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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 21, 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 June 21, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blix Donnelly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 1,381 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Right Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Blix Donnelly | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Al Libke | Left Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Unser | Catcher |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 21, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Donnelly
There goes Williams. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Schoendienst 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: ---
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski strikes out. The ball gets by Unser. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Kennedy
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a fly ball into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Donnelly
Unser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Kennedy
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Donnelly
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Donnelly fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Kurowski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Kennedy
O'Dea hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Verban reaches second base with a double. Sanders scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donnelly vs. Kennedy
Donnelly hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a line drive into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Donnelly
Unser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Kennedy
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, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Donnelly
Kennedy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Kennedy
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Kennedy
George Fallon pinch hits for Emil Verban.
Fallon 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, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
George Fallon now playing second base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a line drive into left field. Libke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Libke. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donnelly vs. Kennedy
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Libke. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Marion scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Donnelly
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schoendienst. Miller reaches second base with a double. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sipek vs. Donnelly
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Sipek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clay vs. Donnelly
Arnold Carter pinch runs for Dick Sipek.
Clay hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee now pitching.
Kurowski 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, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lisenbee
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Lisenbee
O'Dea hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Lisenbee
Fallon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Lisenbee
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke 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, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Lisenbee
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lisenbee
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Lisenbee
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Donnelly
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller hits a line drive towards third. Kurowski catches it and throws to second to double up Mesner. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Donnelly
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Hod Lisenbee.
Bowman hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1945 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, lf 5 0 0 0 Clay D, cf 4 0 0 0
Hopp J, rf 5 0 1 1 Williams W, 2b 2 0 0 0
Adams B, cf 3 0 0 0 Walker G, rf 3 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 1 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Libke A, lf 4 0 0 0
O'Dea K, c 4 1 2 1 Mesner S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Verban E, 2b 2 0 1 1 Unser A, c 4 0 2 0
Fallon G, ph-2b 2 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 1 0
Marion M, ss 3 1 1 0 Kennedy V, p 1 0 0 0
Donnelly B, p 4 0 0 0 Sipek D, ph 0 0 0 0
Carter A, pr 0 0 0 0
Lisenbee H, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 8 4 30 0 5 0
St.Louis 000 200 110 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 7.0 6 3 3 2 2
Lisenbee H 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Unser A, Libke A
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Kurowski W, Sanders R, Verban E, Hopp J, Miller E
HR -- O'Dea K
SB -- Williams W
SH -- Kennedy V
HBP -- by Donnelly B (Sipek D)
T -- 1:48
A -- 1381
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