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June 16, 1945

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Top 8 R H E
Cardinals 11 16 0
Pirates 10 15 0
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Cardinals 13 17 0
Pirates 10 15 0

Whitey Kurowski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .346
OBP .250 .408
At Bats 4 133
Hits 1 46
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 1 35

Max Butcher Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 0
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Forbes Field - June 16, 1945
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Home Run
Max Butcher
Bill Salkeld
Babe Dahlgren
Pete Coscarart
Jack Saltzgaver
Vic Barnhart
Al Gionfriddo
Johnny Barrett
Bob Elliott
Whitey Kurowski
Buster Adams
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jack Saltzgaver now playing third base. Max Butcher now pitching. Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gionfriddo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hopp who is chasing the ball. Gionfriddo reaches third base with a triple. Waner scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Waner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jim Russell pinch hits for Lee Handley. Blix Donnelly now pitching. Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Lloyd Waner pinch hits for Xavier Rescigno. Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Byerly bunts for an out with unknown description. Marion moves to second.
Top 7 Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban scores.
Top 7 Verban hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Verban reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bill Salkeld now catching. O'Dea strikes out.
Bottom 6 Barnhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Barrett scores.
Bottom 6 Dahlgren hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Barrett moves to third.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo scores. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 6 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sanders hits a popup towards short. Barnhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kurowski strikes out.
Top 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gionfriddo who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple. Schoendienst scores.
Top 6 There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second.
Top 6 Xavier Rescigno now pitching. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Handley hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Frank Colman pinch hits for Cookie Cuccurullo. Colman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byerly fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Coscarart takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Byerly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Marion hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gionfriddo scores. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuccurullo scores. Gionfriddo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byerly fields it and throws to second for the out. Cuccurullo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cuccurullo moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cuccurullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sanders takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hopp scores.
Top 4 Hopp hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Barrett who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Coscarart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Ken O'Dea now catching. Dahlgren hits a popup in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Byerly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. Marion moves to third.
Top 3 Cookie Cuccurullo now pitching. Marion takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Verban hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett who is chasing the ball. Verban reaches third base with a triple. Sanders scores. O'Dea goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Del Rice. O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Sanders moves to third.
Top 3 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams moves to second.
Top 3 Kurowski hits a popup towards short. Barnhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ray Starr now pitching. Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Elliott hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Barrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Byerly scores. There goes Schoendienst trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 2 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. Byerly moves to second.
Top 2 Byerly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Verban moves to second.
Top 2 Marion strikes out.
Top 2 Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second.
Top 2 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sanders hits a line drive into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Bud Byerly now pitching. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Roe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. Barnhart scores. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Barnhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Dahlgren moves to third. Barnhart moves to second.
Bottom 1 Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hopp. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Gionfriddo scores. Barrett goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Adams hits a popup towards short. Barnhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hopp strikes out.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.