St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
May 21, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1969 at Candlestick Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 0
Gagliano 2b 5 0 1 0
Flood cf 2 0 1 0
Torre 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 1 1 1
Shannon 3b 4 0 1 0
Hicks rf 3 2 2 1
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
  Pinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Huntz ss 0 0 0 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 0 1 1
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 2
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 2 0 0 0
Dietz c 1 1 1 1
Lanier ss 2 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 1 1
Totals 27 4 6 4
St. Louis 000 100 101381
San Francisco 010 010 02x460
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   6.0 4 2 2 2 5
  Waslewski  L (0-2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
3
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (7-3) 9.0 8 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
5

  E–Gagliano (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–St. Louis Shannon (5,off Perry), San Francisco McCovey (8,off Briles).  HR–St. Louis McCarver (3,4th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out); Hicks (1,9th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco Mays (5,8th inning off Waslewski 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Flood (3,off Perry); Lanier (4,off Briles).  HBP–Flood (2,by Perry); Henderson (1,by Waslewski).  IBB–McCarver (1,by Perry).  SB–Brock 2 (15,2nd base off Perry/Dietz 2).  WP–Perry (2).  HBP–Waslewski (1,Henderson); Perry (4,Flood).  IBB–Perry (6,McCarver).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:25.  A–4,419.
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