Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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