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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 21, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 21, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Arnold Carter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Blix Donnelly |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 6,030 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
| Joe Just | Catcher |
| Arnold Carter | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Blix Donnelly | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 21, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Carter
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bergamo for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Carter
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Carter
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Carter
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wahl vs. Donnelly
Wahl takes first base on ball four. Mesner moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Just vs. Donnelly
Just strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Donnelly
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Carter
Sanders hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Sanders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Carter
Kurowski hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Carter
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanders scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Carter
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Tipton reaches second base with a double. Clay goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Tipton trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Carter
Donnelly hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Carter
Bergamo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Carter
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Carter
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Donnelly
Wahl hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Just vs. Donnelly
Just hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Carter
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Carter
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Carter
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl misplays the ball. That's an error on Wahl. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Carter
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Carter
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Donnelly
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner takes first base on ball four. Tipton moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Carter
Donnelly hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Carter
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Carter
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Carter
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Williams fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Donnelly
Wahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Just vs. Donnelly
Just bunts towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Verban covering, for the out. Wahl moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Donnelly
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wahl moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Carter
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Carter
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Carter
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Tipton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Donnelly
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner takes first base on ball four. Tipton moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Carter
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Carter
Verban hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mallory vs. Carter
Jim Mallory pinch hits for Bud Byerly.
Mallory hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergamo vs. Carter
Bergamo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Bergamo reaches second base with a double. Marion scores. Mallory moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopp vs. Carter
Hopp hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schoendienst vs. Carter
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Wahl hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Just vs. Burkhart
Just strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Burkhart
Carter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Carter
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Carter
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Carter covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Carter
Kurowski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Burkhart
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Burkhart
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burkhart
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Burkhart
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Carter
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Carter
Verban bunts towards third. Mesner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mesner. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burkhart vs. Carter
Burkhart bunts towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to third. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bergamo vs. Carter
Bergamo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hopp vs. Carter
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marion scores. Verban moves to third. Bergamo moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1945 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 5 2 2 0 Bergamo A, rf 4 0 2 1
Tipton E, lf 4 0 2 1 Hopp J, cf 5 0 2 1
Walker G, rf 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, lf 4 0 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 2 1 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 3 1 1 0
Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wahl K, ss 2 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 2 2 1
Just J, c 3 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 3 0 0 0
Carter A, p 4 0 0 0 Donnelly B, p 2 0 0 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
Mallory J, ph 1 0 1 0
Burkhart K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 34 3 9 3
Cincinnati 001 010 000 -- 2
St.Louis 010 000 101 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Carter A (L) 8.1 9 3 3 2 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly B 6.1 7 2 2 7 4
Byerly B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Burkhart K (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Wahl K, Mesner S
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, St.Louis 10
2B -- Sanders R, Tipton E 2, Bergamo A
SH -- Just J, Verban E, Burkhart K
T -- 2:16
A -- 6030
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