San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 24, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1963 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 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn rf 1 0 1 0
  Alou M. pr,rf 2 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 5 1 2 0
Mays cf 5 1 1 0
McCovey lf 2 1 0 0
  Alou F. lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 1
Bailey c 2 0 0 1
Davenport 3b 4 0 2 1
Pagan ss 4 0 0 0
Marichal p 3 0 1 0
  Pierce p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 1 1 1
White 1b 4 0 2 2
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Musial lf 3 0 1 0
Altman rf 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
McCarver c 4 1 1 0
Carmel cf 3 1 1 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
San Francisco 400 000 000470
St. Louis 000 020 100392
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (12-3) 6.2 9 3 3 1 6
  Pierce  SV (4) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (7-6) 7.0 5 4 3 3 3
  Bauta   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
4

  E–White (9), Burdette (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Boyer (11,off Marichal); Groat (19,off Marichal).  3B–San Francisco Kuenn (1,off Burdette).  HR–St. Louis Javier (5,7th inning off Marichal 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bailey (2,off Burdette).  HBP–Cepeda (6,by Burdette); Kuenn (1,by Burdette).  IBB–McCovey (4,by Burdette).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  WP–Pierce (1).  HBP–Burdette 2 (4,Cepeda,Kuenn).  IBB–Burdette (4,McCovey).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:40.  A–22,413.
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