St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
August 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1969 at Candlestick Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 2 2 0
Flood cf 4 0 3 1
Pinson rf 4 1 0 0
Torre 1b 4 1 2 0
Shannon 3b 5 0 1 0
Javier 2b 3 1 2 2
McCarver c 5 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 5 0 0 0
Briles p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Marshall lf 4 0 1 0
Mason 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hunt ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Bonds cf 5 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 2 2 1
  Burda 1b 0 0 0 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 2 2
Henderson rf 4 0 1 0
Stephenson c 4 0 1 0
  Barton c 0 0 0 0
Lanier ss 4 0 1 0
McCormick p 4 0 1 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
St. Louis 100 010 0125112
San Francisco 000 200 0103104
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (12-9) 9.0 10 3 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (8-6) 8.1 9 5 4 5 2
  Linzy   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
2

  E–Maxvill (13), Briles (3), Marshall (3), Mason (11), McCovey (11), Stephenson (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–St. Louis Flood (24,off McCormick), San Francisco Lanier (6,off Briles).  3B–St. Louis Brock (7,off McCormick).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (36,8th inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Torre (12,by McCormick).  SB–Brock 2 (41,2nd base off McCormick/Stephenson,3rd base off McCormick/Stephenson); Javier (7,2nd base off McCormick/Stephenson); Bonds (29,2nd base off Briles/McCarver).  WP–Briles (6), McCormick (5).  IBB–McCormick (2,Torre).  U–Frank Dezelan, Chris Pelekoudas, Doug Harvey.  T–3:10.  A–14,774.
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