St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
June 8, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1957 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 5, New York Giants 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 1 0
Dark ss 3 2 2 1
Musial 1b 4 1 1 2
Moon lf 4 0 0 0
Ennis rf 4 1 1 0
  Miksis rf 0 0 0 0
Boyer cf 4 1 2 0
  Smith B. cf 0 0 0 0
Smith H. c 4 0 2 1
Kasko 3b 3 0 1 1
Schmidt p 3 0 0 0
  Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 1 3 0
Mueller rf 5 0 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 2 1
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 2
Spencer ss 4 0 2 0
Katt c 4 1 2 1
Virgil 3b 2 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Worthington p 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Gomez ph 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
St. Louis 011 021 0005100
New York 000 001 1204121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt  W (5-1) 6.2 10 2 2 1 3
  Merritt   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Wilhelm  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington  L (6-4) 5.0 8 5 5 1 0
  Ridzik   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Davis   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Grissom   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Antonelli   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
2

  E–Virgil (7).  DP–St. Louis 3. Blasingame-Dark-Musial, Kasko-Blasingame-Musial, Blasingame-Dark-Musial, New York 1. Katt-Spencer-Katt.  2B–New York Mays (10,off Schmidt); Lockman (3,off Schmidt).  HR–St. Louis Dark (2,3rd inning off Worthington 0 on 1 out); Musial (11,5th inning off Worthington 1 on 2 out)., New York Katt (2,7th inning off Schmidt 0 on 1 out); Sauer (11,8th inning off Merritt 1 on 1 out).  SH–Dark (3,off Davis).  SF–Kasko (1,off Worthington).  HBP–Dark (3,by Worthington).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  CS–Boyer (2,Home by Ridzik/Katt).  U–Tom Gorman, Hal Dixon, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:25.  A–7,646.
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