SLN @ NYA

October 06, 1943

Final Score: SLN 4 - NYA 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
68,578
Game Duration
128 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Mort Cooper
Losing Pitcher
Tiny Bonham

Umpires

Home Plate
Beans Reardon
First Base
Joe Rue
Second Base
Bill Stewart
Third Base
Eddie Rommel

Line Score

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

SLN Batting

SLN @ NYA — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mort Cooper 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker Cooper 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Lou Klein 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Whitey Kurowski 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250
Danny Litwhiler 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Marty Marion 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Stan Musial 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ray Sanders 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Harry Walker 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 4 9 0 0 2 1 .219

NYA Batting

SLN @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Tiny Bonham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frankie Crosetti 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Bill Dickey 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nick Etten 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Gordon 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Billy Johnson 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Charlie Keller 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Bud Metheny 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tuck Stainback 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Weatherly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 .188

SLN Pitching

SLN @ NYA — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mort Cooper (W) W 9.0 6 3 3 1 4 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 3 3 1 4 0 3.00

NYA Pitching

SLN @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tiny Bonham (L) L 8.0 6 4 4 3 9 2 4.50
Johnny Murphy - 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 4 4 4 9 2 4.00

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees, October 6, 1943

Playing on the road, the St. Louis Cardinals won 4-3 over the New York Yankees on October 6, 1943, a World Series game. The margin was one run. The information panel shows a crowd of 68,578, a running time of 128 minutes, and a day start. The St. Louis Cardinals scored in the third and fourth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run fourth. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the fourth and ninth; the ninth brought 2 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals had 7 hits and the New York Yankees 6, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Mort Cooper, allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. Tiny Bonham took the loss after 8.0 innings and 4 runs. Tiny Bonham led all pitchers with 9 strikeouts. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Ray Sanders, 1 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Marty Marion also homered for the St. Louis Cardinals. Billy Johnson led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 double. Charlie Keller drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. Behind the plate was umpire Beans Reardon.

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