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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 28, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 28, 1971 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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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 28, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 8,171 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Tony Venzon |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Dave Marshall | Right Fielder |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
Gil Hodges | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
Joe Hague | First Baseman |
Ted Sizemore | Shortstop |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Mike Torrez | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 28, 1971
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Torrez
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Torrez
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Torrez
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Harrelson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Torrez
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Torrez
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Torrez
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Torrez
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Torrez
Boswell 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
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gentry
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gentry
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Torrez
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Torrez
Grote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gentry vs. Torrez
Gentry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Aspromonte scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Torrez
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Gentry
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Gentry
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Torrez
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Torrez
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Torrez
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Torrez
There goes Marshall. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Marshall steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Torrez
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Marshall scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Torrez
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gentry
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Gentry
Leron Lee pinch hits for Mike Torrez.
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gentry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Brunet
Leron Lee now playing right field. George Brunet now pitching. Jose Cardenal now playing center field.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Brunet
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentry vs. Brunet
Gentry bunts towards first. Hague scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Brunet
Agee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Agee reaches second base with a double. Grote scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Brunet
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Brunet
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Agee moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gentry
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Gentry
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Taylor
Kranepool 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 -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Taylor
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gentry
Sizemore hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gentry
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Gentry
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Taylor
Grote hits a line drive towards first. Hague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Taylor
Gentry 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 -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Taylor
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gentry
Tim Foli now playing third base.
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burda vs. Gentry
Bob Burda pinch hits for Chuck Taylor.
Burda takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Gentry
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Gentry
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Drabowsky
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Harrelson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Drabowsky
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Drabowsky
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Drabowsky
There goes Marshall. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Marshall steals second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Drabowsky
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Drabowsky
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foli vs. Drabowsky
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kranepool scores. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Drabowsky
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gentry vs. Drabowsky
Gentry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a popup towards third. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gentry
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gentry
Javier strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Drabowsky
Agee hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Drabowsky
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Drabowsky
Marshall is hit by the pitch. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Drabowsky
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Gentry
Lee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beauchamp vs. Gentry
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Beauchamp strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Gentry
Simmons hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gentry, and towards Foli, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Linzy
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Linzy
Foli hits a popup towards first. Hague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Linzy
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gentry vs. Linzy
Gentry hits a line drive into center field. Cardenal picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cardenal. Kranepool scores. Grote moves to third. Gentry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Agee vs. Linzy
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrelson vs. Linzy
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Linzy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Gentry
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gentry
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1971 -- New York at St.Louis (N) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Agee T, cf 5 0 1 1 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0 Harrelson B, ss 4 2 2 0 Alou M, cf 2 0 0 0 Marshall D, rf 2 2 1 1 Brunet G, p 0 0 0 0 Jones C, lf 5 1 1 1 Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 2 3 3 Burda B, ph 0 0 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 5 0 1 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 2 1 0 0 Beauchamp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Foli T, 3b 2 0 1 1 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 1 1 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0 Gentry G, p 4 0 1 1 Torre J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Cardenal J, rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Hague J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sizemore T, ss 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Torrez M, p 0 0 0 0 Lee L, ph-rf 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 9 12 8 33 1 7 1 New York 211 100 301 -- 9 St.Louis 000 000 010 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gentry G (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Torrez M (L) 3.0 4 4 3 3 1 Brunet G 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 Taylor C 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 Drabowsky M 2.0 6 3 3 0 2 Linzy F 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 E -- Cardenal J DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 2 LOB -- New York 11, St.Louis 6 2B -- Kranepool E, Agee T, Brock L HR -- Lee L SB -- Harrelson B 2, Marshall D 2 SH -- Gentry G HBP -- by Drabowsky M (Marshall D) PB -- Simmons T T -- 2:33 A -- 8171
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