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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 23, 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 September 23, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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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 23, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Blix Donnelly |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,230 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Blix Donnelly | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 23, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Donnelly, and towards Kurowski, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Bowman
Bergamo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Bowman
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Bowman
Hopp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kurowski vs. Bowman
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to home to get Schoendienst. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Bowman
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to third. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Verban vs. Bowman
Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Kurowski scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Bowman
Marion hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Donnelly
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bowman
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donnelly vs. Bowman
Donnelly bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergamo vs. Bowman
Bergamo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Bowman
Schoendienst 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
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Donnelly
Lakeman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Donnelly
Bowman hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Bowman
Hopp 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, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Bowman
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Bowman
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Bowman
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick is hit by the pitch. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Donnelly
Sauer 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, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Bowman
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bowman
Rice bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donnelly vs. Bowman
Donnelly hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergamo vs. Bowman
Bergamo hits a line drive to right field. Libke throws towards first. McCormick fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McCormick. Marion scores. Bergamo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Bowman
Schoendienst 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
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Donnelly
Lakeman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Donnelly
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Joe Bowman.
Sipek hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Harrist
Earl Harrist now pitching.
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Harrist
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Harrist
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Harrist
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Harrist
Marion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Marion reaches second base with a double. Sanders scores. Verban goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Harrist
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marion scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donnelly vs. Harrist
Donnelly strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Donnelly
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller 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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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Bergamo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Hetki
Schoendienst bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Hetki
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bergamo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Hetki
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bergamo scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Hetki
Sanders hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Donnelly
Lakeman hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hetki vs. Donnelly
Hetki 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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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hetki
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Hetki
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hetki
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Rice reaches second base with a double. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Donnelly vs. Hetki
Donnelly bunts towards the mound. Hetki fields it and throws to first for the out. Marion scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bergamo vs. Hetki
Bergamo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Donnelly
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Donnelly
Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lakeman vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Lakeman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Lakeman reaches second base with a double. Sauer scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Burkhart
Gee Walker pinch hits for Woody Williams.
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tipton vs. Burkhart
Eric Tipton pinch hits for Johnny Hetki.
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Carter
Kermit Wahl now playing second base. Arnold Carter now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Carter
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Carter
Kurowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Burkhart
Buster Adams now playing center field. Johnny Hopp now playing right field.
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Burkhart
Mesner 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, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Burkhart
Libke hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1945 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 4 0 1 0 Bergamo A, rf 4 1 2 1
Mesner S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Adams B, cf 0 0 0 0
Libke A, rf 5 1 0 0 Schoendienst R, lf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 3 1 1 3 Hopp J, cf-rf 5 1 1 0
Sauer H, lf 4 1 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 5 2 2 2
Miller E, ss 2 1 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 2 1 0 0
Lakeman A, c 4 1 2 3 Verban E, 2b 4 1 2 2
Williams W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 3 2 2
Walker G, ph 1 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 3 1
Wahl K, 2b 0 0 0 0 Donnelly B, p 2 0 0 1
Bowman J, p 1 0 0 0 Burkhart K, p 0 0 0 0
Sipek D, ph 1 0 0 0
Harrist E, p 0 0 0 0
Hetki J, p 1 0 0 0
Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0
Carter A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 6 6 32 9 12 9
Cincinnati 000 020 040 -- 6
St.Louis 201 131 10x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (L) 4.0 5 4 4 3 1
Harrist E 1.0 3 3 3 1 2
Hetki J 2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Carter A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly B (W) 7.1 5 6 5 4 2
Burkhart K (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- McCormick F, Marion M
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- Hopp J, Marion M, Rice D, Lakeman A
HR -- Kurowski W, Lakeman A, McCormick F
SH -- Donnelly B 2, Rice D, Schoendienst R
HBP -- by Donnelly B (McCormick F)
T -- 1:55
A -- 19230
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