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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 4, 1947
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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 May 4, 1947 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1947 |
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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 | May 4, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Ron Northey | Left Fielder |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Bama Rowell | Left Fielder |
Phil Masi | Catcher |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 4, 1947
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Spahn
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Spahn
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Dickson
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Dickson
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowell vs. Dickson
Rowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Masi vs. Dickson
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Spahn
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Spahn
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Spahn
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Spahn
Rice takes first base on ball four. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Spahn
Dickson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Dickson
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Dickson
Sisti 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, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Dickson
Spahn 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 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Spahn
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial takes first base on ball four. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Spahn
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Northey scores. Musial moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Spahn
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Spahn
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Dickson
Holmes 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--
Hopp vs. Dickson
Hopp 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 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Spahn
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Spahn
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Spahn
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kurowski. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Dickson
Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Dickson
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Dickson
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a popup in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Spahn
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Ryan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ryan. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Spahn
There goes Musial. The throw from Masi and he is out, Ryan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Dickson
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Dickson
Spahn hits a popup towards the mound. Dickson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Moore 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: ---
Kurowski vs. Spahn
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Spahn
Slaughter bunts in front of the plate. Masi fields it and throws to first for the out. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Spahn
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Spahn
There goes Moore. The throw from Masi and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Spahn
Marion hits a popup towards short. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Dickson
Holmes hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Dickson
Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Spahn
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Spahn
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Spahn
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Spahn
Musial takes first base on ball four. Dickson moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Spahn
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. Dickson scores. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Spahn
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Dickson
Rowell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Dickson
Masi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Dickson
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Dickson
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neill vs. Dickson
Tommy Neill pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
Neill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Dickson
Nanny Fernandez pinch runs for Tommy Neill.
Ryan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Moore. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching.
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Ryan scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Brazle
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Karl
Andy Karl now pitching.
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Karl
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Karl
Dick Sisler pinch hits for Del Rice.
Sisler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brazle
Joe Garagiola now catching.
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Brazle
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Bama Rowell.
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Brazle
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Brazle
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Karl
Danny Litwhiler now playing left field. Nippy Jones pinch hits for Al Brazle.
Jones hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Elliott
Jeff Cross pinch runs for Nippy Jones. Glenn Elliott now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Elliott
Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Elliott
Chuck Diering pinch runs for Ron Northey.
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1947, game 1 -- St.Louis at Boston (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 2 0 Ryan C, 2b 4 1 1 1 Northey R, lf 5 1 1 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 3 2 Diering C, pr 0 0 0 0 Hopp J, cf 3 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 2 1 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 2 0 1 2 Rowell B, lf 3 1 2 1 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 1 Litwhiler D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 1 0 Masi P, c 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Rice D, c 2 0 0 0 Sisti S, ss 3 0 0 0 Sisler D, ph 1 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 2 0 0 0 Garagiola J, c 0 0 0 0 Neill T, ph 1 0 1 0 Dickson M, p 3 1 0 0 Fernandez N, pr 0 1 0 0 Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0 Karl A, p 0 0 0 0 Jones N, ph 1 0 1 0 Elliott G, p 0 0 0 0 Cross J, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 6 3 32 4 8 4 St.Louis 002 000 100 -- 3 Boston 000 000 40x -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (L) 6.2 7 4 4 1 4 Brazle A 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 7.0 4 3 0 7 5 Karl A* 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Elliott G (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Torgeson E, Kurowski W, Ryan C, Elliott B DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 1 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Boston 6 2B -- Holmes T, Ryan C HR -- Rowell B CS -- Musial S, Moore T SH -- Slaughter E T -- 2:22 A -- 0
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