St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
May 15, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1962 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 3, San Francisco Giants 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 0 2 1
Clemens rf 5 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 3 0
Oliver c 3 0 3 1
James lf 3 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas ss 0 0 0 0
White 1b 4 1 1 1
Gotay ss 3 0 0 0
  Musial ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrum pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Simmons p 1 0 0 0
  Washburn p 2 1 1 0
  Sadecki ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf 4 1 1 0
Hiller 2b 4 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 1 1 1
Davenport 3b 4 0 2 1
Pagan ss 4 1 1 0
Bailey c 2 0 0 0
Pierce p 1 0 0 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 5
St. Louis 000 020 0103111
San Francisco 213 000 00x680
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L (5-1) 2.1 6 6 5 1 1
  Washburn   5.2 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
2
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W (5-0) 7.0 10 3 3 1 2
  Miller  SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
4

  E–Oliver (1).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–St. Louis Flood (6,off Pierce), San Francisco Kuenn (6,off Simmons); Pagan (8,off Simmons); Mays (6,off Simmons); F Alou (8,off Simmons); Davenport (9,off Washburn).  HR–St. Louis White (5,5th inning off Pierce 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Pierce (2,off Simmons).  HBP–Bailey (2,by Washburn).  Team–4.  SB–Mays (3,2nd base off Simmons/Oliver).  CS–Davenport (1,2nd base by Washburn/Oliver).  WP–Washburn (2).  HBP–Washburn (1,Bailey).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:50.  A–30,484.
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