Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 2, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1957 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 0 0
Hamner 2b 5 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 5 1 2 0
Lopata c 3 2 1 2
Anderson lf 4 1 1 2
  Bowman ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Repulski rf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 2 0
  Harmon pr 0 0 0 0
  Kazanski 3b 0 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 0
Sanford p 3 0 1 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Northey ph 0 0 0 0
  Haddix pr 0 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 1 2 0
Dark ss 6 0 0 0
Musial 1b 5 2 3 1
Cunningham rf 4 1 2 2
Moon lf 3 0 2 1
Boyer cf 4 1 0 0
Landrith c 2 0 1 0
  Smith B. pr 0 0 0 0
  Smith H. c 1 0 0 0
Kasko 3b 5 0 1 0
Jackson p 1 0 1 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 4
Philadelphia 200 200 000 0492
St. Louis 200 010 100 15120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford   6.0 7 4 3 6 4
  Farrell   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Morehead   0.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Miller  L (2-5) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
12
5
4
8
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   6.0 7 4 4 3 2
  Schmidt  W (10-1) 4.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
5
5

  E–Hamner (14), Lopata (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Ashburn-Lopata, St. Louis 2. Jackson-Blasingame-Musial, Kasko-Blasingame-Musial.  PB–Lopata (6).  2B–Philadelphia Bouchee (24,off Jackson), St. Louis Moon 2 (23,off Sanford,off Morehead); Musial 2 (30,off Sanford,off Miller).  3B–St. Louis Musial (3,off Sanford).  HR–Philadelphia Lopata (15,1st inning off Jackson 1 on 2 out); Anderson (11,4th inning off Jackson 1 on 0 out), St. Louis Cunningham (8,1st inning off Sanford 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Moon (5,off Farrell).  IBB–Musial (16,by Sanford); Boyer (6,by Morehead)..  Team–14.  CS–Harmon (2,2nd base by Schmidt/H. Smith).  SB–Cunningham (1,2nd base off Sanford/Lopata).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Bill Baker, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–3:29.  A–21,898.
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