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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 12, 1958 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1958 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Barnes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 5,083 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Vinnie Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Frank Barnes | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Goryl | Third Baseman |
Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1958
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Hobbie
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hobbie
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Hobbie
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Hobbie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Barnes
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Barnes
There goes Taylor. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Taylor steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Barnes
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Barnes
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Barnes
Moryn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Barnes
Long hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Hobbie
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hobbie
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hobbie
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards second. Taylor picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Taylor. Noren moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnes vs. Hobbie
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schofield vs. Hobbie
Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Barnes
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Barnes
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Barnes
Goryl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Barnes
Hobbie is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hobbie
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Hobbie
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Hobbie
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Barnes
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Barnes
Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Barnes
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Barnes
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Barnes
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Barnes
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Hobbie
Noren hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hobbie
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hobbie
Smith hits a fly ball towards right. Walls settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walls. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Hobbie
Gene Green pinch hits for Frank Barnes.
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Green reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Hobbie
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blasingame vs. Hobbie
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mabe
Bob Mabe now pitching.
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Mabe
Goryl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Goryl reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobbie vs. Mabe
Hobbie hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goryl tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mabe
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mabe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Hobbie
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Hobbie
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Hobbie
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to third. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Freeman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl juggles the ball. That's an error on Goryl. Moon scores. Noren scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Freeman
Al Dark pinch hits for Bob Mabe.
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. Freeman
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Smith moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Freeman
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Paine
Phil Paine now pitching. Al Dark now playing third base.
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Paine
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Paine
Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Paine
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Freeman
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Freeman
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Freeman
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Freeman
Noren is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paine vs. Freeman
Paine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Freeman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Paine
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Paine
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Paine
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Freeman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Freeman
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Freeman
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Paine
Paul Smith pinch hits for Hersh Freeman.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Paine
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Tony Taylor.
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Paine
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nichols
Bobby Adams now playing third base. Johnny Goryl now playing second base. Dolan Nichols now pitching.
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nichols
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Nichols
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Nichols
Curt Flood pinch runs for Joe Cunningham.
There goes Flood. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Banks applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Paine
Curt Flood now playing center field. Wally Moon now playing right field.
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Paine
Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Paine
There goes Moryn. The throw from Smith and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Paine
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nichols
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Nichols
Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paine vs. Nichols
Paine bunts towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nichols, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to second for the out. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Nichols
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Paine
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Paine
Cal Neeman pinch runs for Sammy Taylor.
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goryl vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Goryl hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. Jackson
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Dolan Nichols.
Bolger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ernaga vs. Jackson
Frank Ernaga pinch hits for Bobby Adams.
Ernaga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1958 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Schofield D, ss 5 0 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 2 2 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Adams B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Cunningham J, rf 4 1 3 0 Ernaga F, ph 1 0 0 0 Flood C, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Walls L, rf 4 0 1 1 Moon W, cf-rf 5 1 1 0 Banks E, ss 3 1 1 2 Noren I, lf 3 1 2 1 Moryn W, lf 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 1 2 0 0 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Paine P, p 1 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 4 0 1 0 Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 Neeman C, pr 0 0 0 0 Smith H, c 5 1 1 1 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0 Barnes F, p 1 0 0 0 Goryl J, 3b-2b 3 1 1 0 Green G, ph 1 0 1 2 Hobbie G, p 1 0 0 1 Mabe B, p 0 0 0 0 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ph-3b 2 0 1 1 Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0 Nichols D, p 0 0 0 0 Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 10 5 32 4 7 4 St.Louis 000 240 000 -- 6 Chicago 102 100 000 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Barnes F 3.0 3 3 3 3 3 Mabe B 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Paine P (W)* 4.0 3 0 0 1 1 Jackson L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hobbie G (L) 4.1 6 5 4 4 1 Freeman H 2.2 2 1 0 2 0 Nichols D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Taylor T, Walls L, Goryl J, Banks E DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 11, Chicago 6 2B -- Musial S, Green G, Cunningham J, Moryn W 3B -- Goryl J HR -- Banks E SB -- Taylor T CS -- Flood C, Moryn W SH -- Paine P SF -- Hobbie G T -- 2:19 A -- 5083
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