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Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 19, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators, played on July 19, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 19, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Kretlow |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 4,267 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Jim Duffy 2B: Grover Froese 3B: Art Passarella |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Kite Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mel Hoderlein | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Don Lenhardt | Right Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Dyck | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Lou Kretlow | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 19, 1953
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kretlow
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kretlow
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Kretlow
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Kretlow
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Stobbs
Kokos hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Stobbs
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kretlow
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Kretlow
Busby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Kretlow
Hoderlein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Kretlow
Grasso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoderlein moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stobbs vs. Kretlow
Stobbs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Dyck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Stobbs
Young bunts towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kretlow vs. Stobbs
Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kretlow for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kretlow
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Kretlow
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Kretlow
Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Yost scores. Runnels goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Kretlow
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Holloman
Bobo Holloman now pitching.
Jensen hits a line drive off the glove of Dyck, and into shallow left field. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Vernon scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Busby vs. Holloman
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoderlein vs. Holloman
Hoderlein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Jensen scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Holloman
Grasso strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Holloman
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holloman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kokos vs. Stobbs
Kokos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grasso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Stobbs
Courtney hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Holloman
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Holloman
Runnels hits a line drive into right field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Holloman
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Holloman
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Holloman
Jensen is hit by the pitch. Vernon moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Busby vs. Holloman
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoderlein vs. Holloman
Hoderlein takes first base on ball four. Vernon scores. Thomas moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grasso vs. Cain
Bob Cain now pitching.
Grasso hits a line drive into center field. Groth picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Groth. Thomas scores. Jensen scores. Hoderlein goes all the way around to score. Grasso moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stobbs vs. Cain
Stobbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grasso scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Cain
Yost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Dyck hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Stobbs
Cain is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Cain
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Cain
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Cain
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Stobbs
Kokos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Cain
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Cain
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Cain
Hoderlein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Cain
Grasso hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Stobbs
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Dyck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Stobbs
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Stobbs covering, for the out. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Cain
Stobbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Cain
Yost takes first base on ball four. Stobbs moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Cain
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to third for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Cain
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Yost moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Cain
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Cain
Jensen hits a popup in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Stobbs
Don Larsen pinch hits for Bob Cain.
Larsen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a line drive towards the mound. Stobbs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Stobbs
Kokos is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Larsen
Hoderlein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Larsen
Grasso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoderlein moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stobbs vs. Larsen
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Stobbs
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Larsen
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Larsen
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Larsen
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Larsen
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Larsen
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 12 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Larsen
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. There goes Jensen trying to get to third. Groth throws the ball in to Dyck, who tags Jensen for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 13 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Dyck hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 13 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 13 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 13 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Stobbs
Neil Berry pinch hits for Don Larsen.
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 13 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1953, game 2 -- Washington at St.Louis (D)
Washington AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 2 0 0 Groth J, cf 5 2 1 0
Runnels P, ss 5 2 1 0 Kokos D, lf 4 0 1 0
Vernon M, 1b 5 2 2 2 Sievers R, 1b 3 1 2 3
Thomas K, lf 5 3 2 1 Lenhardt D, rf 4 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 5 2 2 2 Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 6 0 1 1 Dyck J, 3b 3 1 2 1
Hoderlein M, 2b 3 1 3 3 Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Grasso M, c 5 1 3 2 Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 0
Stobbs C, p 5 0 2 1 Kretlow L, p 1 0 0 0
Holloman B, p 0 0 0 0
Cain B, p 1 0 0 0
Larsen D, ph-p 1 0 0 0
Berry N, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 13 16 12 34 4 8 4
Washington 005 600 002 -- 13
St.Louis 201 000 001 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (W) 9.0 8 4 3 2 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow L (L)* 2.0 5 4 4 2 3
Holloman B 1.2 3 6 6 3 1
Cain B 3.1 3 1 0 2 2
Larsen D 2.0 5 2 2 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Runnels P, Groth J, Young B
DP -- Washington 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Washington 11, St.Louis 6
2B -- Vernon M, Jensen J, Groth J
HR -- Sievers R, Dyck J
SH -- Young B
HBP -- by Holloman B (Jensen J)
T -- 2:21
A -- 4267
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