St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
June 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 2 2 1
Moon cf 4 1 4 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 3 2
Musial rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 5 0 0 0
Repulski lf 4 0 2 1
Alston 1b 4 0 1 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
Sarni c 4 0 0 0
Staley p 1 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 0 1 0 0
  Lint p 0 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 5 13 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 1 2
Dark ss 4 1 2 2
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 1
Taylor lf 3 0 1 1
  Irvin lf 1 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 3 3 2
Gardner 3b 4 0 1 0
Westrum c 4 1 2 0
Hearn p 2 1 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
St. Louis 001 010 3005130
New York 110 510 00x8121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(3-7) 4.0 9 7 7 1 2
  Lint   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Brazle   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
1
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  W(4-3) 6.0 9 3 3 2 3
  McCall   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Grissom  SV(6) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
3
5

  E–Irvin (3), Irvin (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman, New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–St. Louis Repulski (15,off Hearn), New York Lockman (6,off Staley).  3B–St. Louis Lowrey (2,off Hearn), New York Dark (4,off Staley).  HR–New York Mays 2 (20,2nd inning off Staley 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Lint 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Grissom (1,off Brazle).  Team–5.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:35.  A–7,184.
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