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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 27, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,159 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Danny Gardella | Right Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1944
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Melton
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Melton
Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Munger
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Munger
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Munger
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Munger
Weintraub 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Melton
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Munger
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Munger
Gardella 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Munger
Jurges is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Melton
Verban takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Melton
Martin takes first base on ball four. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Melton
Musial bunts towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. Verban scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Munger
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Munger
Melton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Munger
Rucker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Melton
Munger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Munger
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Munger
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Munger
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Munger
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. Hausmann scores. Weintraub moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardella vs. Munger
Gardella 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 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Melton
Verban hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Melton
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Munger
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Munger
The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Munger
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jurges scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Munger
Melton bunts towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Munger
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Munger
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Munger
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Polli
Lou Polli now pitching.
Sanders strikes out. There goes Kurowski. The throw from Mancuso to Jurges, and Kurowski is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Polli
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Polli
Munger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Polli
Verban strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Munger
Johnny Hopp now playing center field. Stan Musial now playing right field.
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Munger
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Munger
Gardella hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Munger
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weintraub moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Munger
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weintraub scores. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Polli vs. Munger
Polli 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Polli
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott juggles the ball. That's an error on Ott. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Polli
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Polli
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hopp scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Polli
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Polli
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Polli
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Polli
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Munger
Rucker hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cooper settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Munger
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Munger
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Munger
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Munger
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Polli
Gumbert hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Polli
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Polli
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Gumbert
Gardella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Gumbert
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp who is chasing the ball. Jurges reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mancuso vs. Gumbert
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mead vs. Gumbert
Buddy Kerr pinch runs for Gus Mancuso. Charlie Mead pinch hits for Lou Polli.
Mead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Adams
Ray Berres now catching. Ace Adams now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Adams
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Adams
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Adams
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Gumbert
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for George Hausmann.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Gumbert
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Gumbert
Weintraub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1944 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 2 0
Martin P, rf 2 1 2 1 Hausmann G, 2b 3 1 1 0
Hopp J, cf 2 1 0 0 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Musial S, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Ott M, 3b 4 1 2 1
Cooper W, c 4 0 2 1 Weintraub P, 1b 4 1 2 0
Litwhiler D, lf 5 0 0 1 Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 2 2 3 Gardella D, rf 4 0 0 0
Sanders R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 1 3 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 2 2
Munger R, p 3 0 1 0 Kerr B, pr 0 0 0 0
Gumbert H, p 1 0 0 0 Berres R, c 0 0 0 0
Melton C, p 2 0 0 0
Polli L, p 1 0 0 0
Mead C, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
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35 6 9 6 36 4 12 3
St.Louis 111 000 300 -- 6
New York 000 111 100 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R (W) 6.2 10 4 2 2 5
Gumbert H (S) 2.1 2 0 0 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C* 5.0 5 3 3 4 0
Polli L (L) 3.0 3 3 0 2 2
Adams A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Verban E, Ott M, Cooper W
DP -- St.Louis 4, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 9
3B -- Jurges B
HR -- Martin P, Kurowski W 2, Ott M
CS -- Kurowski W
SH -- Musial S
PB -- Cooper W
T -- 2:34
A -- 10159
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