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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 23, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Lombardi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Creel |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,272 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: George Barr |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Augie Galan | First Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Luis Olmo | Left Fielder |
| Bill Hart | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Shortstop |
| Vic Lombardi | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Bartosch | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Left Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Jack Creel | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1945
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Creel
Stanky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Creel
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Galan vs. Creel
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Creel
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartosch vs. Lombardi
Bartosch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Lombardi
Hopp takes first base on ball four. Bartosch moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Lombardi
Adams hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Lombardi
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galan fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Creel
Olmo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Creel
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Creel
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Bartosch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Lombardi
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lombardi
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Lombardi
Verban bunts towards first. Galan fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Lombardi drops the ball. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Lombardi
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Creel vs. Lombardi
Creel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Creel
Basinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Creel
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Creel
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Bartosch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Creel
Rosen 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
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartosch vs. Lombardi
Bartosch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Lombardi
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Lombardi
Adams takes first base on ball four. Bartosch moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Lombardi
Sanders hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Lombardi
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lombardi
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Creel
Galan 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Creel
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Creel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Creel
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pfund
Lee Pfund now pitching.
Verban hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Verban reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Pfund
Marion hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Creel vs. Pfund
Creel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bergamo vs. Pfund
Augie Bergamo pinch hits for Dave Bartosch.
Bergamo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hopp vs. Pfund
Owendrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Verban. The throw to Pfund covering the plate. The slide. Verban is out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Creel
Augie Bergamo now playing right field.
Hart hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Creel
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Creel
Basinski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pfund vs. Creel
Pfund takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Creel
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Owen trying to get to home. Verban throws to Rice who tags Owen for the out. Pfund moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Pfund
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Pfund
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Pfund
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Pfund
Kurowski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Pfund
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Del Rice.
O'Dea hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Creel
Ken O'Dea now catching.
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Creel
The ball gets by O'Dea for a passed ball. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Creel
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Creel
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Olmo vs. Creel
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pfund
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Pfund
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Creel vs. Pfund
Creel hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Creel
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Creel
Owen hits a line drive, foul, for a double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Creel
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Pfund
Bergamo hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Pfund
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Pfund
Adams takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Pfund
Sanders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Hopp scores. Adams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Pfund
Kurowski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Pfund
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanders scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. Pfund
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kurowski scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Pfund
Marion takes first base on ball four. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Creel vs. Pfund
Creel strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Creel
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Lee Pfund.
Bordagaray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Creel
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Creel
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Creel
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Webber
Les Webber now pitching.
Bergamo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Webber
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Webber
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bergamo scores. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Webber
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Webber
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hopp scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Webber
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Webber
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Basinski fields it and throws to second for the out. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Webber
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stanky fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Creel
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Creel
Olmo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Creel
Hart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Olmo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Creel
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1945 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Bartosch D, rf 1 1 0 0
Rosen G, cf 4 0 1 0 Bergamo A, ph-rf 1 1 0 0
Galan A, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hopp J, cf 4 2 2 0
Walker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Adams B, lf 2 3 1 1
Olmo L, lf 3 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 2 2 5
Hart B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 3 2 1 2
Owen M, c 4 0 1 0 Rice D, c 2 0 1 0
Basinski E, ss 2 0 0 0 O'Dea K, ph-c 3 0 2 2
Lombardi V, p 1 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 4 0 1 1
Pfund L, p 0 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 0 0
Bordagaray F, ph 0 0 0 0 Creel J, p 4 0 0 0
Webber L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 6 1 32 11 10 11
Brooklyn 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 013 000 43x -- 11
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (L) 3.0 3 4 4 3 1
Pfund L 4.0 4 4 4 5 1
Webber L 1.0 3 3 3 2 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Creel J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 2
E -- Stanky E, Lombardi V
DP -- Brooklyn 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, St.Louis 9
2B -- Stanky E, Verban E, Sanders R
HR -- Kurowski W, Sanders R
SH -- Verban E
HBP -- by Pfund L (Kurowski W), by Creel J (Olmo L)
PB -- O'Dea K
T -- 2:16
A -- 8272
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