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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 21, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 21, 1944 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 21, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 21, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Erickson |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Red Munger | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Tony York | Shortstop |
Mickey Kreitner | Catcher |
Paul Erickson | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 21, 1944
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Erickson
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Erickson
Sanders hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kreitner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Erickson
There's a wild pitch. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Erickson
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Erickson
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Erickson
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Erickson
There goes O'Dea. The throw from Kreitner and he is safe. O'Dea steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Litwhiler vs. Erickson
Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Erickson
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Fleming
Bill Fleming now pitching.
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munger vs. Fleming
Munger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Munger
Hughes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Munger
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Munger
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Hughes moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Munger
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Munger
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fleming
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Fleming
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Fleming
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Munger
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Munger
York hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreitner vs. Munger
Kreitner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Munger
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Fleming
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Fleming
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Fleming
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. Kurowski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Fleming
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Fleming
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munger vs. Fleming
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Munger
Hughes hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Munger
Cavarretta bunts towards first. Sanders fields the ball and throws to Munger covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Munger
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Munger
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Munger
Pafko 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 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fleming
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Fleming
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Fleming
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. York fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Fleming
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Munger
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Munger
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreitner vs. Munger
Kreitner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Munger
Fleming hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Fleming
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Fleming
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Fleming
Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Munger
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Munger
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Munger
Dallessandro hits a popup towards second. Verban can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Munger
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Fleming
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. York scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Fleming
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards short. York scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fleming
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Fleming
Sanders hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Fleming
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Munger
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Munger
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Munger
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Munger
Stan Hack pinch hits for Mickey Kreitner.
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Munger
Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Bill Fleming.
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Novikoff for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Derringer
Roy Easterwood now catching. Paul Derringer now pitching.
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Derringer
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. York scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Derringer
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Munger
Hughes hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Munger
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Munger
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Munger
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Munger
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dallessandro scores. Nicholson moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Munger
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Pafko scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Cooper
Mort Cooper now pitching.
York hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Verban fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Derringer
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Derringer
Verban bunts towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Derringer
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple. Marion scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Derringer
Sanders hits a popup towards short. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterwood vs. Cooper
Easterwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Cooper
Lennie Merullo pinch hits for Paul Derringer.
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Cooper
Hughes hits a popup towards the mound. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Cooper
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Alderson
Dale Alderson now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Alderson
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Alderson
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Cooper
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Cooper
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Cooper
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/21/1944, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hopp J, cf 4 1 2 1 Hughes R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 5 1 2 0 Musial S, rf 4 1 0 0 Dallessandro D, lf 3 1 2 0 O'Dea K, c 5 1 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 5 1 2 1 Kurowski W, 3b 5 1 1 0 Pafko A, cf 5 1 2 1 Litwhiler D, lf 4 1 2 4 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 2 Marion M, ss 2 1 1 0 York T, ss 3 0 1 0 Verban E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kreitner M, c 2 0 1 0 Munger R, p 3 0 0 0 Hack S, ph 1 0 0 0 Cooper M, p 1 0 0 0 Easterwood R, c 0 0 0 0 Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0 Fleming B, p 2 0 0 0 Novikoff L, ph 1 0 0 0 Derringer P, p 0 0 0 0 Merullo L, ph 1 0 0 0 Alderson D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 9 6 37 4 12 4 St.Louis 401 000 010 -- 6 Chicago 001 000 300 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Munger R (W) 6.2 12 4 4 3 3 Cooper M (S) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Erickson P (L) 0.2 2 4 4 3 1 Fleming B 5.1 5 1 1 2 0 Derringer P 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 Alderson D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Chicago 10 2B -- Litwhiler D 3B -- Hopp J HR -- Litwhiler D SB -- O'Dea K SH -- Verban E WP -- Erickson P T -- 2:30 A -- 0
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