San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1965 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 0 0
Alou J. rf 5 2 3 1
Mays cf 4 2 3 1
Hart 3b 5 1 3 1
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 5 1 1 1
Peterson lf 1 0 0 0
  Alou M. pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Lanier 2b 4 0 1 1
Bertell c 4 0 2 1
Spahn p 3 0 0 0
  Murakami p 0 0 0 0
  Sanford p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 5 0 1 0
Flood cf 2 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0
White 1b 5 1 1 0
Gagliano 2b 4 0 0 0
Uecker c 0 0 0 0
  Shannon c 3 1 2 1
Savage rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons p 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson ph 1 0 1 1
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 1 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 2
San Francisco 103 011 0006142
St. Louis 001 100 200470
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (5-13) 5.1 6 2 1 4 0
  Murakami   1.1 1 2 2 2 2
  Sanford  SV (1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
7
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L (7-11) 2.1 8 4 4 2 0
  Schultz   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Purkey   2.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Woodeshick   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Dennis   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
3
4

  E–Mays (2), Hart (23).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–San Francisco Hart 2 (17,off Simmons,off Schultz); J Alou (16,off Simmons), St. Louis Shannon (14,off Spahn); Gibson (2,off Spahn).  3B–St. Louis Shannon (3,off Murakami).  HR–San Francisco J Alou (8,1st inning off Simmons 0 on, 1 out); McCovey (26,5th inning off Purkey 0 on, 0 out); Mays (30,6th inning off Purkey 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Peterson (2,by Simmons).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  WP–Murakami 2 (3).  IBB–Simmons (8,Peterson).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:11.  A–21,983.
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