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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 18, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on September 18, 1938 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Murphy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oral Hildebrand |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,519 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Murphy | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Mel Mazzera | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Tommy Heath | Catcher |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Oral Hildebrand | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 18, 1938
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Hildebrand
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Hildebrand
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Hildebrand
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hildebrand
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Henrich trying to get to third. Mazzera throws the ball in to Clift, who tags Henrich for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Murphy
Almada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Almada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzera vs. Murphy
Mazzera hits a fly ball towards left. Selkirk settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Selkirk. Almada moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clift vs. Murphy
Clift hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Murphy
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Murphy
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Murphy
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heffner vs. Murphy
There go the runners. The throw from Dickey to Gordon covering second. The throw back to home, and Bell is out at the plate. Kress moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Murphy
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hildebrand vs. Murphy
Hildebrand hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Kress trying to get to home. Gordon throws to Dickey who tags Kress for the out. Heffner moves to second. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hildebrand
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Hildebrand
Dickey hits a line drive into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Hildebrand
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hildebrand
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Murphy
Almada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Almada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzera vs. Murphy
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to third for the out. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Murphy
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Murphy
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hildebrand
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Hildebrand
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Hildebrand
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Hildebrand
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Hildebrand
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Hildebrand
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Hildebrand
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores. DiMaggio scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Hildebrand
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Cox
Bill Cox now pitching.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Cox
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Cox
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Murphy
Kress takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Murphy
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Murphy
There goes Kress. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Kress steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Murphy
Heffner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Murphy
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Cox
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Cox
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Cox
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Cox
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Cox
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Cox
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Murphy
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzera vs. Murphy
Mazzera hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Murphy
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Murphy
Bell takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Murphy
Kress hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Cox
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Cox
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Cox
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshaney vs. Murphy
Sam Harshaney pinch hits for Tommy Heath.
Harshaney strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Murphy
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Murphy
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Cox
Sam Harshaney now catching.
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Cox
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Cox
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Cox
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Cox
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Cox
Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Cole
Joe Glenn pinch runs for Bill Dickey. Ed Cole now pitching.
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Murphy
Joe Glenn now catching.
Almada hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Murphy
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Murphy
Clift hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Murphy
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Cole
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Cole
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Cole
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Murphy
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshaney vs. Murphy
Harshaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Murphy
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Cole
Rolfe hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Cole
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cole
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Murphy
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Ed Cole.
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Murphy
Almada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walkup
Jim Walkup now pitching.
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Walkup
Glenn strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Walkup
Selkirk hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Murphy
Mazzera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Murphy
Clift hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich who is chasing the ball. Clift reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Sundra
Steve Sundra now pitching.
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kress vs. Sundra
Kress is walked intentionally. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harshaney vs. Sundra
The ball gets by Glenn for a passed ball. Clift scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1938, game 2 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 5 0 0 0 Almada M, cf 5 1 2 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 2 3 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Henrich T, rf 2 2 1 0 Mazzera M, lf 5 3 2 1
DiMaggio J, cf 5 1 3 2 Clift H, 3b 5 3 3 6
Gehrig L, 1b 2 1 0 1 Bell B, rf 2 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 3 1 1 2 Kress R, ss 3 0 1 0
Glenn J, pr-c 1 0 0 0 Heath T, c 2 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 4 0 1 1 Harshaney S, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Heffner D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 4 0 0 0 Hildebrand O, p 1 0 1 0
Sundra S, p 0 0 0 0 Cox B, p 2 0 0 0
Cole E, p 0 0 0 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Walkup J, p 0 0 0 0
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34 7 9 6 34 8 10 7
New York 005 002 000 -- 7
St.Louis 400 002 002 -- 8
0 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy J (L)* 8.0 10 8 6 6 5
Sundra S 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O 2.2 6 5 5 3 2
Cox B 3.0 3 2 2 6 1
Cole E 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Walkup J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Selkirk G, Crosetti F
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 9, St.Louis 10
2B -- Rolfe R, McQuinn G
3B -- Clift H
HR -- Clift H 2, Mazzera M
SB -- Selkirk G, Dickey B, Kress R
CS -- Bell B
PB -- Glenn J
T -- 2:15
A -- 8519
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