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August 17, 1947

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 9 1
Pirates 5 14 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 9 1
Pirates 5 14 1

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .314
OBP .250 .405
At Bats 4 411
Hits 1 129
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 1 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 34
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 1 89

Al Brazle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 0
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Forbes Field - August 17, 1947
Out
Al Brazle
Del Rice
Stan Musial
Red Schoendienst
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
Erv Dusak
Terry Moore
Chuck Diering
Ralph Kiner
Frankie Gustine
Jim Russell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 6 9 1 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 14 1 8
Winning Pitcher Jim Hearn
Losing Pitcher Kirby Higbe
Save Al Brazle
Game Winning RBI Ron Northey
Attendance 36,000
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Culley Rikard. Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Wally Westlake pinch hits for Preacher Roe. Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Howell and he is out, Cox applying the tag.
Top 9 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Preacher Roe now pitching. Brazle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards center. Moore fields it and throws to second to catch Bloodworth for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Brazle now pitching. Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field. Dusak picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dusak. Cox moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine scores.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Gustine reaches third base with a triple. Rikard goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Red Munger now pitching. Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores.
Bottom 8 Chuck Diering now playing right field. Elbie Fletcher pinch hits for Elmer Singleton. Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Fletcher reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Rice strikes out.
Top 8 Marion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Marion reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kurowski is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cox strikes out.
Bottom 7 Greenberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Kiner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Singleton strikes out.
Top 6 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Singleton covering, for the out.
Top 6 Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Elmer Singleton now pitching. Dusak hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hearn scores. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 4 Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marion scores.
Top 4 Schoendienst is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Hearn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Hearn reaches second base with a double. Marion moves to third.
Top 4 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rikard hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Higbe hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dusak hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Moore hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Howell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second.
Bottom 2 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hearn is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Erv Dusak now playing left field. Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kurowski hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Russell chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Howell fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Howell. Northey goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Slaughter scores.
Top 1 Northey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to third.
Top 1 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Musial. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Musial steals second.
Top 1 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.