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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 8, 1962 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 8, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 8, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 17,643 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Al Forman 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Landrum | Center Fielder |
Ken Hubbs | Second Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
George Altman | Right Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
Moe Thacker | Catcher |
Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
Charlie Metro | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Matty Alou | Left Fielder |
Ed Bailey | Catcher |
Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1962
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Pierce
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. Pierce
Hubbs bunts towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Pierce
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Pierce
Altman takes first base on ball four. Landrum moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Santo vs. Pierce
Santo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cardwell
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Cardwell
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cardwell. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn moves to third. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Pierce
Rodgers hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Pierce
Thacker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Pierce
Cardwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. Pierce
Landrum bunts towards third. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cardwell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbs vs. Pierce
Hubbs hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Cardwell
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Cardwell
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Cardwell
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Pierce
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Pierce
Altman 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cardwell
Kuenn strikes out. Thacker drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kuenn out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Cardwell
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Pierce
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Pierce
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thacker vs. Pierce
Thacker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardwell vs. Pierce
Cardwell hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Rodgers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landrum vs. Pierce
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrum for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou bunts towards the mound. Cardwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Cardwell
Bailey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Pierce
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Pierce
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Cardwell
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Cardwell
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cardwell
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Cardwell
Hiller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hiller reaches second base with a double. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiller scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Cardwell
Billy O'Dell pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Mays takes first base on ball four. O'Dell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodgers. Alou scores. O'Dell moves to third. Mays moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Cardwell
Bailey takes first base on ball four. O'Dell scores. Mays moves to third. Alou moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pagan vs. Burdette
Freddie Burdette now pitching.
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Pierce
Orlando Cepeda now playing first base. Jim Davenport now playing third base. Harvey Kuenn now playing left field.
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Pierce
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Pierce
Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thacker vs. Pierce
Thacker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Pierce
Billy Ott pinch hits for Freddie Burdette.
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodgers scores. Thacker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrum vs. Pierce
Landrum hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Gerard
Dave Gerard now pitching.
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gerard
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Gerard
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gerard
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Gerard
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Pierce
Hubbs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Pierce
Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hubbs moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hubbs scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Pierce
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gerard
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gerard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Gerard
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Gerard
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gerard, and towards Rodgers, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Gerard
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haller vs. Gerard
Tom Haller pinch hits for Billy Pierce.
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haller for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Bolin
Rodgers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thacker vs. Bolin
Thacker hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Will vs. Bolin
Bob Will pinch hits for Dave Gerard.
Will 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 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching. Lou Brock now playing center field. Don Landrum now playing right field.
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Elston
Hiller bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Elston
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Elston
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Elston
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Elston
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodgers. Alou moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Elston
There goes Alou, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Alou steals home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Elston
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Davenport moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Elston
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Bolin
Landrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. Bolin
Hubbs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Bolin
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Bolin
Williams hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Bolin
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/8/1962 -- Chicago at San Francisco (D) Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Landrum D, cf-rf 5 0 3 0 Kuenn H, 3b-lf 3 2 1 0 Hubbs K, 2b 3 1 0 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 1 1 1 Banks E, 1b 5 0 3 0 Alou F, rf 5 2 3 1 Williams B, lf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 2 0 Altman G, rf 3 0 0 0 O'Dell B, pr 0 1 0 0 Brock L, cf 1 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 2 1 1 1 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Rodgers A, ss 4 1 2 0 Alou M, lf 3 0 0 0 Thacker M, c 4 0 1 0 Davenport J, 3b 2 0 1 0 Cardwell D, p 2 0 2 0 Bailey E, c 3 0 1 2 Burdette F, p 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 5 0 1 0 Ott B, ph 1 0 1 1 Pierce B, p 3 0 0 0 Gerard D, p 0 0 0 0 Haller T, ph 1 0 0 0 Will B, ph 1 0 0 0 Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0 Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 2 13 1 38 7 11 5 Chicago 000 001 100 -- 2 San Francisco 000 040 03x -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Cardwell D (L) 4.2 5 4 2 4 3 Burdette F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Gerard D 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 Elston D 1.0 3 3 1 1 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Pierce B (W) 7.0 10 2 2 3 4 Bolin B (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 E -- Cardwell D, Alou F, Rodgers A 2, Santo R DP -- San Francisco 2 LOB -- Chicago 12, San Francisco 13 2B -- Hiller C, Rodgers A SB -- Alou F SH -- Hubbs K, Hiller C T -- 3:00 A -- 17643
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