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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 20, 1945
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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 August 20, 1945 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Burkhart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Wright |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,901 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Art Rebel | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Ken Burkhart | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Wietelmann | Second Baseman |
| Vince Shupe | First Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Aderholt | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Third Baseman |
| Bill Ramsey | Center Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Ed Wright | Pitcher |
| Del Bissonette | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 20, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Wright
Rebel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ramsey. Rebel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Wright
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rebel moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Wright
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rebel scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Wright
Wright fires to first and picks off Schoendienst. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Wright
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Burkhart
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shupe vs. Burkhart
There goes Wietelmann. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Wietelmann steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shupe vs. Burkhart
Shupe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Burkhart
Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aderholt vs. Burkhart
Aderholt hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wright
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shupe fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Wright drops the ball. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Wright
O'Dea hits a fly ball into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Wright
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Wright
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Burkhart
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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Burkhart
Ramsey hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Burkhart
Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Wright
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Wright
Rebel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wright
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Burkhart
Culler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Burkhart
Wright bunts towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. Culler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wietelmann vs. Burkhart
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shupe vs. Burkhart
Shupe hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wright
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Wright
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wright
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Ramsey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Burkhart
Holmes 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aderholt vs. Burkhart
Aderholt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders juggles the ball. That's an error on Sanders. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Burkhart
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Wright
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shupe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Dea for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Wright
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Wright
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burkhart vs. Wright
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rebel vs. Wright
Rebel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Verban scores. Burkhart moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Wright
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Burkhart
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Burkhart
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ramsey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culler vs. Burkhart
Culler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Burkhart
Wright hits a line drive into right field. Rebel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wright
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Wright
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Wright
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Wright
O'Dea strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Wright
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Burkhart
Wietelmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Wietelmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shupe vs. Burkhart
Shupe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Burkhart
Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aderholt vs. Burkhart
Aderholt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Wright
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burkhart vs. Wright
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rebel vs. Wright
Rebel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Wright
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Burkhart
Workman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramsey vs. Burkhart
There's a wild pitch. Workman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramsey vs. Burkhart
Ramsey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Burkhart
Masi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culler vs. Burkhart
Culler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wright
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Wright
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wright
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Wright
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Burkhart
Butch Nieman pinch hits for Ed Wright.
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Burkhart
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Burkhart
Shupe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Burkhart
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Singleton
Elmer Singleton now pitching.
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Singleton
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Singleton
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aderholt vs. Burkhart
Aderholt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Burkhart
Workman hits a line drive into right field. Rebel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramsey vs. Burkhart
Ramsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aderholt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Burkhart
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aderholt moves to third. Ramsey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gillenwater vs. Burkhart
Carden Gillenwater pinch hits for Dick Culler.
Gillenwater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hofferth vs. Burkhart
Bob Whitcher pinch runs for Carden Gillenwater. Stew Hofferth pinch hits for Elmer Singleton.
Hofferth strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1945 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rebel A, rf 4 1 2 1 Wietelmann W, 2b 4 0 2 0
Schoendienst R, lf 4 0 1 0 Shupe V, 1b 3 0 0 0
Adams B, cf 4 0 1 1 Holmes T, rf 4 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Aderholt M, lf 4 0 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Workman C, 3b 4 0 1 0
O'Dea K, c 4 0 0 0 Ramsey B, cf 4 0 2 0
Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Masi P, c 4 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 4 0 1 0 Culler D, ss 3 0 1 0
Burkhart K, p 4 0 1 0 Gillenwater C, ph 0 0 0 0
Whitcher B, pr 0 0 0 0
Wright E, p 1 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Singleton E, p 0 0 0 0
Hofferth S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 33 0 7 0
St.Louis 100 010 000 -- 2
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Burkhart K (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wright E (L) 8.0 8 2 2 2 3
Singleton E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Wright E, Sanders R
DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Boston 9
2B -- Rebel A, Wietelmann W
SB -- Wietelmann W
SH -- Wright E
WP -- Burkhart K
T -- 1:55
A -- 2901
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