Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 4, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1964 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart ss 4 1 2 0
Burton rf 4 2 2 1
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 0 1 1
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Cowan cf 4 0 0 0
Schaffer c 4 1 1 0
Campbell 2b 4 1 2 1
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Burke ph 0 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 1 1
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Gregory ph 0 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Flavin p 0 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 1 2 0
Brock lf 4 3 3 0
Groat ss 5 2 2 2
Boyer 3b 5 1 1 3
White 1b 4 0 1 1
James rf 3 0 1 0
  Shannon pr,rf 1 1 1 0
Javier 2b 3 0 1 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 1 0
  Maxvill pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Uecker c 3 0 1 0
  McCarver ph,c 1 0 0 0
Simmons p 3 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Richardson p 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 8 15 6
Chicago 200 000 2105101
St. Louis 202 000 0138152
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   6.0 10 4 4 0 3
  McDaniel   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Elston  L (2-5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Flavin   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Burdette   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
15
8
8
0
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   6.2 7 4 4 1 3
  Taylor   1.2 3 1 1 2 3
  Richardson  W (3-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
6

  E–Schaffer (3), Groat (32), Shannon (2).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 3.  2B–Chicago Burton (2,off Simmons); Campbell (1,off Simmons), St. Louis White (26,off Ellsworth).  3B–Chicago Burton (2,off Taylor).  HR–St. Louis Boyer (19,9th inning off F Burdette 2 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Brock (10,off Ellsworth); Flood (9,off Elston).  Team–6.  SB–Brock (38,2nd base off Ellsworth/Schaffer); Maxvill (1,2nd base off McDaniel/Schaffer); Shannon (3,Home off McDaniel/Schaffer).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:54.  A–10,220.
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