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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 6, 1961
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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 September 6, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1961 |
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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 | September 6, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 11,857 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Vargo |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
Joey Jay | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Charlie James | Right Fielder |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 6, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jackson
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jackson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jay
Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Flood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Jay
Javier hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jay
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Jay
There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Jay
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Maloney
Jim Maloney now pitching.
James hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grammas vs. Maloney
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Flood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Flood. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynch vs. Jackson
Lynch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Lynch reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Freese reaches second base with a double. Lynch scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Jackson
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maloney vs. Jackson
Maloney takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Freese scores. Edwards moves to third. Maloney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kasko vs. Jackson
Kasko hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier catches it and throws to second with Grammas covering, to double up Maloney. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Maloney
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko misplays the ball. That's an error on Kasko. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Maloney
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Maloney
There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Maloney
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko misplays the ball. That's an error on Kasko. Jackson moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Maloney
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. There goes Flood trying to get to home. Robinson throws the ball in to Edwards who tags Flood who's trying to score from second, for the out. Javier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Maloney
White hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jackson
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Jackson
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Maloney
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Maloney
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Maloney
James 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 -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Maloney
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jackson
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maloney vs. Jackson
Maloney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Jackson fires to first and picks off Maloney. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Blasingame strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Maloney
Schaffer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Maloney
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaffer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Maloney
Flood bunts towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaffer moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Maloney
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schaffer scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Maloney
White strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jackson
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jackson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Maloney
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Maloney
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Maloney
James hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Maloney
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sawatski vs. Maloney
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer.
Sawatski takes first base on ball four. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Maloney
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Jackson
Carl Sawatski now catching.
Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jackson
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Maloney
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blasingame. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Maloney
Javier bunts towards first. Coleman juggles the ball. That's an error on Coleman. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Henry
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flood tags and scores. Javier tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Henry
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. White moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Henry
James hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grammas vs. Henry
There goes Boyer. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grammas vs. Henry
Grammas hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jackson
Gus Bell pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jackson
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Sawatski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Brosnan
Jackson bunts towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. Sawatski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Brosnan
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Brosnan
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sawatski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Brosnan
White hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jackson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Jackson
Lynch is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Brosnan
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Brosnan
Don Taussig pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taussig moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
James vs. Brosnan
James hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. James reaches second base with a double. Taussig scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Brosnan
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. James moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sawatski vs. Brosnan
Sawatski is walked intentionally. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Brosnan
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Jackson reaches second base with a double. James scores. Grammas scores. Sawatski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flood vs. Nunn
Howie Nunn now pitching.
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sawatski scores. Jackson scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Nunn
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Nunn
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taussig vs. Nunn
Taussig hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Don Taussig now playing left field.
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jackson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1961 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 1 Flood C, cf 5 2 2 2 Kasko E, ss 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 5 1 2 2 Pinson V, cf 4 1 1 0 White B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Robinson F, rf 4 1 1 0 Musial S, lf 4 0 2 2 Lynch J, lf 4 2 2 2 Taussig D, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Coleman G, 1b 4 0 2 1 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 3 1 Freese G, 3b 4 1 1 1 James C, rf 5 1 1 1 Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 5 1 2 0 Jay J, p 0 0 0 0 Schaffer J, c 2 1 1 0 Maloney J, p 1 0 1 0 Sawatski C, ph-c 1 1 1 0 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 4 2 2 2 Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0 Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0 Nunn H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 8 5 40 11 17 11 Cincinnati 031 001 000 -- 5 St.Louis 210 102 05x -- 11 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Jay J 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 Maloney J (L)* 4.2 5 4 1 2 1 Henry B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Brosnan J 1.1 6 5 5 1 1 Nunn H 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Jackson L (W) 9.0 8 5 5 3 4 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Flood C, Kasko E 2, Blasingame D, Coleman G DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 3, St.Louis 14 2B -- Flood C, Lynch J, Freese G, Pinson V, Musial S, James C, Jackson L HR -- Lynch J SB -- Boyer K SH -- Flood C, Javier J, Jackson L SF -- Musial S WP -- Jay J, Maloney J T -- 3:08 A -- 11857
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