St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
June 21, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1950 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 14, New York Giants 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Glaviano 3b 5 2 1 1
Schoendienst 2b 4 2 2 1
Musial 1b 3 3 2 0
Slaughter rf 5 1 2 3
Howerton cf 5 2 3 4
Lindell lf 4 1 1 1
Marion ss 6 1 3 0
Rice c 6 2 3 3
Lanier p 2 0 0 1
  Staley p 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 17 14
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 5 2 2 0
  Rigney 2b 0 0 0 0
Lockman lf 5 1 3 3
Irvin rf 2 0 0 1
  Mueller rf 3 1 0 0
Westrum c 3 0 1 0
  Calderone pr,c 1 1 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 1 0
Thompson 3b 3 0 0 1
Dark ss 2 0 0 0
  Rufer ss 0 0 0 0
Gilbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 1 0 0 0
  Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Maguire ph 1 1 1 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Weatherly ph 1 0 1 0
  Hartung p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
St. Louis 121 230 41014171
New York 101 020 200691
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier   4.0 6 4 3 2 5
  Staley  W(6-5) 5.0 3 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
4
8
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  L(0-3) 1.1 5 3 3 1 1
  Kennedy   3.1 6 6 6 6 1
  Maglie   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hansen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hartung   3.0 5 5 5 3 1
Totals
9.0
17
14
14
10
5

  E–D. Rice (2), Thomson (5).  DP–New York 2. Thompson, Lockman-Stanky.  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (15,off Kennedy), New York Stanky (11,off Lanier); Westrum (7,off Lanier); Lockman (13,off Lanier).  3B–St. Louis Lindell (1,off Kennedy); D. Rice (1,off Hartung).  HR–New York Lockman (3,3rd inning off Lanier 0 on 1 out).  SH–Lanier (3,off Higbe).  Team LOB–12.  HBP–Westrum (1,by Staley).  Team–8.  SB–Musial (4,2nd base off Hartung/Westrum).  U–Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore, Bill Stewart.  T–3:03.  A–8,715.
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