SLA @ SLN
Final Score: SLA 1 - SLN 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Sportsman's Park III
- Attendance
- 31,630
- Game Duration
- 126 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Max Lanier
- Losing Pitcher
- Nels Potter
- Save
- Ted Wilks
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Bill McGowan
- First Base
- Tom Dunn
- Second Base
- George Pipgras
- Third Base
- Ziggy Sears
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 60°F
- Sky
- Sunny
- Precipitation
- None
Line Score
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Gutteridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Red Hayworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack Kramer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Kreevich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Chet Laabs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| George McQuinn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Gene Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Muncrief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nels Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vern Stephens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Al Zarilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Cooper | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Johnny Hopp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Max Lanier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Danny Litwhiler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marty Marion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Stan Musial | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ray Sanders | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Emil Verban | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ted Wilks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
SLA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kramer | - | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Muncrief | - | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nels Potter (L) | L | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1.12 | |
SLN Pitching
St. Louis Browns at St. Louis Cardinals, October 9, 1944
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the St. Louis Browns 3-1 at Sportsman's Park III on October 9, 1944 in the World Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 31,630, a running time of 126 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 60 degrees and sunny skies. The St. Louis Browns' only run came in the second inning. All of the St. Louis Cardinals scoring came in one inning, 3 runs in the fourth. Hits were 3 for the St. Louis Browns and 10 for the St. Louis Cardinals, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Max Lanier, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 5.1 innings. Nels Potter took the loss after 3.2 innings and 3 runs. The save went to Ted Wilks. Max Lanier led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The St. Louis Browns' pitching table lists Jack Kramer, Bob Muncrief, and Nels Potter. Emil Verban led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 3 for 3 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Bill McGowan.
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