SLN @ NYA

October 05, 1942

Final Score: SLN 4 - NYA 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
69,052
Game Duration
118 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Johnny Beazley
Losing Pitcher
Red Ruffing

Umpires

Home Plate
George Magerkurth
First Base
Bill Summers
Second Base
George Barr
Third Base
Cal Hubbard

Line Score

SLN @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 9 4
NYA 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1

SLN Batting

SLN @ NYA — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Johnny Beazley 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Jimmy Brown 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Walker Cooper 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Johnny Hopp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Whitey Kurowski 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Marty Marion 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Moore 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Stan Musial 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Enos Slaughter 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Team Totals 33 4 9 4 1 3 0 0 2 0 .273

NYA Batting

SLN @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Roy Cullenbine 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Dickey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe DiMaggio 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Joe Gordon 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Charlie Keller 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Priddy 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Rizzuto 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Red Rolfe 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Red Ruffing 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
George Selkirk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tuck Stainback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 2 7 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 .200

SLN Pitching

SLN @ NYA — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Beazley (W) W 9.0 7 2 2 1 2 1 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 2 1 2 1 2.00

NYA Pitching

SLN @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Red Ruffing (L) L 9.0 9 4 4 1 3 2 4.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 4 4 1 3 2 4.00

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees, October 5, 1942

On October 5, 1942, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 at Yankee Stadium I in a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 69,052, a game time of 118 minutes, and a day start for this game. The St. Louis Cardinals' runs came in the fourth, sixth, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the ninth. The New York Yankees scored single runs in the first and fourth innings. Hits were 9 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 7 for the New York Yankees, with 4 and 1 errors. Johnny Beazley was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Red Ruffing after 9.0 innings and 4 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Enos Slaughter, 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Whitey Kurowski drove in 2 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Whitey Kurowski also homered for the St. Louis Cardinals. For the New York Yankees, Phil Rizzuto went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire George Magerkurth.

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