St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
April 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1961 at Candlestick Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Francisco Giants 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 3 0 1 0
  Schoendienst 2b 1 0 0 0
Cunningham rf 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Musial lf 4 0 1 0
Spencer ss 2 1 0 0
Sawatski c 2 0 1 0
  Simmons pr 0 0 0 0
  Smith c 0 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 0 0
Flood cf 2 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Broglio p 2 0 0 0
  Moryn ph 1 0 1 1
  Landrum pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b 4 0 1 1
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
  Alou M. rf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda rf,1b 3 0 0 0
Alou F. lf 3 1 2 0
Landrith c 1 1 0 0
Pagan ss 2 0 0 1
Jones p 2 0 1 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 6 2
St. Louis 000 000 010161
San Francisco 000 010 10x261
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  L (1-2) 7.0 5 2 2 1 3
  McDaniel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
1
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (2-0) 7.1 4 1 1 3 3
  O'Dell   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Bolin  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
5

  E–Javier (1), McCovey (1).  DP–San Francisco 3.  2B–St. Louis Moryn (2,off Jones), San Francisco F Alou (4,off Broglio).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Jones (2,off Broglio); Landrith (1,off Broglio); Pagan (2,off Broglio).  Team–5.  SB–F Alou (1,2nd base off Broglio/Sawatski); Kuenn (2,2nd base off Broglio/Sawatski).  CS–Cepeda (3,2nd base by Broglio/Sawatski).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:34.
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