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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 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 August 29, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 29, 1945 |
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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 | August 29, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
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 | 1,083 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
Art Rebel | 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 |
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Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
Al Libke | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Al Lakeman | Catcher |
Kermit Wahl | Second Baseman |
Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 29, 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 first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Kennedy
Rebel hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donnelly fields it and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Libke vs. Donnelly
The umpire calls a balk on Donnelly Clay moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clay scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a fly ball 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Kennedy
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban is hit by the pitch. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Donnelly
Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Donnelly
Wahl strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Donnelly
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Kennedy
Donnelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Kennedy
Rebel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton hits a line drive into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rebel throws the ball in to Marion who tags McCormick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Libke moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Libke scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Kennedy
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Donnelly
Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Donnelly
Wahl 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Donnelly
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Kennedy
Donnelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wahl reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Kennedy
Rebel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Donnelly
Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wahl vs. Donnelly
Wahl hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Kennedy
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Kennedy
Jack Creel pinch runs for Ken O'Dea.
Verban hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Creel moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Kennedy
Debs Garms pinch hits for Blix Donnelly.
Garms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Burkhart
Del Rice now catching. Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkhart covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Burkhart
Clay hits a fly ball into right field. Rebel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Burkhart
Tipton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Burkhart
Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Burkhart
McCormick 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
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rebel vs. Kennedy
Rebel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Burkhart
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Burkhart
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Rebel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Burkhart
Lakeman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Burkhart
Wahl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lakeman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Burkhart
Kennedy 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, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kennedy
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Emil Verban.
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/29/1945 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Schoendienst R, lf 4 0 1 0 Clay D, cf 4 1 1 0 Rebel A, rf 4 0 1 0 Tipton E, lf 4 1 1 1 Adams B, cf 4 1 1 1 Libke A, rf 4 1 2 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 1 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 3 1 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mesner S, 3b 4 0 0 1 O'Dea K, c 3 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 0 0 Creel J, pr 0 0 0 0 Lakeman A, c 4 0 1 0 Rice D, c 1 0 1 0 Wahl K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Verban E, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kennedy V, p 4 0 1 0 Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 1 0 Donnelly B, p 2 0 0 0 Garms D, ph 1 0 0 0 Burkhart K, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 8 1 35 3 10 3 St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1 Cincinnati 101 000 10x -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Donnelly B (L) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 Burkhart K 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy V (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 1 E -- Verban E DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Cincinnati 9 2B -- Schoendienst R HR -- Adams B, Tipton E HBP -- by Kennedy V (Verban E) Balk -- Donnelly B T -- 1:46 A -- 1083
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