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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1949
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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 August 15, 1949 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1949 |
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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 | August 15, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Chipman |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 19,754 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Tommy Glaviano | Third Baseman |
Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Mauch | Second Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
Herman Reich | First Baseman |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bob Chipman | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1949
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Chipman
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Chipman
Musial hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Chipman
Jones hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Brecheen
Mauch hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Chipman
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Chipman
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Chipman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Brecheen
Reich strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Brecheen
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Brecheen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Chipman
Glaviano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Chipman
Brecheen bunts towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Glaviano moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Chipman
Diering hits a popup towards the mound. Chipman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Glaviano scores. Brecheen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Chipman
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch fields it and throws to second for the out. Brecheen moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Chipman
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brecheen scores. Musial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Chipman
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Chipman
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Brecheen
Chipman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauch vs. Brecheen
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Chipman
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Chipman
Glaviano bunts towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Chipman
Brecheen bunts towards the mound. Chipman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Glaviano moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Chipman
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Glaviano moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
There's a wild pitch. Glaviano scores. Brecheen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano juggles the ball. That's an error on Glaviano. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reich vs. Brecheen
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to second for the out. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Brecheen
Owen hits a popup towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Sauer scores. Reich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Brecheen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Chipman
Musial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Sauer is chasing the ball. Musial rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Chipman
Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Chipman
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Chipman
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Chipman
Rice takes first base on ball four. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glaviano vs. Adkins
Dewey Adkins now pitching.
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adkins vs. Brecheen
Adkins strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Brecheen
Mauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat bunts towards third. Glaviano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mauch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Hank Sauer.
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Adkins
Bob Ramazzotti now playing third base. Andy Pafko now playing left field.
Brecheen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Adkins
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Adkins
There goes Diering. The throw from Owen and he is out, Mauch applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Adkins
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Adkins
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Brecheen
Reich 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Brecheen
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adkins
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Adkins
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Adkins
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Brecheen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Brecheen
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Dewey Adkins.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mauch vs. Brecheen
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Glaviano. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Muncrief
Bob Muncrief now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into left 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: ---
Glaviano vs. Muncrief
Glaviano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat throws the ball in to Smalley who tags Glaviano trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Muncrief
Brecheen hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat. Brecheen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diering vs. Muncrief
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Muncrief
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Brecheen
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Brecheen
Reich hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Reich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Brecheen
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reich scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Brecheen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Muncrief
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Muncrief
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Muncrief
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muncrief fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Muncrief
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Muncrief
Rice takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Glaviano vs. Muncrief
Glaviano is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Brecheen
Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Emil Verban pinch hits for Bob Muncrief.
Verban hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Brecheen
Mauch strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1949 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Diering C, cf 3 0 0 0 Mauch G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 5 0 1 0 Musial S, rf 4 1 2 1 Cavarretta P, rf 4 0 1 0 Jones N, 1b 5 1 2 1 Sauer H, lf 2 1 1 0 Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Scheffing B, ph 1 0 0 0 Slaughter E, lf 4 0 0 1 Ramazzotti B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, 3b-lf 4 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 0 0 Reich H, 1b 4 1 1 0 Glaviano T, 3b 5 2 3 0 Owen M, c 3 0 1 1 Brecheen H, p 4 1 3 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 0 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 Adkins D, p 1 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0 Muncrief B, p 0 0 0 0 Verban E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 12 3 35 2 6 1 St.Louis 002 120 000 -- 5 Chicago 000 100 010 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Brecheen H (W) 9.0 6 2 1 3 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Chipman B (L) 4.1 8 5 3 3 1 Adkins D 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 Muncrief B 2.0 3 0 0 3 1 E -- Smalley R, Glaviano T 2, Marion M DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 12, Chicago 9 2B -- Cavarretta P, Brecheen H, Reich H 3B -- Jones N HR -- Musial S CS -- Diering C WP -- Chipman B T -- 2:07 A -- 19754
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