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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 9, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 9, 1944 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 9, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 11,547 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Charlie Letchas | Second Baseman |
Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
Tony Lupien | First Baseman |
Coaker Triplett | Left Fielder |
Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
Ted Cieslak | Third Baseman |
Merv Shea | Catcher |
Glen Stewart | Shortstop |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Fallon | 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 |
Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 9, 1944
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Letchas vs. Brecheen
Letchas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Brecheen
Lupien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Raffensberger
Fallon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Raffensberger
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial strikes out. Shea drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Musial out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triplett vs. Brecheen
Triplett hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Brecheen
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cieslak vs. Brecheen
Cieslak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski throws to second for one, and Fallon throws to first, and Sanders drops the ball. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Brecheen
Shea takes first base on ball four. Cieslak moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Brecheen
Stewart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Raffensberger
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Raffensberger
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stewart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Brecheen
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Letchas vs. Brecheen
Letchas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Raffensberger
Fallon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cieslak picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cieslak. Fallon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Raffensberger
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fallon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Raffensberger
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Brecheen
Lupien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triplett vs. Brecheen
Triplett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Brecheen
Northey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Raffensberger
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cieslak vs. Brecheen
Cieslak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Brecheen
Shea hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Brecheen
Stewart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Raffensberger
Fallon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Raffensberger
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Brecheen
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Letchas vs. Brecheen
Letchas strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Adams. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Raffensberger
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Brecheen
Lupien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triplett vs. Brecheen
Triplett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Brecheen
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. Lupien moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cieslak vs. Brecheen
Cieslak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Raffensberger
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lupien juggles the ball. That's an error on Lupien. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Shea settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Shea. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Raffensberger
The ball gets by Shea for a passed ball. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Raffensberger
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fallon vs. Raffensberger
Fallon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Brecheen
Shea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Brecheen
Vern Kennedy pinch runs for Merv Shea.
Stewart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raffensberger vs. Brecheen
Raffensberger bunts towards first. Sanders juggles the ball. That's an error on Sanders. Kennedy scores. Stewart moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Letchas vs. Brecheen
Letchas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. Raffensberger moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lupien vs. Lanier
Max Lanier now pitching.
Lupien hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stewart scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triplett vs. Lanier
Triplett hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Raffensberger
Johnny Peacock now catching.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Letchas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
Cooper bunts towards third. Cieslak fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Raffensberger
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Musial scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Raffensberger
Kurowski hits a popup towards short. Stewart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Raffensberger
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field. Triplett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Lanier
Northey strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cieslak vs. Lanier
Cieslak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Lanier
Peacock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Lanier
Stewart 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 8/9/1944 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Letchas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fallon G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Adams B, cf 3 0 0 0 Hopp J, cf 4 1 2 1 Lupien T, 1b 4 0 1 1 Musial S, rf 4 1 2 0 Triplett C, lf 4 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 3 1 1 0 Northey R, rf 3 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 2 2 Cieslak T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Shea M, c 2 0 1 0 Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 0 0 Kennedy V, pr 0 1 0 0 Marion M, ss 2 0 0 0 Peacock J, c 1 0 0 0 Brecheen H, p 3 0 0 0 Stewart G, ss 4 1 1 0 Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 3 1 32 4 9 4 Philadelphia 000 000 020 -- 2 St.Louis 011 000 02x -- 4 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (L) 8.0 9 4 3 1 5 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Brecheen H 7.1 3 2 0 3 3 Lanier M (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Sanders R 2, Cieslak T, Lupien T, Shea M, Cooper W DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, St.Louis 6 2B -- Cooper W, Musial S SH -- Raffensberger K, Cooper W PB -- Shea M T -- 2:11 A -- 11547
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