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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 17, 1945
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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 June 17, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 17, 1945 |
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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 | June 17, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Wilks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Gerheauser |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
Johnny Hopp | Right Fielder |
Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Ted Wilks | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
Al Gionfriddo | Left Fielder |
Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Vic Barnhart | Shortstop |
Al Gerheauser | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 17, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gerheauser
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Salkeld settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Salkeld. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gerheauser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Gerheauser
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gerheauser
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Wilks
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gionfriddo vs. Wilks
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hopp. Gionfriddo reaches second base with a double. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barrett vs. Wilks
Barrett hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Handley scores. Gionfriddo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salkeld vs. Wilks
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gionfriddo scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Wilks
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gerheauser
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Gerheauser
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gerheauser
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Rice reaches second base with a double. Elliott throws the ball in to Handley who tags Rice trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sanders goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Gerheauser
Verban hits a line drive into center field. Barrett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Barrett. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Gerheauser
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart misplays the ball. That's an error on Barnhart. Verban scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilks vs. Gerheauser
Wilks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
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, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Wilks
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerheauser vs. Wilks
Gerheauser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gerheauser
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Gerheauser
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Gerheauser
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gerheauser
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Gerheauser
There goes Kurowski. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Kurowski steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Gerheauser
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Gerheauser
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Gerheauser
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanders scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Gerheauser
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Wilks
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Wilks
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Wilks
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Gerheauser
Wilks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Gerheauser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Gerheauser
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Gerheauser
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Wilks
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Wilks
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Wilks
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnhart vs. Wilks
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gerheauser
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Gerheauser
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gerheauser
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerheauser vs. Wilks
Gerheauser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Wilks
Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Wilks
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Gerheauser
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Gerheauser
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilks vs. Gerheauser
Wilks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Gerheauser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Wilks
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Wilks
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Wilks
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Gerheauser
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gerheauser
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gerheauser
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
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, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Wilks
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerheauser vs. Wilks
Gerheauser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Gerheauser
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gerheauser
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Gerheauser
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Wilks
Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Wilks
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Wilks
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Wilks
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Gerheauser
Marion hits a line drive into center field. Barrett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Barrett. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilks vs. Gerheauser
Wilks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Gerheauser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields it and throws to second for the out. Marion scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Gerheauser
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Gerheauser
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Gerheauser
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Wilks
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Wilks
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Wilks
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Wilks
Barnhart 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 6/17/1945, game 2 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Schoendienst R, lf 5 1 1 1 Handley L, 3b 3 1 0 0 Hopp J, rf 5 0 0 0 Gionfriddo A, lf 3 1 1 0 Adams B, cf 5 0 1 1 Barrett J, cf 4 0 0 1 Kurowski W, 3b 5 1 1 0 Elliott B, rf 2 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 3 2 1 0 Salkeld B, c 4 0 2 1 Rice D, c 4 0 2 2 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Verban E, 2b 4 1 2 1 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Marion M, ss 4 1 2 0 Barnhart V, ss 4 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 4 0 2 0 Gerheauser A, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 12 5 31 2 5 2 St.Louis 023 000 001 -- 6 Pittsburgh 200 000 000 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wilks T (W) 9.0 5 2 2 4 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Gerheauser A (L) 9.0 12 6 5 1 2 E -- Salkeld B, Barrett J 2, Barnhart V DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Gionfriddo A, Rice D, Schoendienst R SB -- Kurowski W A -- 0
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