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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 8, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 8, 1946 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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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 8, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Strincevich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Brazle |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,572 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Butch Henline 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Nick Strincevich | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Dick Sisler | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Cross | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Al Brazle | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 8, 1946
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brazle
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brazle
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Brazle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Strincevich
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Strincevich
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Strincevich covering. Safe. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Strincevich
Musial hits a line drive to center field. Russell throws towards Cox. Cox fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cox. Schoendienst scores. Walker moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Strincevich
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Strincevich
Kurowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Strincevich
Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cross vs. Strincevich
Cross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Gables
Ken Gables now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brazle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Brazle
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Brazle
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Brazle
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Brazle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brazle vs. Gables
Brazle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brazle for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gables
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gables
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gables vs. Brazle
Gables hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sisler. Gables reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Brazle
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gables moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Brazle
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Brazle
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gables
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gables
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gables
Kurowski hits a line drive towards short. Cox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brazle
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Brazle
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sisler. Baker reaches second base with a double. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cox vs. Brazle
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Baker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Brazle
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Brazle
Handley hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gables vs. Brazle
Gables strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Gables
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cross vs. Gables
Cross hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Gables
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sisler scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brazle vs. Gables
Brazle hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Gables
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brazle
Whitehead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Brazle
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Brazle
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Brazle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - 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, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gables
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Gables
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Gables
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisler vs. Gables
Sisler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Sisler reaches second base with a double. Slaughter scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cross vs. Albosta
Ed Albosta now pitching.
Cross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kurowski scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Albosta
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sisler scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brazle vs. Albosta
Brazle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Brazle
Baker hits a line drive into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Brazle
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Brazle
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Brazle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Brazle
Jimmy Brown pinch hits for Ed Albosta.
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gornicki
Hank Gornicki now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gornicki
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Gornicki
Walker hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Gornicki
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Gornicki
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brazle
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brazle
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Brazle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Brazle
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Russell trying to get to third. Walker throws the ball in to Kurowski, who tags Russell for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gornicki
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Gornicki
Sisler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cross vs. Gornicki
Cross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Gornicki
Rice hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Kiner fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kiner. Kurowski scores. Cross goes all the way around to score. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brazle vs. Gornicki
Brazle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Gornicki
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gornicki
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Brazle
Buster Adams now playing left field.
Baker hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Brazle
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Brazle
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Brazle
Handley takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Brazle
Maurice Van Robays pinch hits for Hank Gornicki.
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gerheauser
Al Gerheauser now pitching.
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gerheauser
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Gerheauser
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Gerheauser
Adams hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cross vs. Gerheauser
Cross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brazle
Erv Dusak now playing third base.
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brazle
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brazle
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter 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 9/8/1946, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 2 0
Fletcher E, 1b 5 0 2 0 Walker H, cf 5 1 1 0
Russell J, cf 5 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 5 2 2 1
Elliott B, rf 4 1 2 0 Slaughter E, rf 5 2 2 1
Baker B, c 4 1 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 5 2 3 2
Cox B, ss 4 0 3 2 Dusak E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 4 0 3 0 Sisler D, lf 4 2 2 2
Handley L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Adams B, lf 1 0 0 0
Strincevich N, p 0 0 0 0 Cross J, ss 4 1 1 1
Gables K, p 2 0 1 0 Rice D, c 4 1 3 3
Albosta E, p 0 0 0 0 Brazle A, p 4 0 1 1
Brown J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gornicki H, p 0 0 0 0
Van Robays M, ph 1 0 0 0
Gerheauser A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 13 2 42 12 17 11
Pittsburgh 000 200 000 -- 2
St.Louis 300 140 31x -- 12
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich N (L) 0.2 5 3 3 0 0
Gables K 3.2 5 5 4 0 1
Albosta E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Gornicki H 2.0 4 3 2 1 0
Gerheauser A 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brazle A (W) 9.0 13 2 2 1 1
E -- Cox B 2, Kiner R
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, St.Louis 7
2B -- Gables K, Baker B, Sisler D, Kurowski W, Rice D
3B -- Slaughter E
SB -- Schoendienst R
T -- 1:54
A -- 25572
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