San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 17, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1963 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b 5 1 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Pierce p 1 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 4 1 2 1
  Pagan ph,2b,ss 2 0 0 0
McCovey 1b,rf 6 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 2 2 1
Bailey c 4 2 2 3
Alou lf 5 1 2 0
Haller rf 2 0 1 0
  Cepeda ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Bowman ss,2b 5 0 1 1
Marichal p 3 0 0 0
  Davenport ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 3 2 3
Groat ss 3 0 1 0
White 1b 5 1 1 2
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 1
Altman rf 5 0 0 0
James lf 5 0 1 0
  Kolb pr 0 1 0 0
Javier 2b 4 2 2 0
McCarver c 5 1 2 0
Broglio p 3 0 0 1
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Musial ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 40 8 11 8
San Francisco 002 100 022 07103
St. Louis 010 300 102 18113
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal   7.0 7 5 4 1 5
  Larsen   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Hoeft   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Bolin   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Pierce  L (3-8) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
11
8
7
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio   7.0 9 5 3 2 3
  Shantz   1.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Burdette   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Schultz  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
7
5
5
6

  E–Kuenn 2 (8), Bowman (6), Groat 2 (21), McCarver (4).  2B–San Francisco Mays (19,off Broglio), St. Louis McCarver (11,off Marichal); Flood (25,off Larsen).  3B–San Francisco Hiller (1,off Broglio).  HR–San Francisco Mays (30,8th inning off Broglio 0 on, 0 out); Bailey 2 (16,8th inning off Broglio 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Shantz 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Flood (4,4th inning off Marichal 2 on, 2 out); White (22,9th inning off Hoeft 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cepeda (9,by Shantz); Groat (4,by Marichal).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Groat (7,off Marichal); Javier (9,off Pierce).  Team–8.  SB–F Alou (8,2nd base off Broglio/McCarver).  WP–Marichal (2), Broglio (11).  BK–Marichal (2).  HBP–Marichal (1,Groat); Shantz (1,Cepeda).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:21.  A–28,306.
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