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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 21, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 21, 1948 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 24,321 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Don Lang | Third Baseman |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 21, 1948
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sain
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sain
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Sain
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Musial reaches second base with a double. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Sain
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marion scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northey vs. Sain
Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Sain
Lang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Sain
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Munger
Holmes strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Munger
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Munger
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Munger
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Munger
Heath 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sain
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Sain
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sain
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Munger
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Munger
Masi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey. Masi reaches second base with a double. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisti vs. Munger
Sisti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sain vs. Munger
Sain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Masi moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holmes vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Masi scores. Sain moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Wilks
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sain moves to third. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Wilks
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sain scores. Holmes scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sain
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Sain
Musial hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Sain
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Sain
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lang vs. Sain
There goes Slaughter. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Slaughter steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lang vs. Sain
Lang strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wilks
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Wilks
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Wilks
Masi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sain
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sain
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Sain
Wilks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Wilks
Sisti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Wilks
Sain bunts towards the mound. Wilks fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Wilks
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Wilks
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sain
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sain
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sain
Musial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Wilks
Torgeson bunts towards third. Lang picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lang. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Wilks
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Wilks
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sain
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Sain
Northey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Sain
Lang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Sain
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Wilks
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Wilks
Sisti bunts towards the mound. Wilks fields it and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sain vs. Wilks
Sain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Masi scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Wilks
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Sain moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Wilks
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey. Dark reaches second base with a double. Sain scores. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Johnson
Ken Johnson now pitching. Frank McCormick pinch hits for Earl Torgeson.
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holmes scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conatser vs. Johnson
Clint Conatser pinch hits for Jeff Heath.
Conatser takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Johnson
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark scores. Elliott scores. Conatser moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Johnson
Masi strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sain
Frank McCormick now playing first base. Clint Conatser now playing center field. Mike McCormick now playing left field.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sain
Bobby Young pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sain
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Sisti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Hearn
Sain bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sisti moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Hearn
Holmes hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Hearn
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Hearn
McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sain
Connie Ryan now playing third base.
Marion hits a line drive towards third. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sain
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Sain
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Sain
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northey for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hearn
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Hearn
Conatser bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Hearn
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Masi vs. Hearn
There's a wild pitch. Ryan scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Hearn
Masi strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Sain
Lang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Sain
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Sain
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1948, game 1 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 4 2 1 1
Marion M, ss 4 1 2 0 Dark A, ss 5 2 2 1
Musial S, cf 4 1 2 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 3 2
Slaughter E, lf 3 0 0 1 McCormick F, ph-1b 2 0 0 1
Northey R, rf 4 1 2 2 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Lang D, 3b 4 0 3 0 Ryan C, 3b 1 1 1 0
Young B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 3 0 0 0
Baker B, c 4 0 0 0 Conatser C, ph-cf 0 0 0 0
Munger R, p 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, cf-lf 5 1 2 2
Wilks T, p 1 0 0 0 Masi P, c 4 2 1 0
Johnson K, p 0 0 0 0 Sisti S, 2b 3 0 2 0
Young B, ph 1 0 0 0 Sain J, p 2 2 2 2
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 35 11 15 10
St.Louis 200 001 000 -- 3
Boston 140 005 01x -- 11
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R (L) 1.1 6 4 4 0 1
Wilks T 4.0 6 5 5 2 1
Johnson K 0.2 1 1 1 2 1
Hearn J 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 3
E -- Lang D
DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Boston 8
2B -- Musial S, Masi P, Dark A
HR -- Northey R
SB -- Slaughter E
SH -- Sain J 2, Sisti S, Conatser C
WP -- Hearn J
T -- 2:12
A -- 24321
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