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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 29, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 29, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,531 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Shortstop |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Jim Mallory | Left Fielder |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 29, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Walters
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Walters
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Cooper
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Walters
Kurowski hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Walters
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cooper
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Cooper
There goes McCormick. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. McCormick steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Cooper
Mesner bunts towards the mound. Cooper juggles the ball. That's an error on Cooper. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Mesner moves to third. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wahl vs. Cooper
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lakeman vs. Cooper
Lakeman hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walters vs. Cooper
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Walters
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Walters
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wahl. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Verban scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Walters
Hopp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Cooper
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Verban scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Walters
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Walters
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cooper
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schoendienst misplays the ball. That's an error on Schoendienst. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Cooper
There goes McCormick. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. McCormick steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Cooper
Mesner bunts towards third. Kurowski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kurowski. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wahl vs. Cooper
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wahl vs. Cooper
Wahl strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lakeman vs. Cooper
Lakeman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Walters
O'Dea hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Walters
Mallory hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Walters
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper takes first base on ball four. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Cooper
Walters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Cooper
There goes Clay. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Clay steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Cooper
Tipton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Walters
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Walters
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Walters
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Lakeman and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Walters
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Walters
O'Dea is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Walters
Mallory hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Mallory reaches second base with a double. Kurowski scores. O'Dea goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Walters
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cooper
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Cooper
Mesner hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Walters
Hopp hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Walters
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Cooper
Wahl hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Cooper
Lakeman 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, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Cooper
Walters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Cooper
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walters scores. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Walker takes first base on ball four. Clay moves to third. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Burkhart
McCormick hits a popup in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Walters
Kurowski bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Walters
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Walters covering. Safe. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mallory vs. Walters
Mallory hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanders scores. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Walters
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burkhart vs. Walters
Burkhart hits a popup towards short. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Burkhart
Mesner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Burkhart
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Burkhart
Wahl hits a line drive towards short. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee now pitching.
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Lisenbee
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergamo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Lisenbee
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bergamo scores. Hopp moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Lisenbee
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Lisenbee
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Lisenbee
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mallory vs. Bosser
Mel Bosser now pitching.
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosser fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Verban vs. Bosser
Verban is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burkhart vs. Bosser
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Burkhart
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Al Lakeman.
Sipek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Burkhart
Al Libke pinch hits for Mel Bosser.
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Libke for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Burkhart
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Burkhart
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1945, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Bergamo A, rf 4 1 1 1 Clay D, cf 4 0 2 0
Hopp J, cf 4 1 1 0 Tipton E, lf 4 0 1 1
Schoendienst R, ss 5 2 1 1 Walker G, rf 3 0 0 0
Sanders R, 1b 5 1 2 1 McCormick F, 1b 3 2 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 1 2 Mesner S, 3b 2 0 0 0
O'Dea K, c 4 1 2 0 Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 1
Mallory J, lf 5 0 2 3 Wahl K, ss 4 0 0 0
Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lakeman A, c 3 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 0 0 0 0 Sipek D, ph 1 0 0 0
Burkhart K, p 2 0 0 0 Walters B, p 3 1 1 0
Lisenbee H, p 0 0 0 0
Bosser M, p 0 0 0 0
Libke A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 11 8 32 3 5 2
St.Louis 001 003 013 -- 8
Cincinnati 010 100 100 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (W) 6.2 4 3 1 3 4
Burkhart K (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (L) 8.0 7 5 4 4 2
Lisenbee H 0.1 4 3 2 0 0
Bosser M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Cooper M, Wahl K, Schoendienst R, Kurowski W, Williams W
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Kurowski W, Mallory J
SB -- McCormick F 3, Williams W, Clay D, Schoendienst R
SH -- Mesner S 2, Cooper M, Bergamo A, Kurowski W
T -- 2:08
A -- 15531
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