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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1948
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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 August 21, 1948 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tiny Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,387 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Tiny Bonham | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Erv Dusak | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Don Lang | Third Baseman |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1948
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Munger
Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Munger
Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Rojek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Munger
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Munger
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak misplays the ball. That's an error on Dusak. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Bonham
Dusak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Bonham
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Bonham
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dusak moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Bonham
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Dusak scores. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Bonham
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lang vs. Bonham
Lang hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Munger
Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Munger
Kluttz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murtaugh moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonham vs. Munger
Bonham hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojek vs. Munger
Rojek strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Munger
Hopp takes first base on ball four. Murtaugh moves to third. Kluttz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bonham
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bonham
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Bonham
Munger strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Bonham
Dusak hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Munger
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Munger
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Munger
Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Munger
Kluttz hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Bonham
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Bonham
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Bonham
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northey vs. Bonham
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lang vs. Bonham
Lang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marion scores. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Bonham
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Munger
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Munger
Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Munger
Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Munger
Max West pinch hits for Dixie Walker.
West strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bonham
Max West now playing right field.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Bonham
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Bonham
Dusak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Bonham
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dusak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Bonham
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of West. Musial reaches second base with a double. Dusak scores. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Higbe
Kirby Higbe now pitching. Johnny Riddle now catching.
Slaughter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northey vs. Higbe
Northey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Higbe
Lang hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Munger
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Munger
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Higbe
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Higbe
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Higbe
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Murtaugh fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Rojek covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Munger
Riddle hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Munger
Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Munger
Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Higbe
Dusak hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Higbe
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Higbe
The ball gets by Riddle for a passed ball. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Higbe
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Higbe
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Munger
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Munger
West strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Munger
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Higbe
Northey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Higbe
Lang takes first base on ball four. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Higbe
There's a wild pitch. Northey moves to third. Lang moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Higbe
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Higbe
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munger vs. Higbe
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to third for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dusak vs. Higbe
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Higbe covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Munger
Murtaugh strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Munger
Riddle hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Munger
Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Higbe
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Higbe
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Higbe
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Munger
Ralph LaPointe now playing second base. Erv Dusak now playing right field.
Rojek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Rojek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Munger
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Munger
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1948 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Rojek S, ss 5 1 3 0 Dusak E, 2b-rf 5 2 2 0
Hopp J, cf 4 0 1 1 Marion M, ss 5 2 3 0
Kiner R, lf 4 1 1 1 Musial S, cf 5 2 3 1
Walker D, rf 2 0 0 0 Slaughter E, lf 4 1 1 1
West M, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Northey R, rf 3 2 2 4
Stevens E, 1b 3 0 0 0 LaPointe R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Gustine F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lang D, 3b 3 0 1 1
Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Young B, 1b 2 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 2 0 1 0 Rice D, c 4 0 1 1
Riddle J, c 2 0 0 0 Munger R, p 4 0 0 0
Bonham T, p 2 0 0 0
Higbe K, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 7 2 35 9 13 8
Pittsburgh 100 000 100 -- 2
St.Louis 201 500 10x -- 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham T (L) 3.2 10 6 5 1 1
Higbe K 4.1 3 3 3 4 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R (W) 9.0 7 2 2 5 7
E -- Dusak E, Kiner R
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, St.Louis 7
2B -- Hopp J, Musial S, Rojek S
HR -- Northey R, Kiner R
WP -- Higbe K
PB -- Riddle J
T -- 2:33
A -- 22387
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