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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 13, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 13, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 13, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 13, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Gerkin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Muncrief |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 11,349 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ed Busch | Shortstop |
Joe Cicero | Right Fielder |
Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Charlie Metro | Left Fielder |
Steve Gerkin | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Gray | Left Fielder |
Len Schulte | Third Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
Red Hayworth | Catcher |
Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
Bob Muncrief | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 13, 1945
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Muncrief
Busch hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicero vs. Muncrief
Cicero hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Muncrief
Estalella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Gerkin
Gray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Gerkin
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Gerkin
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Gerkin
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gerkin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Muncrief
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Muncrief
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Muncrief
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gerkin
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McQuinn for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gerkin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayworth vs. Gerkin
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutteridge vs. Gerkin
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muncrief vs. Gerkin
Muncrief strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metro vs. Muncrief
Metro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerkin vs. Muncrief
Gerkin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Muncrief
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Gerkin
Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Gerkin
Schulte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Gerkin
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Metro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Gerkin
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicero vs. Muncrief
Cicero strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Muncrief
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Muncrief
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gerkin
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gerkin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayworth vs. Gerkin
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to third for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Gerkin
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Metro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Muncrief vs. Gerkin
Muncrief hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Muncrief
Hall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Hall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Muncrief
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hall scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metro vs. Muncrief
Metro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muncrief fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerkin vs. Muncrief
Gerkin hits a fly ball into left field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busch vs. Muncrief
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Gerkin
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Gerkin covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Gerkin
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Gerkin
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicero vs. Muncrief
Cicero hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Muncrief
Estalella hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muncrief fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gerkin
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gerkin
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gerkin
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Moore reaches second base with a double. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayworth vs. Gerkin
Hayworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutteridge vs. Gerkin
Gutteridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Muncrief vs. Gerkin
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Muncrief
Siebert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Muncrief
Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Muncrief
Kell hits a popup towards third. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metro vs. Muncrief
Metro hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerkin vs. Muncrief
Gerkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Gerkin
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gray for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Gerkin
Schulte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Schulte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Gerkin
Tex Shirley pinch runs for Len Schulte.
Kreevich hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Gerkin
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Muncrief
Mark Christman now playing third base.
Busch hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicero vs. Muncrief
Cicero strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Muncrief
Estalella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gerkin
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gerkin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayworth vs. Gerkin
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schultz vs. Gerkin
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Don Gutteridge.
Schultz takes first base on ball four. McQuinn scores. Moore moves to third. Hayworth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Byrnes vs. Berry
Ellis Clary pinch runs for Joe Schultz. Joe Berry now pitching. Milt Byrnes pinch hits for Bob Muncrief.
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hall fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Moore scores. Hayworth moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gray vs. Berry
Gray bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hall covering, for the out. Hayworth scores. Byrnes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Berry
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Byrnes scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Berry
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Berry
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Christman scores. Kreevich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Berry
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Stephens scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Berry
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Caster
Ellis Clary now playing second base. George Caster now pitching.
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Caster
Bobby Wilkins pinch runs for Dick Siebert.
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Caster
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilkins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metro vs. Caster
Metro hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for Joe Berry.
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/13/1945, game 2 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Busch E, ss 4 0 0 0 Gray P, lf 4 0 1 1 Cicero J, rf 4 0 0 0 Schulte L, 3b 4 0 2 0 Estalella B, cf 4 0 2 0 Shirley T, pr 0 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0 Christman M, 3b 1 1 1 1 Siebert D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Kreevich M, cf 5 1 1 0 Wilkins B, pr 0 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 5 1 1 2 Hall I, 2b 4 1 2 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 3 1 Kell G, 3b 4 0 2 1 Moore G, rf 5 2 4 0 Metro C, lf 4 0 0 0 Hayworth R, c 4 1 2 0 Gerkin S, p 3 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, 2b 2 0 0 1 Berry J, p 0 0 0 0 Schultz J, ph 0 0 0 1 Rosenthal L, ph 1 0 0 0 Clary E, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Muncrief B, p 3 0 0 0 Byrnes M, ph 1 1 0 1 Caster G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 2 38 8 15 8 Philadelphia 000 010 100 -- 2 St.Louis 010 000 07x -- 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Gerkin S (L)* 7.0 11 5 5 3 1 Berry J 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Muncrief B (W) 8.0 6 2 2 1 2 Caster G (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th LOB -- Philadelphia 7, St.Louis 10 2B -- Hall I, Moore G, Schulte L, Stephens V, McQuinn G HR -- Siebert D SH -- Gray P T -- 1:50 A -- 11349
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