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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 4, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 4, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Barrett |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Red Barrett | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Mallory | Center Fielder |
George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 4, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Voiselle
Schoendienst is hit by the pitch. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Voiselle
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski hits a popup towards third. Reyes makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Reyes. Bergamo moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Barrett
Mallory 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Barrett
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Barrett
Gardella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Barrett
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Voiselle
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Barrett
Lombardi hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Barrett
Weintraub 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Barrett
Reyes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Voiselle
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field. Mallory picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mallory. Bergamo moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Voiselle
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bergamo scores. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Barrett
Voiselle hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Barrett
Mallory hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Barrett
Hausmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bergamo who is chasing the ball. Hausmann reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gardella vs. Barrett
Gardella hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Voiselle
Marion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gardella. Marion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett bunts towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marion scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Harrell
Ray Harrell now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Harrell
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Harrell
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Barrett
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Barrett
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Barrett
Weintraub hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban catches it and throws to first to double up Lombardi. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Harrell
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Harrell
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Harrell
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Harrell
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Harrell
Barrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Verban scores. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergamo vs. Harrell
Bergamo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Barrett
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Barrett
Harrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrett covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Harrell
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Harrell
Adams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Harrell
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Harrell
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Barrett
Mallory hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Barrett
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Barrett
Gardella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Barrett
Ott hits a line drive into left field. Schoendienst picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schoendienst. Hausmann scores. Gardella moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Barrett
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gardella scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Barrett
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrett covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Harrell
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Harrell
Verban bunts towards the mound. Harrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Harrell
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Harrell
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Barrett
Reyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Barrett
Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Ray Harrell.
Kluttz hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mallory vs. Barrett
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Fischer
Rube Fischer now pitching.
Bergamo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gardella who is chasing the ball. Bergamo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Fischer
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bergamo scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Fischer
Adams hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Fischer
Kurowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Barrett
Hausmann 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, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Barrett
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Barrett
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Fischer
Sanders hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Fischer
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Fischer
Verban bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Barrett
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Barrett
Harry Feldman pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Weintraub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Feldman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Barrett
Reyes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Feldman scores. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Barrett
Al Gardella pinch hits for Rube Fischer.
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Barrett
Mallory hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weintraub scores. Reyes moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hausmann vs. Barrett
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1945, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Bergamo A, rf 5 2 3 1 Mallory J, cf 5 0 2 1 Schoendienst R, lf 4 1 2 1 Hausmann G, 2b 5 1 1 0 Adams B, cf 5 2 2 3 Gardella D, lf 3 1 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 5 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 1 Sanders R, 1b 5 1 1 2 Lombardi E, c 4 0 2 1 O'Dea K, c 5 0 3 0 Feldman H, pr 0 1 0 0 Verban E, 2b 5 1 2 0 Weintraub P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Marion M, ss 4 1 1 0 Reyes N, 3b 4 0 3 1 Barrett R, p 3 0 2 1 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0 Voiselle B, p 1 0 0 0 Harrell R, p 1 0 0 0 Kluttz C, ph 1 0 0 0 Fischer R, p 0 0 0 0 Gardella A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 8 16 8 37 4 11 4 St.Louis 004 111 010 -- 8 New York 000 002 002 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Barrett R (W) 9.0 11 4 3 1 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Voiselle B (L) 3.1 8 5 5 0 1 Harrell R 3.2 7 2 2 0 0 Fischer R 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 E -- Reyes N, Mallory J, Schoendienst R DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1 LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 7 2B -- Marion M 3B -- Hausmann G, Bergamo A HR -- Sanders R, Adams B SH -- Barrett R HBP -- by Voiselle B (Schoendienst R) A -- 0
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