Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 5 0 2 0
Baumholtz rf 4 0 1 1
Sauer lf 4 0 2 0
Serena 3b 3 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Walker c 2 1 2 0
  Ramazzotti pr 0 0 0 0
  Owen c 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 0 0
Schmitz p 2 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 1 0 0 0
  Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey cf 3 1 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 2 0
Slaughter rf 3 1 1 1
Musial lf 2 1 0 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 1 1
Kazak 3b 4 0 1 2
Garagiola c 4 1 1 1
Hemus ss 4 0 0 0
Staley p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Chicago 000 010 000191
St. Louis 010 040 00x570
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(0-1) 4.2 6 5 5 3 3
  Schultz   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dubiel   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(1-0) 9.0 9 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
3

  E–Serena (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Schoendienst-Hemus-Bilko.  2B–Chicago Walker (1), St. Louis Schoendienst (1); Kazak (1).  HR–St. Louis Garagiola (1,2nd inning off Schmitz 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Fondy (1).  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.
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