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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 23, 1947 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 6,832 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Roy Jarvis | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Erv Dusak | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1947
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Munger
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Munger
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Heintzelman
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Heintzelman
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Heintzelman
Musial hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Russell. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Heintzelman
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Heintzelman
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dusak vs. Heintzelman
Dusak strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Munger
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Munger
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jarvis vs. Munger
Jarvis takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to third. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Basinski vs. Munger
Basinski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heintzelman vs. Munger
Heintzelman takes first base on ball four. Kiner scores. Westlake moves to third. Jarvis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Munger
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Heintzelman
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Heintzelman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Heintzelman
Del Wilber pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Heintzelman
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. Marion scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Diering vs. Heintzelman
Diering hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Heintzelman
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Burkhart
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Burkhart
Westlake strikes out. There goes Greenberg. The throw from Rice to second, and Greenberg is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Heintzelman
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Heintzelman
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Heintzelman
Dusak strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Heintzelman
Marion takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Heintzelman
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burkhart vs. Bahr
Ed Bahr now pitching.
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Burkhart
Harry Walker now playing left field.
Jarvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Burkhart
Basinski hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahr vs. Burkhart
Bahr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Burkhart
Cox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bahr
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Bahr
Diering strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Bahr
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Bahr
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Burkhart
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Burkhart
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Burkhart
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Bahr
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bahr
There's a wild pitch. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Bahr
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Bahr
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Bahr
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Burkhart
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Burkhart
Westlake hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Westlake reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jarvis vs. Burkhart
Jarvis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Basinski vs. Burkhart
Basinski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahr vs. Burkhart
Bahr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Bahr
Dick Sisler pinch hits for Ken Burkhart.
Sisler hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bahr
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Bahr
Diering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Bahr
Musial hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Grodzicki
Johnny Grodzicki now pitching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Grodzicki
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Grodzicki
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Bahr
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Bahr
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bahr
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grodzicki
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Grodzicki
Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Grodzicki
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jarvis vs. Grodzicki
Jarvis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Basinski vs. Grodzicki
Basinski bunts for an out with unknown description. Greenberg scores. Kiner moves to third. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bahr vs. Grodzicki
Bahr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Bahr
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bahr
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bahr
Nippy Jones pinch hits for Johnny Grodzicki.
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Bahr
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Staley
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Staley
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Bahr
Diering hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Bahr
Musial hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Bahr
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1947 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Cox B, ss 5 1 2 4 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 1 1
Gustine F, 3b 5 0 2 0 Diering C, cf 5 1 2 2
Russell J, cf 5 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 5 1 2 0
Greenberg H, 1b 2 1 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 4 1 2 0 Slaughter E, rf 2 1 1 1
Westlake W, rf 3 2 2 0 Dusak E, lf 2 0 0 0
Jarvis R, c 3 1 0 0 Walker H, lf 2 0 0 0
Basinski E, 2b 3 1 1 3 Marion M, ss 2 1 1 0
Heintzelman K, p 0 1 0 1 Rice D, c 4 0 1 1
Bahr E, p 3 0 1 0 Munger R, p 0 0 0 0
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
Wilber D, ph 1 0 0 0
Burkhart K, p 1 0 0 0
Sisler D, ph 1 0 0 0
Grodzicki J, p 0 0 0 0
Jones N, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 10 8 35 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 050 002 010 -- 8
St.Louis 131 000 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K 2.2 5 5 5 4 2
Bahr E (W) 6.1 3 0 0 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R 1.2 5 5 5 2 3
Wilks T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Burkhart K (L) 4.0 3 2 2 1 5
Grodzicki J 2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Staley G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Walker H
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, St.Louis 8
2B -- Musial S, Westlake W
3B -- Schoendienst R
HR -- Cox B, Diering C, Basinski E
CS -- Greenberg H
SH -- Basinski E
WP -- Bahr E
T -- 2:25
A -- 6832
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