Grodzicki
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Grodzicki
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Grodzicki
Howell hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bagby
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bagby
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Bagby
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1947 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 2 0 Rikard C, rf 5 1 2 0
Moore T, cf 4 1 2 1 Russell J, cf 4 1 1 0
Musial S, 1b 5 1 1 1 Gustine F, 3b 5 1 1 0
Slaughter E, lf 4 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 3 4 3 5
Northey R, rf 3 1 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 2 3 2 4
Kurowski W, 3b 4 3 2 4 Cox B, ss 5 2 3 3
Marion M, ss 4 0 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Garagiola J, c 4 0 1 1 Howell D, c 3 0 1 0
Burkhart K, p 1 0 0 0 Wolff R, p 0 0 0 0
Wilks T, p 1 0 0 0 Bagby J, p 2 0 1 0
Brazle A, p 1 0 0 0
Medwick J, ph 1 0 0 0
Grodzicki J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 9 7 34 12 16 12
St.Louis 400 110 010 -- 7
Pittsburgh 402 500 01x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Burkhart K (L) 2.1 6 6 6 2 0
Wilks T 1.0 5 5 5 2 0
Brazle A 3.2 3 0 0 3 2
Grodzicki J 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Wolff R 0.2 3 4 4 1 0
Bagby J (W) 8.1 6 3 2 1 2
E -- Cox B
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Slaughter E, Bloodworth J, Howell D
3B -- Musial S, Schoendienst R, Garagiola J
HR -- Moore T, Kurowski W 2, Greenberg H 2, Cox B 2, Kiner R 3
CS -- Bloodworth J
SH -- Bagby J
HBP -- by Brazle A (Bagby J)
T -- 2:09
A -- 6435
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