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August 26, 1949

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 5 2
Giants 4 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 5 2
Giants 4 10 1

Joe Garagiola Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .285
OBP .667 .380
At Bats 2 144
Hits 1 41
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 0 15

Larry Jansen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 10 0
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Polo Grounds - August 26, 1949
Larry Jansen
Ray Mueller
Joe Lafata
Hank Thompson
Bill Rigney
Buddy Kerr
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Thomson
Willard Marshall
Joe Garagiola

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 2 5
New York Giants 4 10 1 5
Winning Pitcher Larry Jansen
Losing Pitcher Gerry Staley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 10,785
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Garagiola strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Slaughter strikes out.
Top 8 Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marion moves to second.
Top 8 Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney juggles the ball. That's an error on Rigney.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Garagiola is called out on strikes.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Bottom 6 Kerr bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Musial hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Marion is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Staley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Lafata hits a popup towards third. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata fields the ball and throws to Jansen covering. Safe.
Top 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 There goes Thompson. The slide. Garagiola applies the tag. Thompson is out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Thompson. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Thompson steals second.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jansen hits a line drive into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Musial is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Marion hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ray Mueller now catching. Staley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Lafata. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Marion applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Northey moves to second.
Top 2 Nelson strikes out.
Top 2 Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hemus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.