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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 18, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 18, 1955 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Raschi |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 6,110 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Glen Gorbous | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Harry Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Vic Raschi | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 18, 1955
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Raschi
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorbous vs. Raschi
Gorbous hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon. Gorbous reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Raschi
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Raschi
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Raschi
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
There goes Moon. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Raschi
Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Bailey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Raschi
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Raschi
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Raschi
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Raschi
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Post tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorbous vs. Raschi
Gorbous hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon. Gorbous reaches second base with a double. Nuxhall goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gorbous scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
The ball gets by Rice for a passed ball. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski 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
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Nuxhall
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Nuxhall
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaPalme vs. Nuxhall
LaPalme strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. LaPalme
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. LaPalme
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. LaPalme
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. LaPalme
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. LaPalme
Nuxhall 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 -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. LaPalme
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorbous vs. LaPalme
There goes Temple. The throw from Rice and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gorbous vs. LaPalme
Gorbous takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. LaPalme
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon. Bell reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Gorbous goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Nuxhall
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Nuxhall
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. LaPalme
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. LaPalme
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. LaPalme
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. LaPalme
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Gorbous settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Nuxhall
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Gorbous settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Moford
Herb Moford now pitching.
Nuxhall hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Moford
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorbous vs. Moford
Gorbous hits a popup, foul, towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Nuxhall
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Moford
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first, with Moford covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Moford
Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Moford
Bridges is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Nuxhall
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Nuxhall
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Herb Moford.
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching.
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Tiefenauer
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Tiefenauer
McMillan is hit by the pitch. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nuxhall vs. Tiefenauer
Nuxhall is hit by the pitch. Post moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Tiefenauer
Temple hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rice juggles the ball. That's an error on Rice. Post scores. McMillan moves to third. Nuxhall moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gorbous vs. Tiefenauer
Gorbous hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Tiefenauer
Bell 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
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Temple fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Minarcin
Rudy Minarcin now pitching.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minarcin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Tiefenauer
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Tiefenauer
Bridges strikes out. Rice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bridges out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Tiefenauer
Bailey 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
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Minarcin
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Minarcin
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Del Rice.
Frazier hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Minarcin
Tom Alston pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Alston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Minarcin
Bill Sarni pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer.
Sarni takes first base on ball four. Alston moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Minarcin
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Gorbous settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1955 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 1 0 1 Moon W, cf 4 0 0 0
Gorbous G, lf 4 2 2 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bell G, cf 5 0 2 3 Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 4 1 4 2
Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Elliott H, rf 4 1 0 0
Bridges R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bailey E, c 4 1 1 0 Rice D, c 3 1 1 0
Post W, rf 4 2 2 1 Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 1 2
Nuxhall J, p 3 1 1 0 Alston T, ph 1 0 1 0
Minarcin R, p 0 0 0 0 Raschi V, p 0 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 1 0 0 0
Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0
Moford H, p 0 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0
Tiefenauer B, p 0 0 0 0
Sarni B, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 9 6 35 4 10 4
Cincinnati 040 200 010 -- 7
St.Louis 020 002 000 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W) 7.2 9 4 4 1 2
Minarcin R (S) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi V (L) 1.2 5 4 4 1 1
LaPalme P 3.1 3 2 2 3 2
Moford H 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Tiefenauer B 2.0 1 1 0 0 1
E -- Rice D 2
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, St.Louis 6
2B -- Gorbous G 2, Grammas A, Bell G, Musial S
3B -- Bailey E
HR -- Repulski R
SB -- Temple J
CS -- Moon W
SF -- Temple J
HBP -- by Tiefenauer B (McMillan R), by Tiefenauer B (Nuxhall J)
PB -- Rice D
T -- 2:14
A -- 6110
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