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 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bob Gibson

Busch Stadium I     Game 2 (Game 1 - StL 6, ChC 1)    (09-07-2026 15:18:00)       Time 2:46, 68 , , Light Rain, Wind: 12 MPH In from LCF  

Apr 22, 1962                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Chicago (N) 4-8          1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  4  2

1962 St. Louis 5-4            0 0 2   0 1 1   3 3 -     10 11  1

Recap

ChC  1st: Scored 1 run on an error.

ChC      Ron Santo hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChC  1 StL 0.

ChC  2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

ChC      Sammy Taylor singled scoring Williams.  ChC  2 StL 0.

StL  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

StL      Ken Boyer doubled scoring 2 to tie the score.  ChC  2 StL 2.

StL  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

StL      Charlie James hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChC  2 StL 3.

StL  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

StL      Bob Gibson hit a solo HR(2).  ChC  2 StL 4.

StL  7th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

StL      Ken Boyer scored on a PB by Taylor.  ChC  2 StL 5.

StL      Bob Gibson HBP scoring Sawatski.  ChC  2 StL 6.

StL      Curt Flood singled scoring James.  ChC  2 StL 7.

StL  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and 2 errors.

StL      Carl Sawatski singled scoring White.  ChC  2 StL 8.

StL      Charlie James hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  2 StL 9.

StL      Julian Javier hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChC  2 StL 10.

StL  Ken Boyer: 2 for 4, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

StL  Bob Gibson: 1 for 3, HR, 2 RBI.

StL  Bob Gibson pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 6 BB, 9 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

ChC  Cal Koonce pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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Chicago (N)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Koonce L(0-1)                 6.0  6  4  4  1  4  3  111  67  44   6.00  29 115(116)   +   43

 Anderson,B                   0.2  3  3  3  0  2  1   36  22  14   9.45   8   75(75)  --

 Schultz                      1.1  2  3  1  0  1  0   31  20  11   2.84   8   30(37)   -

                              8.0 11 10  8  1  7  4  178 109  69   3.76  45

St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Gibson,B W(2-0)               9.0  4  2  1  0  6  9  138  85  53   1.00  35 135(138)   +   76

                              9.0  4  2  1  0  6  9  138  85  53   3.33  35

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ChC: Will hit for Koonce in the 7th

     Altman hit for Murphy,D in the 9th

StL: Musial hit for Grammas in the 7th

     Gotay moved to SS in the 8th

  E-Murphy,D(1), Schultz(1), Grammas(1)

 2B-White, E(3), Boyer,K(3), Javier(3)

 HR-StL Gibson,B(2) off Koonce(1) in the 6th with bases empty, 333 feet

 SB-ChC Williams(1) off Gibson(1) + Sawatski(2), 2nd

    StL Landrum(1) off Koonce(1) + Taylor(4), 5th

 CS-ChC White(1) by Gibson(3) and Sawatski(1), 4th

        Brock(1) by Gibson(4) and Sawatski(2), 5th

    StL White(2) by Anderson(1) and Taylor(2), 7th

RBI-ChC  - Santo(4), Taylor,S(1)

    StL  - Boyer,K 2(9), Flood(2), Gibson,B 2(4), James,C 2(2), Javier(3), Sawatski(1)

IBB-ChC Brock off Gibson

    StL Musial off Anderson

HBP-Flood(StL) by Koonce(ChC)

    James(StL) by Anderson(ChC)

    Gibson(StL) by Anderson(ChC)

 SF-Javier(1)

 SH-Hubbs(1), Koonce(1)

 WP-Anderson,B(1)

 PB-Taylor,S (2)

Great-Boyer,K(3)

Poor-Santo(1), White, E(10)

OfA-Landrum(1)

LOB-Chicago (N) 6 St. Louis 11

GWRBI-James,C