St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
May 23, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1943 at Polo Grounds V. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Klein ss 5 1 1 2
Walker cf 4 1 2 0
Musial lf 4 0 2 1
O'Dea c 4 0 2 1
Sanders 1b 5 0 0 0
Kurowski 3b 4 0 2 0
Garms rf 4 0 1 0
Brown 2b 3 1 1 0
Pollet p 2 1 1 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bartell 3b 3 0 0 0
Jurges ss 4 0 0 0
Maynard cf 4 1 1 0
Ott rf 2 0 1 0
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
Witek 2b 4 1 2 2
Orengo 1b 3 0 0 0
  Barna ph 1 0 0 0
Berres c 3 0 1 0
  Rucker ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle p 2 0 0 0
  Mancuso ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
St. Louis 001 012 000–4120
New York 000 010 001–251
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(3-1) 8.1 5 2 2 2 3
  Cooper  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Trinkle  L(1-4) 8.0 12 4 4 1 2
  Adams   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
3
  E–Jurges (5).  DP–New York 1. Witek-Jurges-Orengo.  2B–St. Louis O'Dea (6), New York Ott (3); Berres (1).  HR–St. Louis Klein (2,6th inning off Trinkle 1 on), New York Witek (1,5th inning off Pollet 0 on).  SH–Musial (2); Brown (2); Pollet (1).  HBP–O'Dea (1); Bartell (3).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U–Larry Goetz, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:15.  A–37,135.
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