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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 18, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 18, 1938 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Weiland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tot Pressnell |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 5,193 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Center Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Don Padgett | Right Fielder |
Don Gutteridge | Shortstop |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Bob Weiland | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
Johnny Hudson | Second Baseman |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Ernie Koy | Right Fielder |
Babe Phelps | Catcher |
Buddy Hassett | Left Fielder |
Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
Tot Pressnell | Pitcher |
Burleigh Grimes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 18, 1938
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pressnell
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Pressnell
Stripp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Pressnell
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Pressnell
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Weiland
Rosen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Padgett who is chasing the ball. Rosen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hudson vs. Weiland
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. Weiland
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Pressnell
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Pressnell covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Pressnell
Padgett hits a fly ball into left field. Hassett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Pressnell
Gutteridge hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weiland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Weiland
Phelps hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Weiland
Hassett hits a popup towards short. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Pressnell
Owen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hassett. Owen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weiland vs. Pressnell
Weiland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Pressnell
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Owen scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Pressnell
Stripp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Pressnell
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Weiland
Durocher hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pressnell vs. Weiland
Pressnell hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Weiland
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Pressnell
Medwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Pressnell
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Pressnell
Padgett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutteridge vs. Pressnell
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson fields it and throws to home to get Mize. Padgett moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Pressnell
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. Padgett moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weiland vs. Pressnell
Weiland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Pressnell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Weiland
Hudson hits a line drive into right field. Padgett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Weiland
Lavagetto hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pressnell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Pressnell
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lavagetto. Stripp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Pressnell
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stripp moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Pressnell
Medwick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Pressnell
Mize takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Padgett vs. Pressnell
Padgett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stripp scores. Medwick scores. Mize moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutteridge vs. Pressnell
Gutteridge hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Weiland
Phelps hits a line drive into center field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Weiland
Hassett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Weiland
Durocher hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Slaughter. Durocher reaches second base with a double. Hassett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. Weiland
Kiki Cuyler pinch hits for Tot Pressnell.
Cuyler hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Marrow
Buck Marrow now pitching.
Owen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiland vs. Marrow
Weiland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Marrow
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Marrow
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Weiland
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Weiland
Hudson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Weiland
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field. Slaughter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Slaughter. Rosen goes all the way around to score. Lavagetto moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Weiland
Phelps takes first base on ball four. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassett vs. Weiland
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Koy scores. Phelps moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Durocher vs. Weiland
Durocher hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Marrow
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Marrow
Medwick takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Marrow
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Marrow
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrow fields it and throws to first for the out. Slaughter moves to third. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutteridge vs. Marrow
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Medwick scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Marrow
Owen takes first base on ball four. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weiland vs. Butcher
Max Butcher now pitching.
Weiland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Weiland
Butcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Weiland
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Weiland
Hudson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Butcher
Woody English now playing shortstop.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Butcher
Stripp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Butcher
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stripp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lavagetto. Stripp moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Butcher
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Padgett vs. Butcher
Padgett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stripp scores. Slaughter scores. Medwick moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Butcher
Gutteridge 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 -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Frankhouse
Fred Frankhouse now pitching.
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Owen for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Weiland
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiland vs. Frankhouse
Gibby Brack now playing left field.
Weiland strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Frankhouse
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Frankhouse
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frankhouse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Weiland
Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Weiland
Brack strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Weiland
English hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Weiland
Van Mungo pinch hits for Fred Frankhouse.
Mungo takes first base on ball four. English moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Weiland
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1938 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Brown J, 2b 6 0 0 1 Rosen G, cf 4 1 1 0 Stripp J, 3b 5 2 2 0 Hudson J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Slaughter E, cf 5 2 2 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Medwick J, lf 3 4 1 1 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Koy E, rf 4 1 1 0 Padgett D, rf 5 1 3 4 Phelps B, c 3 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, ss 5 1 2 5 Hassett B, lf 2 1 1 1 Owen M, c 4 2 2 1 Brack G, lf 1 0 0 0 Weiland B, p 5 0 0 0 Durocher L, ss 3 0 1 1 English W, ss 1 0 1 0 Pressnell T, p 1 0 0 0 Cuyler K, ph 1 0 0 0 Marrow B, p 0 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 1 0 0 0 Frankhouse F, p 0 0 0 0 Mungo V, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 12 13 12 33 4 6 2 St.Louis 001 121 250 -- 12 Brooklyn 000 013 000 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Weiland B (W) 9.0 6 4 4 4 7 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Pressnell T (L) 5.0 6 4 2 3 0 Marrow B 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 Butcher M 1.0 4 5 0 0 1 Frankhouse F 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Lavagetto C 2, Slaughter E LOB -- St.Louis 8, Brooklyn 6 2B -- Owen M, Durocher L 3B -- Rosen G HR -- Medwick J, Owen M, Gutteridge D T -- 2:21 A -- 5193
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