von mcdaniel joined the cardinals and pitched effectively in relief, gaining his first major league win against the dodgers at ebbets field with four innings of shutout relief five days prior to his june 21 debut as a starter. in his two-hitter on june 21 at busch stadium, he allowed an infield single to jim gilliam and a bunt single to duke snider, both of them in the sixth inning. but he worked out of a bases-loaded, no out jam to preserve his shutout. he issued three bases on balls and struck out four.