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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 30, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on April 30, 1942 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 30, 1942 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 30, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 1,817 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Center Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
Creepy Crespi | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 30, 1942
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pollet
Werber hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Pollet
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schumacher
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Schumacher
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Schumacher
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Schumacher
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Moore moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Dea vs. Schumacher
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crespi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Pollet
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespi vs. Schumacher
Crespi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Schumacher
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Schumacher
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Pollet
Barna strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Pollet
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Pollet
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schumacher
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Schumacher
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Schumacher
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Schumacher
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pollet
Werber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Pollet
Ott hits a fly ball towards right. Slaughter settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Slaughter. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Schumacher
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespi vs. Schumacher
Crespi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Schumacher
Marion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barna. Marion reaches second base with a double. Crespi moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pollet vs. Schumacher
Pollet hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Pollet reaches second base with a double. Crespi scores. Marion scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Schumacher
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Schumacher
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Pollet trying to get to home. Ott throws the ball in to Danning who tags Pollet who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Pollet
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Pollet
Barna strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Pollet
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Schumacher
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Schumacher
Sanders hits a line drive towards first. Mize reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Pollet
Schumacher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pollet
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Pollet
There's a wild pitch. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Pollet
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Schumacher
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marshall. O'Dea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crespi vs. Schumacher
Crespi bunts towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Schumacher
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pollet vs. Schumacher
Pollet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Schumacher
Brown takes first base on ball four. Pollet moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Schumacher
Musial hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Pollet
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Pollet
Barna hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Schumacher
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Schumacher
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. Slaughter goes all the way around to score. Sanders moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Dea vs. Schumacher
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crespi vs. Schumacher
Crespi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanders scores. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Schumacher
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Dea scores. Crespi moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pollet vs. Schumacher
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. Crespi scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Schumacher
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pollet moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Schumacher
Musial hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Pollet
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Pollet
Billy Jurges pinch hits for Hal Schumacher.
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pollet
Werber hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sunkel
Tom Sunkel now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sunkel
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Sunkel
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Pollet
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Pollet
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witek scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Ott moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Danning vs. Pollet
Danning hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Moore, who is chasing the ball. Danning reaches third base with a triple. Ott scores. Mize scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barna vs. Pollet
Barna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crespi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Pollet
Bartell hits a line drive towards third. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/30/1942 -- New York at St.Louis (D) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Werber B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Brown J, 3b 3 0 2 0 Witek M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Musial S, lf 5 1 1 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Slaughter E, rf 5 1 1 0 Marshall W, cf 4 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 5 1 1 1 Danning H, c 3 0 1 2 O'Dea K, c 3 1 1 0 Barna B, lf 4 0 0 0 Crespi C, 2b 3 2 2 1 Bartell D, ss 4 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 1 2 1 Schumacher H, p 2 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 3 0 1 3 Jurges B, ph 1 0 0 0 Sunkel T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 4 3 35 7 11 6 New York 000 000 003 -- 3 St.Louis 100 200 40x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Schumacher H (L) 7.0 11 7 5 5 1 Sunkel T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Pollet H (W) 9.0 4 3 3 3 5 E -- Werber B, Slaughter E, Bartell D LOB -- New York 5, St.Louis 10 2B -- Marion M, Pollet H, O'Dea K 3B -- Danning H SH -- Crespi C WP -- Pollet H T -- 2:19 A -- 1817
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