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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 3, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 3, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 3, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Wilks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 3,001 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Ted Wilks | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Hank Camelli | Catcher |
Frankie Zak | Shortstop |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 3, 1944
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Roe
Verban hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Roe
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Roe
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Roe
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Wilks
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Wilks
Russell 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 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Wilks
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Roe
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Roe
Kurowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Camelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Roe
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Roe
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Wilks
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wilks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Roe
Wilks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Roe
Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Roe
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coscarart. Verban moves to third. Hopp moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Roe
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Roe
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. Verban scores. Hopp scores. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Roe
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Roe
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Roe
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Roe
Marion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Wilks
Camelli hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Wilks
Zak strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Wilks
Roe strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Roe
Wilks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Roe
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Roe
Hopp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Wilks
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Wilks
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Wilks
Barrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Roe
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Roe
Cooper hits a line drive towards the mound. Roe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Roe
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Roe
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Roe
Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Roe
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilks vs. Roe
Wilks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Wilks
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Wilks
There's a wild pitch. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Wilks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camelli vs. Wilks
Camelli hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zak vs. Wilks
Zak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccurullo vs. Wilks
Cookie Cuccurullo pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Cuccurullo hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cuccurullo
Cookie Cuccurullo now pitching.
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Cuccurullo
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Cuccurullo
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Wilks
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Wilks
Russell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Wilks
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Cuccurullo
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuccurullo can't make a play. That's a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Cuccurullo
Kurowski hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Cuccurullo
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Cuccurullo
Marion hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Cuccurullo
Wilks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cuccurullo
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Wilks
Pepper Martin now playing center field. George Fallon now playing shortstop.
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Wilks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camelli vs. Wilks
Camelli hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zak vs. Wilks
Zak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Cuccurullo
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Cuccurullo
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Cuccurullo
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Cuccurullo
Debs Garms pinch hits for Whitey Kurowski.
Garms takes first base on ball four. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Litwhiler vs. Cuccurullo
Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Sanders scores. There goes Garms trying to get to third. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Elliott, who tags Garms for the out. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fallon vs. Cuccurullo
Fallon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Litwhiler scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilks vs. Cuccurullo
Wilks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fallon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Cuccurullo
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wilks
Debs Garms now playing third base. Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Cookie Cuccurullo.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Wilks
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Wilks
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching. Frankie Gustine now playing second base. Frank Colman now playing first base.
Martin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rescigno
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Rescigno
Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Rescigno
Augie Bergamo pinch hits for Ray Sanders.
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Wilks
Augie Bergamo now playing first base.
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colman vs. Wilks
Colman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Wilks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 15 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camelli vs. Wilks
Camelli hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1944 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Verban E, 2b 6 1 1 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hopp J, cf 4 1 0 0 Gustine F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Martin P, cf 2 1 1 0 Russell J, lf 4 1 1 1 Musial S, rf 4 2 2 0 Barrett J, rf 4 1 2 0 Cooper W, c 6 2 2 3 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sanders R, 1b 5 3 4 1 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 2 0 Bergamo A, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Colman F, 1b 1 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 1 1 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 1 Garms D, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Camelli H, c 4 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 5 3 4 6 Zak F, ss 2 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 1 1 3 Roe P, p 1 0 0 0 Fallon G, ss 1 0 1 1 Cuccurullo C, ph-p 1 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 5 0 1 0 O'Brien T, ph 1 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 46 15 18 15 33 2 6 2 St.Louis 004 030 440 -- 15 Pittsburgh 000 001 001 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wilks T (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Roe P (L) 5.0 8 7 2 2 6 Cuccurullo C 3.0 10 8 8 1 1 Rescigno X 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Coscarart P 2 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Barrett J 3B -- Cooper W HR -- Litwhiler D, Russell J, Marion M WP -- Wilks T T -- 2:18 A -- 3001
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