SLN @ SLA

October 08, 1944

Final Score: SLN 2 - SLA 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Sportsman's Park III
Attendance
36,568
Game Duration
124 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Mort Cooper
Losing Pitcher
Denny Galehouse

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

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

SLN Batting

SLN @ SLA — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mort Cooper 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker Cooper 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Hopp 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Whitey Kurowski 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Danny Litwhiler 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500
Marty Marion 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Stan Musial 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Ray Sanders 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250
Emil Verban 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 1 10 2 0 2 0 .188

SLA Batting

SLN @ SLA — SLA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Floyd Baker 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Milt Byrnes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Chartak 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Christman 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Denny Galehouse 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Don Gutteridge 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Red Hayworth 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Mike Kreevich 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Chet Laabs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George McQuinn 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Moore 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Vern Stephens 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Al Zarilla 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 0 7 0 2 12 2 0 0 0 .206

SLN Pitching

SLN @ SLA — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mort Cooper (W) W 9.0 7 0 0 2 12 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 0 0 2 12 0 0.00

SLA Pitching

SLN @ SLA — SLA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Denny Galehouse (L) L 9.0 6 2 2 1 10 2 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 2 2 1 10 2 2.00

St. Louis Cardinals at St. Louis Browns, October 8, 1944

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the St. Louis Browns 2-0 at Sportsman's Park III on October 8, 1944 in a World Series game. The information panel shows a crowd of 36,568, a running time of 124 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies. The St. Louis Cardinals' runs came one at a time, in the sixth and eighth. The St. Louis Browns did not score. Hits were 6 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 7 for the St. Louis Browns, with 1 and 1 errors. Mort Cooper was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Denny Galehouse took the loss after 9.0 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Mort Cooper, who had 12. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Danny Litwhiler, 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The St. Louis Cardinals got another home run from Ray Sanders. Vern Stephens led the St. Louis Browns at the plate: 3 for 4 and 1 double. Behind the plate was umpire Ziggy Sears.

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