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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 17, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 17, 1945 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Partenheimer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nate Andrews |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 685 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Left Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Stan Partenheimer | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Butch Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Joe Mack | First Baseman |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Third Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
| Nate Andrews | Pitcher |
| Bob Coleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 17, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Andrews
Garms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Andrews
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Andrews
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Andrews
Sanders hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Andrews
Kurowski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Andrews
O'Dea is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Andrews
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Partenheimer
Culler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Partenheimer
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Culler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Nieman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Burkhart
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Burkhart
Gillenwater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Burkhart
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Workman for the out. Gillenwater moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Burkhart
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Andrews
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Andrews
Burkhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Andrews
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Burkhart moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Andrews
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Burkhart
Joost hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Burkhart
Andrews 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Burkhart
Culler strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Andrews
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Andrews
Sanders hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Andrews
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Andrews
O'Dea is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Andrews
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Burkhart
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Burkhart
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Burkhart
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gillenwater vs. Burkhart
Gillenwater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Workman vs. Burkhart
Workman 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
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Andrews
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Andrews
Burkhart hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Andrews
Garms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Andrews
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Garms trying to get to second. Gillenwater throws the ball in to Culler who relays the ball to Joost who tags Garms for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Burkhart
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Burkhart
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Burkhart
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Andrews
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Andrews
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Andrews
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Dea vs. Andrews
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. O'Dea reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Sanders scores. Kurowski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Andrews
Verban bunts towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Andrews
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Dea scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Andrews
Burkhart hits a line drive towards short. Culler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Burkhart
Culler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Burkhart
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Burkhart
Nieman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Burkhart
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Hutchings
Johnny Hutchings now pitching.
Garms hits a line drive into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Hutchings
Hopp hits a popup towards first. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hutchings
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Burkhart
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Burkhart
Workman hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Burkhart
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Hutchings
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Hutchings
Kurowski strikes out. There goes Sanders. The throw from Kluttz to second, and Sanders is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Hutchings
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. O'Dea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Hutchings
Verban hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Burkhart
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Burkhart
Bill Ramsey pinch hits for Johnny Hutchings.
Ramsey hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Burkhart
Culler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Burkhart
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Culler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Burkhart
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Schacker
Hal Schacker now pitching.
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Schacker
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Schacker
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Burkhart
Mack hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Burkhart
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Burkhart
Workman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Schacker
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Schacker
Adams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Schacker
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Schacker
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Burkhart
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Burkhart
Joost hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Burkhart
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Hal Schacker.
Tobin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Burkhart
Phil Masi pinch runs for Jim Tobin.
Culler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1945 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Garms D, rf 4 1 1 0 Culler D, ss 5 1 3 0
Hopp J, cf 5 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 1 2 0 0
Adams B, lf 5 2 2 1 Nieman B, lf 4 1 1 3
Sanders R, 1b 4 2 2 2 Mack J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 2 0 Gillenwater C, cf 4 0 2 1
O'Dea K, c 2 1 2 3 Workman C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Verban E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kluttz C, c 4 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 4 0 0 1 Joost E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Partenheimer S, p 0 0 0 0 Andrews N, p 2 0 0 0
Burkhart K, p 4 0 1 0 Hutchings J, p 0 0 0 0
Ramsey B, ph 1 0 0 0
Schacker H, p 0 0 0 0
Tobin J, ph 0 0 0 0
Masi P, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 11 7 33 4 7 4
St.Louis 200 040 001 -- 7
Boston 301 000 000 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Partenheimer S* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Burkhart K (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews N (L) 5.0 8 6 6 5 0
Hutchings J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Schacker H 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 1st
E -- Joost E
DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Boston 6
2B -- Kurowski W 2, Adams B, O'Dea K 2
HR -- Sanders R, Nieman B, Adams B
CS -- Sanders R
SH -- Verban E
T -- 2:12
A -- 685
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