SLN @ SLA

October 06, 1944

Final Score: SLN 2 - SLA 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Sportsman's Park III
Attendance
34,737
Game Duration
139 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Jack Kramer
Losing Pitcher
Ted Wilks

Umpires

Home Plate
Tom Dunn
First Base
George Pipgras
Second Base
Ziggy Sears
Third Base
Bill McGowan

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
90°F
Sky
Sunny
Precipitation
None

Line Score

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

SLN Batting

SLN @ SLA — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Augie Bergamo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bud Byerly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker Cooper 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
George Fallon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Debs Garms 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Hopp 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Al Jurisich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Whitey Kurowski 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Danny Litwhiler 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Marty Marion 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Stan Musial 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ken O'Dea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Sanders 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Freddy Schmidt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Emil Verban 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Wilks 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 2 7 2 2 10 1 0 0 0 .200

SLA Batting

SLN @ SLA — SLA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mark Christman 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Don Gutteridge 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Red Hayworth 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jack Kramer 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Kreevich 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George McQuinn 3 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Gene Moore 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Vern Stephens 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Al Zarilla 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 31 6 8 4 5 5 2 0 0 0 .258

SLN Pitching

SLN @ SLA — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bud Byerly - 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Al Jurisich - 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 27.00
Freddy Schmidt - 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Ted Wilks (L) L 2.2 5 4 4 3 3 0 13.50
Team Totals 8.0 8 6 6 5 5 0 6.75

SLA Pitching

SLN @ SLA — SLA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jack Kramer (W) W 9.0 7 2 0 2 10 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 0 2 10 0 0.00

St. Louis Cardinals at St. Louis Browns, October 6, 1944

The St. Louis Browns beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 at Sportsman's Park III on October 6, 1944 in a World Series game. The game information lists attendance of 34,737, a game time of 139 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 90 degrees and sunny skies. The St. Louis Cardinals scored single runs in the first and seventh innings. The St. Louis Browns' runs came in the third and seventh innings, 4 of them in the third. Hits were 7 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 8 for the St. Louis Browns, with 0 and 2 errors. Jack Kramer was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Ted Wilks took the loss after 2.2 innings and 4 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Jack Kramer, who had 10. The St. Louis Cardinals used Bud Byerly, Al Jurisich, Freddy Schmidt, and Ted Wilks on the mound. Marty Marion led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. George McQuinn led the St. Louis Browns at the plate: 3 for 3, 1 double, and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Tom Dunn.

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