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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 15, 1944
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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 July 15, 1944 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 15, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Wilks |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,942 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Ted Wilks | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 15, 1944
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilks
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wilks
Clay hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilks
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Gumbert
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Gumbert covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Gumbert
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Gumbert
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick has Hopp trapped. There's the throw to Mueller and over to Mesner, who tags Hopp for the out. Sanders moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Gumbert
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. Sanders moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Gumbert
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanders scores. Musial scores. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Gumbert
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. O'Dea scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marion vs. Gumbert
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. Litwhiler moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. de la Cruz
Tommy de la Cruz now pitching.
Verban is walked intentionally. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilks vs. de la Cruz
Wilks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. de la Cruz fields it and throws to home to get Litwhiler. Marion moves to third. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hopp vs. de la Cruz
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marion scores. Verban scores. Wilks moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. de la Cruz
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilks scores. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. de la Cruz
Musial hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Wilks
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wilks
Mueller takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Wilks
Tipton hits a line drive towards second. Verban catches it and throws to second to double up McCormick. The throw to first to get Mueller, and that's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. de la Cruz
O'Dea hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. de la Cruz
Kurowski hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. de la Cruz
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Wilks
Mesner hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Wilks
Chuck Aleno pinch hits for Eddie Miller.
Aleno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
de la Cruz vs. Wilks
de la Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. de la Cruz
Chuck Aleno now playing shortstop.
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. de la Cruz
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aleno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilks vs. de la Cruz
Wilks bunts towards the mound. de la Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. de la Cruz
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. Wilks moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. de la Cruz
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Wilks moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. de la Cruz
Musial hits a line drive into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilks scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. de la Cruz
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. de la Cruz
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilks
Williams hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Hopp chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Marion. Marion fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Marion. Williams moves all the way to home. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wilks
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilks
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Wilks
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Just vs. Wilks
Joe Just pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Just hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. de la Cruz
Joe Just now catching.
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. de la Cruz
Marion bunts towards the mound. de la Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. de la Cruz
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tipton throws the ball in to Mesner who relays the ball to Williams who tags Verban trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Litwhiler scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. de la Cruz
Wilks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aleno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Wilks
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Wilks
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Wilks
Aleno hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. de la Cruz
Augie Bergamo pinch hits for Johnny Hopp.
Bergamo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. de la Cruz
Sanders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay who is chasing the ball. Sanders reaches third base with a triple. Bergamo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. de la Cruz
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. de la Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Dea vs. de la Cruz
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanders scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. de la Cruz
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. de la Cruz
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Cruz vs. Wilks
Augie Bergamo now playing right field. Stan Musial now playing center field.
de la Cruz hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilks
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wilks
Clay hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. de la Cruz
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aleno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. de la Cruz
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. de la Cruz
Wilks hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilks
George Fallon now playing shortstop.
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Wilks
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Just vs. Wilks
Just hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. de la Cruz
Bergamo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. de la Cruz
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. de la Cruz
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. de la Cruz
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Wilks
Tipton 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, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Wilks
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Wilks
Aleno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Criscola vs. Wilks
Tony Criscola pinch hits for Tommy de la Cruz.
Criscola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Criscola for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Peterson
Kent Peterson now pitching.
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Peterson
Litwhiler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Peterson
Fallon hits a line drive into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wilks
Clay hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilks
Marshall hits a popup in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1944 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Williams W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hopp J, cf 3 0 3 3
Clay D, cf 4 0 0 0 Bergamo A, ph-rf 2 1 1 0
Marshall M, rf 4 0 2 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 2 3 2
McCormick F, 1b 3 0 1 0 Musial S, rf-cf 4 1 0 1
Mueller R, c 0 0 0 0 O'Dea K, c 3 1 0 1
Just J, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 1 2
Tipton E, lf 3 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 5 1 2 1
Mesner S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 1 1 1
Miller E, ss 0 0 0 0 Fallon G, ss 1 0 0 0
Aleno C, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 3 2 2 1
Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 4 2 1 0
de la Cruz T, p 2 0 0 0
Criscola T, ph 1 0 0 0
Peterson K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 1 4 0 36 12 14 12
Cincinnati 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis 702 120 00x -- 12
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (L) 0.1 5 6 6 1 0
de la Cruz T 6.2 9 6 6 5 0
Peterson K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wilks T (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 0
E -- Marion M
DP -- St.Louis 2
TP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 2, St.Louis 7
2B -- Litwhiler D
3B -- Williams W, Sanders R
SH -- Marion M
T -- 2:01
A -- 8942
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