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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 12, 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 September 12, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 1945 |
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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 | September 12, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Lopatka |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 7,636 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Frenchy Bordagaray | Third Baseman |
Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
Fats Dantonio | Catcher |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Lou Klein | Shortstop |
Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Art Lopatka | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 12, 1945
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lopatka
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Lopatka
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Lopatka
Galan hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lopatka
Walker hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Branca
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Branca
Adams takes first base on ball four. Bergamo moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bergamo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Branca
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Branca
There's a wild pitch. Adams scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Branca
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Branca
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lopatka
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Lopatka
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lopatka
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopatka vs. Branca
Lopatka hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Branca
Bergamo hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dantonio vs. Lopatka
Dantonio hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Lopatka
Branca hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lopatka
Stanky hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Branca
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Branca
There's a wild pitch. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Branca
Sanders is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Branca
Klein takes first base on ball four. Kurowski moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Verban vs. Branca
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lopatka
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Lopatka
Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Galan reaches second base with a double. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Lopatka
Walker hits a popup towards short. Klein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bordagaray vs. Lopatka
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Galan scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Lopatka
Stevens hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lopatka
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopatka vs. Branca
Lopatka strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Branca
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Branca
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dantonio vs. Lopatka
Dantonio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Lopatka
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klein misplays the ball. That's an error on Klein. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Lopatka
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Branca moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Lopatka
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Lopatka
Galan hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Branca
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Branca
Klein takes first base on ball four. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Branca
Verban hits a popup towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lopatka
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lopatka
Bordagaray hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Lopatka
Stevens hits a popup towards short. Klein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopatka vs. Branca
Lopatka hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Branca
There goes Lopatka. The throw from Dantonio and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Branca
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens juggles the ball. That's an error on Stevens. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Branca
Adams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lopatka
Marty Marion now playing shortstop. Johnny Hopp now playing right field.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dantonio vs. Lopatka
Dantonio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Lopatka
Branca 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, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Branca
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Branca
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lopatka
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lopatka
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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lopatka
Galan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lopatka
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Branca
Verban hits a popup in front of the plate. Dantonio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopatka vs. Branca
Lopatka hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lopatka
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Lopatka
Stevens hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lopatka
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Lopatka
Luis Olmo pinch hits for Fats Dantonio.
Olmo hits a fly ball into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/1945 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 2 0 0 0 Bergamo A, rf 4 1 2 0 Rosen G, cf 4 1 1 0 Hopp J, rf 0 0 0 0 Galan A, lf 3 1 1 0 Schoendienst R, lf 3 1 0 0 Walker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Adams B, cf 3 1 0 0 Bordagaray F, 3b 4 0 1 2 Kurowski W, 3b 3 0 1 1 Stevens E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 3 0 1 1 Brown T, ss 4 0 1 0 Klein L, ss 1 0 0 0 Dantonio F, c 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 1 0 0 0 Olmo L, ph 1 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Branca R, p 3 0 0 0 Rice D, c 4 0 1 0 Lopatka A, p 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 4 2 30 3 6 2 Brooklyn 000 200 000 -- 2 St.Louis 300 000 00x -- 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Branca R (L) 8.0 6 3 3 6 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Lopatka A (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 3 E -- Klein L, Stevens E LOB -- Brooklyn 6, St.Louis 9 2B -- Galan A CS -- Lopatka A HBP -- by Lopatka A (Galan A) WP -- Branca R 2 T -- 2:06 A -- 7636
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