St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees
October 5, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1942 at Yankee Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Yankees 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 2b 3 0 2 0
Moore cf 3 1 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 1
Musial lf 4 0 0 0
Cooper c 4 1 2 1
Hopp 1b 3 0 0 0
Kurowski 3b 4 1 1 2
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Beazley p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 4 1 2 1
Rolfe 3b 4 1 1 0
Cullenbine rf 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 1
Keller lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
Dickey c 4 0 0 0
  Stainback pr 0 0 0 0
Priddy 1b 3 0 0 0
Ruffing p 3 0 1 0
  Selkirk ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
St. Louis 000 101 002494
New York 100 100 000271
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Beazley  W (2-0) 9.0 7 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  L (1-1) 9.0 9 4 4 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
3

  E–Brown 2 (3), Hopp (1), Beazley (1), Priddy (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  HR–St. Louis Slaughter (1,4th inning off Ruffing 0 on, 0 out); Kurowski (1,9th inning off Ruffing 1 on, 1 out), New York Rizzuto (1,1st inning off Beazley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Moore (3,off Ruffing); Hopp (2,off Ruffing).  U-HP–George Magerkurth (NL), 1B–Bill Summers (AL), 2B–George Barr (NL), 3B–Cal Hubbard (AL).  T–1:58.  A–69,052.
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