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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 19, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Prim |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,417 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Ed Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Ray Prim | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Prim
Bergamo hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brecheen
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Brecheen
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Prim
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Prim
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brecheen
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Prim
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Prim
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Prim
Brecheen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Livingston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Prim vs. Brecheen
Prim bunts towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Brecheen
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Prim moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Brecheen
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. Prim moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Prim
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Livingston fields it and throws to first for the out. Bergamo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Prim
There's a wild pitch. Bergamo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Prim
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Prim
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores. Sanders goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Prim
Marion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Marion reaches second base with a double. Kurowski scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Prim
Verban is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Prim
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Marion moves to third. Verban moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bergamo vs. Prim
Bergamo takes first base on ball four. Marion scores. Verban moves to third. Brecheen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brecheen
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Prim
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders bunts towards the mound. Prim fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Stewart
Mack Stewart now pitching.
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Cooper scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Stewart
Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Stewart
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Stewart
Brecheen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanders scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bergamo vs. Stewart
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bergamo for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Livingston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schoendienst. Livingston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Brecheen
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Mack Stewart.
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Brecheen
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Brecheen
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Comellas
Jorge Comellas now pitching.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comellas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Comellas
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Comellas
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Comellas
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Comellas
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brecheen
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schoendienst. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson scores. Sauer moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Comellas
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Comellas
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Comellas
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Comellas
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Brecheen
Roy Hughes pinch hits for Jorge Comellas.
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostrowski vs. Brecheen
Johnny Ostrowski pinch hits for Stan Hack.
Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Brecheen
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Hennessey
Johnny Ostrowski now playing third base. George Hennessey now pitching.
Brecheen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Hennessey
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Hennessey covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Hennessey
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Brecheen
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hennessey
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hennessey
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Hennessey
There goes Cooper. The throw from Livingston to Johnson and they have Cooper trapped. The throw over to Cavarretta, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Hennessey
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brecheen
Bill Schuster pinch runs for Mickey Livingston. Dewey Williams pinch hits for George Hennessey.
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostrowski vs. Brecheen
Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1945 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bergamo A, rf 4 1 0 1 Hack S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Hopp J, cf 5 0 0 0 Ostrowski J, ph-3b 2 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, lf 4 1 1 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 5 2 4 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 0 0
Sanders R, 1b 5 2 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 3 4 Sauer E, lf 3 1 2 1
Marion M, ss 4 1 1 1 Pafko A, cf 3 0 0 0
Verban E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 1
Brecheen H, p 4 0 1 1 Livingston M, c 4 0 3 0
Schuster B, pr 0 0 0 0
Prim R, p 1 0 0 0
Stewart M, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0
Comellas J, p 0 0 0 0
Hughes R, ph 1 0 0 0
Hennessey G, p 0 0 0 0
Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 8 12 7 33 2 7 2
St.Louis 000 530 000 -- 8
Chicago 010 001 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (W) 9.0 7 2 2 4 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Prim R (L)* 4.0 8 8 3 2 2
Stewart M 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Comellas J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Hennessey G 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Johnson D, Merullo L
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 8
2B -- Kurowski W, Marion M, Livingston M, Sauer E
HR -- Sauer E
SB -- Schoendienst R
CS -- Cooper W
WP -- Prim R
T -- 2:12
A -- 5417
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