Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Lanier
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Lanier
  
  Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Lanier
  
  Kiner strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Elliott vs. Lanier
  
  Elliott hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klein vs. Gables
  
  Klein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schoendienst vs. Gables
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Musial vs. Gables
  
  Musial strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Slaughter vs. Gables
  
  Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Lanier
  
  Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Lanier
  
  Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cox vs. Lanier
  
  Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Lanier
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Gables
  
  Walker hits a fly ball towards left. Russell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Russell. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sisler vs. Gables
  
  Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Marion vs. Gables
  
  Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Gables
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lanier vs. Gables
  
  Lanier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Klein vs. Gables
  
  Klein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gables fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gables vs. Lanier
  
  Gables hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Lanier
  
  Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Lanier
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Lanier
  
  Lanier fires to first and has Barrett trapped. There's the throw to Klein who tags Barrett for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Gables
  
  Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Musial vs. Gables
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Slaughter vs. Gables
  
  Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Gables covering, for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Walker vs. Gables
  
  Walker hits a fly ball for a double play. Schoendienst scores. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Lanier
  
  Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Lanier
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fletcher vs. Lanier
  
  Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Russell vs. Lanier
  
  Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cox vs. Lanier
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisler vs. Gables
  
  Sisler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Gables
  
  Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Gables
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Lanier
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gables vs. Lanier
  
  Gables strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Lanier
  
  Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lanier vs. Gables
  
  Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klein vs. Gables
  
  Klein hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Gables
  
  Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Lanier
  
  Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Lanier
  
  Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Elliott vs. Lanier
  
  Elliott 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 6

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Gables
  
  Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Slaughter vs. Gables
  
  Slaughter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Gables
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisler vs. Gables
  
  Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Gables covering. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marion vs. Gables
  
  Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Gables
  
  Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Lanier
  
  Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Lanier
  
  Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Lanier
  
  Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lanier vs. Gables
  
  Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klein vs. Gables
  
  Klein hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Gables
  
  Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Musial vs. Gables
  
  Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Slaughter vs. Gables
  
  Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Gables covering. Safe. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Walker vs. Gables
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Lanier
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Lanier
  
  Alf Anderson pinch hits for Ken Gables.
  
  Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Lanier
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisler vs. Lanning
  
  Johnny Lanning now pitching.
  
  Sisler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Lanning
  
  Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Lanning
  
  Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lanier vs. Lanning
  
  Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Klein vs. Lanning
  
  Klein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Rice scores. Lanier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schoendienst vs. Lanning
  
  Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Lanier
  
  Barrett hits a line drive towards first. Sisler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Lanier
  
  Kiner strikes out. Rice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kiner out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Lanier
  
  Elliott hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1946 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Brown J, 2b           4  0  1  0   Klein L, 2b           5  0  1  0   
Barrett J, rf         3  0  1  0   Schoendienst R, 3b    5  2  2  0   
Kiner R, cf           4  0  0  0   Musial S, lf          4  1  3  0   
Elliott B, 3b         4  0  1  0   Slaughter E, rf       4  1  2  3   
Fletcher E, 1b        3  0  2  0   Walker H, cf          4  1  0  1   
Russell J, lf         3  0  1  0   Sisler D, 1b          4  0  2  0   
Cox B, ss             3  0  0  0   Marion M, ss          4  0  0  1   
Smith V, c            3  0  1  0   Rice D, c             4  1  1  0   
Gables K, p           2  0  0  0   Lanier M, p           4  0  2  0   
Anderson A, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Lanning J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  0  7  0                        38  6 13  5

Pittsburgh       000 000 000 --  0
St.Louis         011 002 11x --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gables K (L)          7.0 11  5  4  0  1
Lanning J             1.0  2  1  0  0  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lanier M (W)          9.0  7  0  0  1  4

E -- Russell J, Elliott B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, St.Louis 8
3B -- Musial S
HR -- Slaughter E
T -- 1:37
A -- 4819

    

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