The St. Louis Cardinals managed to stay ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, 6 to 5, on August 8, 1961.

Final

Reds

68-44

5

Cardinals

54-53

6

CIN

STL

1

2

0

3

0

2

4

0

5

2

0

6

1

0

7

0

1

8

0

9

1

R

5

6

H

11

12

E

1

0

Summary

Player Stats

Reds

Cardinals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	SB	TB
Eddie Kasko SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
Don Blasingame 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
Vada Pinson CF	4	1	2	2	1	1	0	6
Frank Robinson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gordy Coleman 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Bell RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	3
Gene Freese 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Johnny Edwards C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Lynch PH	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Jerry Zimmerman C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Purkey P	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Totals	38	5	11	5	3	2	1	23

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Bob Purkey (L)	8.1	12	6	5	2	4	3
Totals	8.1	12	6	5	2	4	3

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Julian Javier 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Lillis SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bill White 1B	5	1	2	2	1	0	1	5
Ken Boyer 3B	5	3	4	3	2	0	0	10
Stan Musial LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie James RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Carl Sawatski C	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Curt Flood CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Ernie Broglio P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy McDaniel P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	37	6	12	6	3	2	4	21

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
Ernie Broglio	5.1	9	4	4	1	2
Lindy McDaniel (W)	3.2	2	1	1	1	1
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	2	3

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More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

4

Gorman

RBI

12

Donovan

AVG

.313

Winn

Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Helsley

K

26

Lynn

ERA

1.04

Gray

Team Rankings

HR

18

29th

R

91

26th

SO

217

20th

ERA

4.03

19th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	STL	@	NYM	4:05 PM
Sun 4/28	STL	@	NYM	1:40 PM
Mon 4/29	STL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 4/30	STL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 5/1	STL	@	DET	1:10 PM

Last Game

Mets

13-12

2

Final

4

Cardinals

12-14

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0