San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 15, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1958 at Busch Stadium I. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 1
King lf 4 1 1 1
  Taussig lf 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 1
Kirkland rf 4 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer ss 3 0 1 0
Schmidt c 4 1 1 0
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0
McCormick p 4 1 1 1
  Constable p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 2 1
Blasingame 2b 4 0 0 0
Musial 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
  Barnes pr 0 0 0 0
  Noren lf 0 0 0 0
Green rf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 1 3 1
Smith c 4 0 1 0
McDaniel p 1 0 0 0
  Kasko ph 1 1 1 0
  Mabe p 0 0 0 0
  Dark ph 1 0 1 0
  Paine p 0 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
San Francisco 120 010 000491
St. Louis 000 110 0002110
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  W (3-0) 8.2 11 2 1 1 2
  Constable  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
1
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McDaniel  L (2-3) 5.0 7 4 4 0 2
  Mabe   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Paine   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
4

  E–Davenport (2).  DP–San Francisco 1. Spencer-O'Connell-Cepeda, St. Louis 1. Boyer-Blasingame.  2B–San Francisco Schmidt (5,off L. McDaniel), St. Louis Schofield (2,off McCormick); Flood (4,off McCormick).  3B–San Francisco Davenport (2,off L. McDaniel).  HR–San Francisco Mays (9,1st inning off L. McDaniel 0 on 2 out); King (1,5th inning off L. McDaniel 0 on 1 out), St. Louis Flood (1,4th inning off McCormick 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–Mays (5,2nd base off L. McDaniel/H. Smith).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:08.  A–8,580.
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