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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 23, 1949 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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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 23, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dewey Adkins |
Home Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 21,964 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harry Walker | Left Fielder |
Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Hal Jeffcoat | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Dewey Adkins | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
Tommy Glaviano | Third Baseman |
Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
Red Munger | Pitcher |
Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1949
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Munger
Walker hits a line drive towards first. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Munger
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Munger
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Adkins
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Adkins
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Adkins
Musial hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Munger
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Munger
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Munger
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Munger
Verban hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Adkins
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Adkins
Northey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adkins
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adkins vs. Munger
Adkins 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Munger
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine 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 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Adkins
Glaviano hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Adkins
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Adkins
Munger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Adkins
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Adkins covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Munger
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Munger
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Munger
Scheffing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Glaviano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffcoat vs. Munger
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Adkins
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Adkins
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Adkins
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Munger
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Munger
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adkins vs. Munger
Adkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Adkins
Northey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Northey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Adkins
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glaviano vs. Adkins
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Adkins
Garagiola hits a line drive towards first. Cavarretta catches it and throws to second to double up Northey. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Munger
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Munger
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Munger
Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Munger
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeffcoat vs. Munger
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Munger
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Adkins
Hal Rice pinch hits for Red Munger.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Adkins
Schoendienst hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Adkins
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Adkins
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Adkins
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Adkins
Northey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Kush
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wilks
Rube Walker pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Walker reaches second base with a double. Verban goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Wilks
Peanuts Lowrey pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Walker bunts towards the mound. Wilks fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wilks. Lowrey scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gustine vs. Reeder
Bill Reeder now pitching.
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Reeder
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Reeder
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. Cavarretta moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Reeder
Scheffing hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Reeder
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Reeder
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Reeder
Verban is hit by the pitch. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Reeder
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. Verban goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching. Ed Sauer pinch hits for Joe Garagiola.
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Chipman
Eddie Kazak pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Kazak strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Chipman
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Boyer
Bill Baker now catching. Cloyd Boyer now pitching.
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Boyer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Boyer covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Boyer
Pafko 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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Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Chipman
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Chipman
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Chipman
Northey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Chipman
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glaviano vs. Chipman
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Boyer
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Boyer
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Boyer
Smalley hits a popup towards third. Glaviano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Boyer
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chipman vs. Boyer
Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Chipman
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Chipman
Erv Dusak pinch runs for Bill Baker. Chuck Diering pinch hits for Cloyd Boyer.
Diering takes first base on ball four. Dusak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dusak moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Chipman
Marion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Marion reaches second base with a double. Dusak scores. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Chipman
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1949 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Walker H, lf 4 2 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 3 1 Gustine F, 3b 5 0 2 0 Marion M, ss 5 0 1 1 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 2 2 0 Musial S, cf 4 2 1 1 Pafko A, cf 5 2 2 3 Slaughter E, lf 2 1 0 0 Scheffing B, c 4 1 1 3 Northey R, rf 4 1 2 0 Jeffcoat H, rf 5 0 1 1 Jones N, 1b 4 1 2 4 Smalley R, ss 3 1 0 0 Glaviano T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 4 2 2 0 Garagiola J, c 2 0 0 0 Adkins D, p 2 0 0 0 Sauer E, ph 1 0 0 0 Kush E, p 0 0 0 0 Baker B, c 0 0 0 0 Walker R, ph 1 0 1 1 Dusak E, pr 0 1 0 0 Lowrey P, pr 1 1 1 2 Munger R, p 1 0 0 0 Chipman B, p 1 0 0 0 Rice H, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0 Reeder B, p 0 0 0 0 Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Kazak E, ph 1 0 0 0 Boyer C, p 0 0 0 0 Diering C, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 11 13 10 34 7 9 7 Chicago 000 003 800 -- 11 St.Louis 000 005 011 -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Adkins D 5.2 5 4 4 1 2 Kush E 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Chipman B (W) 3.0 3 2 2 4 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Munger R 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 Wilks T (L)* 0.0 2 3 2 0 0 Reeder B 0.2 3 5 3 2 2 Staley G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer C 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Verban E, Gustine F, Wilks T DP -- Chicago 4, St.Louis 1 LOB -- Chicago 7, St.Louis 5 2B -- Cavarretta P, Northey R, Pafko A, Walker R, Lowrey P, Schoendienst R, Marion M HR -- Schoendienst R, Musial S, Jones N, Scheffing B SH -- Walker H HBP -- by Reeder B (Verban E) T -- 2:28 A -- 21964
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