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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 4, 1948
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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 July 4, 1948 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1948 |
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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 | July 4, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 29,564 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph LaPointe | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
Erv Dusak | Center Fielder |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Danny Litwhiler | Right Fielder |
Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
Dewey Williams | Catcher |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Johnny Neun | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 4, 1948
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Raffensberger
LaPointe hits a popup in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it 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: ---
Wyrostek vs. Brecheen
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Brecheen
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Brecheen
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatton moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schultz vs. Brecheen
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger juggles the ball. That's an error on Raffensberger. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Raffensberger
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dusak vs. Raffensberger
Dusak hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Raffensberger
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Brecheen
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brecheen
Williams 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: ---
Raffensberger vs. Brecheen
Raffensberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Brecheen
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball 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: ---
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Raffensberger
LaPointe hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marion scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Raffensberger
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Brecheen
Hatton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe catches it and throws to first to double up Adams. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Raffensberger
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Raffensberger
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler 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: ---
Litwhiler vs. Brecheen
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Brecheen
Schultz hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Brecheen
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brecheen
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Raffensberger
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a popup towards third. Hatton 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: ---
Raffensberger vs. Brecheen
Raffensberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Brecheen
Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Brecheen
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball 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: ---
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Raffensberger
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Raffensberger
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Brecheen
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Brecheen
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Raffensberger
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaPointe vs. Raffensberger
LaPointe hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brecheen moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Musial reaches second base with a double. Brecheen scores. Marion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Brecheen
Don Lang now playing third base.
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brecheen
Williams hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Brecheen
Benny Zientara pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Zientara hits a popup towards third. Lang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hughes
Tommy Hughes now pitching.
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hughes
Jones bunts towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dusak vs. Hughes
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Hughes
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Hughes
Brecheen takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LaPointe vs. Hughes
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Slaughter scores. Rice moves to third. Brecheen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Cress
Walker Cress now pitching.
Marion takes first base on ball four. Rice scores. Brecheen moves to third. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Cress
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brecheen scores. LaPointe scores. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lang vs. Cress
Lang takes first base on ball four. Marion moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Peterson
Kent Peterson now pitching.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Brecheen
Wyrostek hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Brecheen
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Peterson
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Peterson
Dusak hits a popup towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Peterson
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Brecheen
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Brecheen
Schultz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Brecheen
Stallcup 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 7/4/1948, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI LaPointe R, 2b 5 1 1 1 Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 2 2 1 Adams B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Musial S, rf 5 1 3 4 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 2 0 1 1 Sauer H, lf 4 1 2 1 Lang D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, rf 3 0 1 0 Slaughter E, lf 5 1 2 1 Schultz H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jones N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Dusak E, cf 5 0 0 0 Williams D, c 3 0 0 0 Rice D, c 4 1 1 0 Raffensberger K, p 2 0 2 0 Brecheen H, p 3 2 0 0 Zientara B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hughes T, p 0 0 0 0 Cress W, p 0 0 0 0 Peterson K, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 10 8 33 1 7 1 St.Louis 002 000 240 -- 8 Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Brecheen H (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 7 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (L) 7.0 7 4 4 2 0 Hughes T 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 Cress W* 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 Peterson K 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Raffensberger K DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Cincinnati 6 2B -- Musial S HR -- Sauer H SH -- Jones N T -- 2:06 A -- 29564
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