San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 16, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1960 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 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 3b 3 1 1 0
Blasingame 2b 4 1 2 0
Mays cf 3 1 0 0
Kirkland rf 5 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 1 1 1
Alou lf 5 1 1 0
Landrith c 5 2 4 3
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 0
Marichal p 5 0 1 1
Totals 39 7 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Spencer ss 4 1 2 1
White 1b 3 1 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 1
Musial lf 4 0 0 0
Moryn rf 2 0 1 1
Flood cf 3 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
San Francisco 401 000 2007111
St. Louis 100 200 000344
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (4-0) 9.0 4 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (3-4) 6.1 11 7 3 5 6
  Bauta   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Grim   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
3
5
12

  E–Cepeda (9), Spencer 3 (26), Smith (5).  2B–San Francisco Landrith 3 (7,off Gibson 3); Cepeda (28,off Gibson).  3B–St. Louis Boyer (6,off Marichal).  HR–St. Louis Spencer (14,1st inning off Marichal 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Amalfitano (3,by Bauta).  IBB–Rodgers (3,by Gibson).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Moryn (4,off Marichal).  Team–4.  SB–Blasingame (13,2nd base off Gibson/Smith).  CS–Marichal (1,2nd base by Gibson/Smith).  WP–Marichal (2), Gibson (3), Bauta (1).  HBP–Bauta (1,Amalfitano).  IBB–Gibson (3,Rodgers).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:42.  A–16,936.
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