Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 21, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1960 at Busch Stadium I. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 6 0 2 1
Gilliam 2b 6 2 2 0
Davis W. cf 5 1 1 0
Larker 1b 2 0 1 2
  Hodges 1b 0 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 0 0
Fairly rf 4 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 1 1 0
  Howard rf 0 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
  Lillis 3b 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 5 1 1 1
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Podres p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 4 2 2 1
Cunningham rf 3 0 2 1
  Carmel pr,rf,1b 1 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 1 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Olivares ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Moryn lf 3 0 0 0
  Nieman ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Spencer ss 5 0 0 0
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph,c 2 0 0 0
  Flood ph 1 0 0 0
Smith c 2 0 0 0
  Musial ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas 2b 2 0 1 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Crowe ph,1b 1 0 0 0
  James ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 7 3
Los Angeles 200 000 010 002590
St. Louis 100 000 011 000373
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   7.1 5 2 2 3 7
  Podres  W (13-12) 4.2 2 1 1 0 6
Totals
12.0
7
3
3
3
13
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   8.0 6 3 3 2 6
  McDaniel   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Kline  L (4-9) 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Gibson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
9
5
5
3
8

  E–Cunningham (9), Javier (22), James (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Los Angeles W Davis (3,off Jackson).  3B–Los Angeles Gilliam (2,off Jackson), St. Louis Landrum (1,off Drysdale).  HR–St. Louis Landrum (1,1st inning off Drysdale 0 on, 0 out); Nieman (4,9th inning off Podres 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Drysdale (9,off Jackson); Lillis (2,off Kline); Podres (10,off Gibson).  SF–Larker (5,off Jackson).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Wills (48,2nd base off Jackson/Smith).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–3:23.  A–14,844.
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