Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Jansen
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Jansen
  
  Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jansen
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Staley
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Staley
  
  Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Staley
  
  Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Marshall vs. Staley
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hemus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Jansen
  
  Buddy Kerr now playing shortstop. Bill Rigney now playing third base.
  
  Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northey vs. Jansen
  
  Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Jansen
  
  Nelson strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Jansen
  
  Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Northey moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hemus vs. Jansen
  
  Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Staley
  
  Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lafata vs. Staley
  
  Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rigney vs. Staley
  
  There goes Lafata. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Staley
  
  Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Staley
  
  Westrum strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staley vs. Jansen
  
  Ray Mueller now catching.
  
  Staley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schoendienst vs. Jansen
  
  Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marion vs. Jansen
  
  Marion hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jansen
  
  Musial is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Jansen
  
  Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jansen vs. Staley
  
  Jansen hits a line drive into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Staley
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lockman vs. Staley
  
  There goes Thompson. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lockman vs. Staley
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kerr vs. Staley
  
  There goes Thompson. The slide. Garagiola applies the tag. Thompson is out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northey vs. Jansen
  
  Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Jansen
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Jansen
  
  Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata fields the ball and throws to Jansen covering. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hemus vs. Jansen
  
  Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Staley
  
  Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Staley
  
  Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Staley
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lafata vs. Staley
  
  Lafata hits a popup towards third. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staley vs. Jansen
  
  Staley is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Jansen
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Jansen
  
  Marion is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Staley
  
  Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mueller vs. Staley
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jansen vs. Staley
  
  Jansen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey who is chasing the ball. Jansen reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Thompson vs. Staley
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jansen
  
  Musial hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Jansen
  
  Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northey vs. Jansen
  
  Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Staley
  
  Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kerr vs. Staley
  
  Kerr bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Marshall vs. Staley
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomson vs. Staley
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Jansen
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Jansen
  
  Garagiola is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hemus vs. Jansen
  
  Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Hemus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lafata vs. Staley
  
  Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rigney vs. Staley
  
  Rigney hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Northey who is chasing the ball. Rigney reaches third base with a triple. Lafata goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mueller vs. Staley
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Rigney scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jansen vs. Brazle
  
  Al Brazle now pitching.
  
  Jansen bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mueller moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Thompson vs. Brazle
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lockman vs. Brazle
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kerr vs. Brazle
  
  Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Jansen
  
  Nippy Jones pinch hits for Al Brazle.
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Jansen
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Jansen
  
  Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney juggles the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Musial vs. Jansen
  
  Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Slaughter vs. Jansen
  
  Slaughter strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Wilks
  
  Ted Wilks now pitching.
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Wilks
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lafata vs. Wilks
  
  Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northey vs. Jansen
  
  Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Jansen
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Jansen
  
  Garagiola strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/26/1949 -- St.Louis at New York (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Schoendienst R, 3b    4  0  0  0   Thompson H, 2b        4  0  1  1   
Marion M, ss          4  1  1  2   Lockman W, lf         3  0  1  0   
Musial S, cf          4  0  1  0   Gordon S, 3b          1  0  1  0   
Slaughter E, lf       4  0  0  0   Kerr B, ss            2  0  0  0   
Northey R, rf         4  0  1  0   Marshall W, rf        4  0  1  0   
Nelson R, 1b          4  0  0  0   Thomson B, cf         4  1  1  1   
Garagiola J, c        3  0  1  0   Lafata J, 1b          4  1  2  0   
Hemus S, 2b           3  0  1  0   Rigney B, ss-3b       3  1  2  1   
Staley G, p           1  1  0  0   Westrum W, c          1  0  0  0   
Brazle A, p           0  0  0  0   Mueller R, c          2  1  0  0   
Jones N, ph           1  0  0  0   Jansen L, p           2  0  1  0   
Wilks T, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  5  2                        30  4 10  3

St.Louis         002 000 000 --  2
New York         010 000 30x --  4

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Staley G (L)*         6.0 10  4  3  1  1
Brazle A              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Wilks T               1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W)          9.0  5  2  2  2  7
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Marion M, Slaughter E, Rigney B
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 5
3B -- Jansen L, Rigney B
HR -- Thomson B, Marion M
SB -- Thompson H
CS -- Lafata J, Thompson H
SH -- Kerr B, Jansen L
T -- 2:12
A -- 10785

    

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