SLA @ SLN
Final Score: SLA 2 - SLN 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Sportsman's Park III
- Attendance
- 35,076
- Game Duration
- 152 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Blix Donnelly
- Losing Pitcher
- Bob Muncrief
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Bill McGowan
- First Base
- Tom Dunn
- Second Base
- George Pipgras
- Third Base
- Ziggy Sears
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 83°F
Line Score
SLA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Christman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Gutteridge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Red Hayworth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Mike Kreevich | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Chet Laabs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank Mancuso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| George McQuinn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Gene Moore | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Bob Muncrief | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nels Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tex Shirley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vern Stephens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Al Zarilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Walker Cooper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Blix Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnny Hopp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Max Lanier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marty Marion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Stan Musial | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Ken O'Dea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ray Sanders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Emil Verban | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
SLA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Muncrief (L) | L | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Nels Potter | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 10.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.87 | |
SLN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blix Donnelly (W) | W | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Max Lanier | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Team Totals | 11.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1.64 | |
St. Louis Browns at St. Louis Cardinals, October 5, 1944
This box score records a 3-2 win for the St. Louis Cardinals over the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park III, October 5, 1944 in the World Series. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 35,076, a game time of 152 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 83 degrees. All of the St. Louis Browns scoring came in one inning, 2 runs in the seventh. The St. Louis Cardinals scored single runs in the third, fourth, and 11th innings. It went to extra innings, ending in the 11th. The St. Louis Browns had 7 hits and the St. Louis Cardinals 7, with 4 and 0 errors. Blix Donnelly was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 2 hits in 4.0 innings. Bob Muncrief took the loss after 4.1 innings and 1 run. No pitcher struck out more than Blix Donnelly, who had 7. The St. Louis Browns' top hitter was Gene Moore, 2 for 5. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Whitey Kurowski, 2 for 4 and 1 double. The home-plate umpire was Bill McGowan.
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