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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 5, 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 August 5, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Burkhart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 22,105 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Left Fielder |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Art Rebel | Right Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Pep Young | Third Baseman |
| Ken Burkhart | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Vic Barnhart | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 5, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Ostermueller
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Ostermueller
Verban bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rebel vs. Ostermueller
Rebel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Ostermueller
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Verban scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Ostermueller
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Burkhart
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Burkhart
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Burkhart
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ostermueller
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Ostermueller
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ostermueller
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Burkhart
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Burkhart
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Burkhart
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnhart vs. Burkhart
Barnhart 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 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Ostermueller
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Ostermueller
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Ostermueller
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Burkhart
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Burkhart
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Burkhart
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Ostermueller
Rebel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ostermueller
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Ostermueller
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ostermueller
Rice hits a line drive into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Burkhart
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Burkhart
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Burkhart
Elliott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Burkhart
Dahlgren hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Burkhart
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gionfriddo scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnhart vs. Burkhart
Barnhart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rebel. Barnhart reaches second base with a double. Russell scores. Elliott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Burkhart
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barnhart scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Burkhart
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Burkhart
Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rebel who is chasing the ball. Barrett reaches third base with a triple. Lopez scores. Ostermueller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gionfriddo vs. Gardner
Glenn Gardner now pitching.
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Gionfriddo reaches second base with a double. Barrett scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Gardner
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Ostermueller
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ostermueller
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ostermueller
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Ostermueller
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Gardner
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Gardner
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Gardner
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Ostermueller
Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rebel vs. Ostermueller
Rebel hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Ostermueller
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Ostermueller
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Verban scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Ostermueller
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Rice reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marion vs. Ostermueller
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanders scores. Rice moves to third. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garms vs. Gables
Debs Garms pinch hits for Pep Young. Ken Gables now pitching.
Garms hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Gables
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Glenn Gardner.
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergamo vs. Gables
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Byerly
Debs Garms now playing third base. Bud Byerly now pitching.
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Byerly
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gables vs. Byerly
Gables bunts for an out with unknown description. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Byerly
There's a wild pitch. Lopez scores. Gables moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Byerly
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Rebel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gables scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Byerly
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Gables
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Gables
Rebel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gables
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Byerly
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Byerly
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Byerly
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Byerly
Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnhart vs. Byerly
The ball gets by Rice for a passed ball. Dahlgren scores. Gustine scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Byerly
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Barnhart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Byerly
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gables vs. Byerly
Gables hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Gables
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gables
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Gables
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Byerly
Barrett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Byerly
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Byerly
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Byerly
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Gables
Garms hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Gables
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Bud Byerly.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Gables
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1945, game 2 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bergamo A, lf 5 0 1 0 Barrett J, rf 5 2 2 4
Verban E, 2b 4 2 1 0 Gionfriddo A, cf 4 1 1 1
Rebel A, rf 4 0 1 0 Russell J, lf 5 1 1 0
Adams B, cf 4 1 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 1 0 0
Rice D, c 4 1 1 1 Gustine F, 2b 3 1 1 1
Marion M, ss 4 0 1 1 Barnhart V, ss 4 1 3 2
Young P, 3b 2 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 2 1 1
Garms D, ph-3b 2 0 0 1 Ostermueller F, p 2 1 1 0
Burkhart K, p 1 0 0 0 Gables K, p 2 1 0 0
Gardner G, p 0 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, ph 0 0 0 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 7 5 35 12 11 9
St.Louis 100 004 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 702 21x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Burkhart K (L) 3.2 6 7 7 3 3
Gardner G 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Byerly B 3.0 4 5 3 2 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 5.1 7 5 5 1 2
Gables K (S) 3.2 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Gustine F, Marion M
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Barnhart V 2, Gionfriddo A, Rice D, Gustine F
3B -- Barrett J
HR -- Barrett J
WP -- Byerly B
PB -- Rice D
T -- 2:01
A -- 22105
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