Cardinals @ Pirates
June 16, 1945

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 13 18 0
Pirates 10 15 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 13 18 0
Pirates 10 15 0

Al Gionfriddo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .345
OBP .600 .415
At Bats 5 58
Hits 3 20
• Singles 2 15
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 9

Blix Donnelly Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 1
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Forbes Field - June 16, 1945
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Strikeout
Blix Donnelly
Ken O'Dea
Ray Sanders
Emil Verban
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
Red Schoendienst
Buster Adams
Johnny Hopp
Al Gionfriddo
Bill Salkeld

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 13 18 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 15 0 10
Winning Pitcher Bud Byerly
Losing Pitcher Ray Starr
Save Blix Donnelly
Game Winning RBI Emil Verban
Attendance 6,019
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gionfriddo strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Saltzgaver hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Spud Davis pinch hits for Max Butcher. Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second.
Top 9 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Donnelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Marion strikes out.
Bottom 8 Barnhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Coscarart strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 O'Dea hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Sanders takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
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.