Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 31, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1963 at Busch Stadium I. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 5 1 3 2
Harper rf 5 2 2 1
Pinson cf 5 0 0 0
Robinson lf 5 1 3 2
Keough 1b 4 1 1 2
Freese 3b 3 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 1 2 1
Kasko ss 4 1 1 0
O'Toole p 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
James lf 4 0 0 0
Kolb rf 4 1 1 0
Maxvill 2b 3 1 2 1
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Gibson p 1 0 1 1
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Shannon ph 1 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Cincinnati 222 000 0129142
St. Louis 020 000 000271
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole  W (14-9) 9.0 7 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (12-5) 4.0 8 6 5 1 2
  Schultz   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Bauta   2.0 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
1
6

  E–Rose (15), Kasko (4), Maxvill (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–McCarver 2 (10).  2B–Cincinnati Rose (15,off Schultz); Robinson (15,off Bauta); Harper (8,off Bauta).  HR–Cincinnati Keough (5,3rd inning off Gibson 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Keough (1,off Gibson).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  CS–Keough (3,Home by Bauta/McCarver).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:28.  A–15,977.
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