St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
August 27, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1949 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 11, New York Giants 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst ss 5 1 2 1
Hemus 2b 3 2 0 0
Musial cf,rf 4 2 2 0
Slaughter lf 5 1 2 1
Northey rf 4 1 1 3
  Diering cf 1 0 0 0
Nelson 1b 5 2 2 3
Rice c 2 2 0 0
Glaviano 3b 5 0 3 1
Brecheen p 4 0 1 1
Totals 38 11 13 10
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 4 0 1 0
Lockman lf 4 0 1 1
Thomson cf 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Rigney 3b 4 1 2 1
Westrum c 3 0 1 0
Lafata 1b 4 0 0 0
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Higbe p 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Irvin ph 1 0 0 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
  Haas ph 1 1 1 0
  Hartung p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
St. Louis 115 001 003–11131
New York 000 000 011–261
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(11-9) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(10-10) 2.1 4 4 4 2 0
  Higbe   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Hansen   3.2 3 1 0 0 0
  Behrman   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hartung   1.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
11
10
4
3
  E–Hemus (1), Thompson (12).  DP–New York 1. Thompson-Kerr-Lafata.  PB–Westrum (3).  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (17); Slaughter (24); Nelson (7); Brecheen (2).  3B–St. Louis Musial (9).  HR–St. Louis Northey (4,3rd inning off Higbe 2 on); Nelson (3,9th inning off Hartung 2 on), New York Rigney (5,9th inning off Brecheen 0 on).  HBP–D. Rice 2 (4); Brecheen (1); Thomson (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U–Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz, Beans Reardon.
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