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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 15, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, played on July 15, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Wilks |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,189 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Third Baseman |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Stew Hofferth | Catcher |
| Vince Shupe | First Baseman |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Bob Coleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Ted Wilks | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 15, 1945
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wilks
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Wilks
Culler hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Wilks
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Lee
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lee
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Lee
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Workman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Wilks
Medwick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Wilks
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Wilks
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Lee
Kurowski hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lee
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Lee
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Lee
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanders moves to third. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilks vs. Lee
Wilks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofferth vs. Wilks
Hofferth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Wilks
Shupe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wilks
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shupe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Wilks
Joost bunts towards the mound. Wilks fields it and throws to first for the out. Shupe moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Culler vs. Wilks
Culler hits a line drive towards second. Verban catches it and steps on second to double up Lee. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Lee
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Lee
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Lee
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Lee
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Wilks
Holmes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Wilks
Medwick hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Wilks
Workman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Wilks
Gillenwater hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bergamo. Gillenwater reaches second base with a double. Workman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofferth vs. Creel
Jack Creel now pitching.
Hofferth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lee
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Lee
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Creel
Shupe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Shupe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Creel
Lee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Creel
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Shupe trying to get to home. Schoendienst throws the ball in to Kurowski who relays the ball to Rice who tags Shupe who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Creel
Culler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lee
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Creel vs. Lee
Creel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hofferth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Lee
Bergamo takes first base on ball four. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Lee
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion moves to third. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Lee
Adams hits a line drive into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marion scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Lee
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Creel
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Creel
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Creel
Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lee
Rice bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Lee
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Lee
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman throws to second for one, and Joost throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rice scores. Marion moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Creel vs. Lee
Creel is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Creel
Gillenwater strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofferth vs. Creel
Hofferth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shupe vs. Creel
Shupe hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Creel
Lee takes first base on ball four. Hofferth moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Creel
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Lee
Bergamo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Lee
Schoendienst bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Lee
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Lee
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Creel
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Creel
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Creel
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lee
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Lee
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lee
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Creel
Workman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Creel
Gillenwater hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bergamo who is chasing the ball. Gillenwater reaches third base with a triple. Workman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hofferth vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Hofferth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shupe vs. Byerly
Shupe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Byerly
Butch Nieman pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byerly vs. Cooper
Mort Cooper now pitching.
Byerly strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Cooper
Bergamo hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Cooper
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Byerly
Joost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Byerly
Culler strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Byerly
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Byerly
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Joost moves to third. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Workman vs. Byerly
Bill Ramsey pinch runs for Joe Medwick.
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders fields it and throws to home to get Joost. Holmes moves to third. Ramsey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gillenwater vs. Byerly
Gillenwater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Ramsey scores. Workman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofferth vs. Byerly
Hofferth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Cooper
Bill Ramsey now playing left field.
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Cooper
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Cooper
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Cooper
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Del Rice.
O'Dea strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1945, game 2 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Joost E, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bergamo A, rf 3 0 1 0
Culler D, ss 5 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, lf 4 0 1 0
Holmes T, rf 4 1 0 0 Adams B, cf 5 0 1 1
Medwick J, lf 5 0 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 5 0 1 0
Ramsey B, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 1 2 1
Workman C, 3b 4 2 1 0 Rice D, c 4 1 0 0
Gillenwater C, cf 5 0 3 4 O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
Hofferth S, c 5 1 2 1 Verban E, 2b 4 0 2 0
Shupe V, 1b 4 0 2 0 Marion M, ss 4 1 2 0
Lee B, p 2 0 1 0 Wilks T, p 1 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Creel J, p 2 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 0 0 0 0 Byerly B, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 12 5 38 3 10 2
Boston 001 100 001 2 -- 5
St.Louis 000 011 010 0 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B 8.0 9 3 2 3 2
Cooper M (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wilks T 3.2 5 2 2 0 0
Creel J* 4.1 4 1 1 2 1
Byerly B (L) 2.0 3 2 2 1 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Joost E
DP -- Boston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Boston 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Gillenwater C, Shupe V
3B -- Gillenwater C
HR -- Hofferth S, Sanders R
SH -- Joost E, Schoendienst R
T -- 2:12
A -- 20189
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