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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1947
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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 August 4, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 4, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Chipman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 20,215 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Erv Dusak | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Bob Chipman | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1947
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Chipman, and towards Merullo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Chipman
Dusak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Dusak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Chipman
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Chipman
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko 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: ---
Lowrey vs. Pollet
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Pollet
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Pollet
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Pollet
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Chipman
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Chipman
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Chipman
Marion hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Chipman
Rice hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Pollet
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Pollet
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pollet
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Pollet
Merullo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Chipman
Pollet strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Chipman
Schoendienst 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Chipman
Dusak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Chipman
Musial 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 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Pollet
Chipman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Pollet
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Pollet
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Pollet
Pafko hits a line drive into center field. Moore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moore. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Pollet
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Pollet
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Dusak 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: ---
Kurowski vs. Chipman
Kurowski hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Chipman
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Chipman
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Chipman
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Chipman
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pollet vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Pollet hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Kush
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Pollet
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pollet
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Pollet
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Kush
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kush
Musial hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Kush
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Kush
Slaughter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Kush
Ron Northey pinch hits for Terry Moore.
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Musial moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Kush
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter scores. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Kush
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aberson vs. Pollet
Ron Northey now playing right field. Erv Dusak now playing center field. Cliff Aberson pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Aberson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Pollet
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Pollet
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Pollet
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Lade
Doyle Lade now pitching.
Pollet hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Lade
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. Pollet moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dusak vs. Lade
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Lade
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Pollet moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Lade
Kurowski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Kurowski reaches third base with a triple. Pollet scores. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Lade
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Pollet
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Pollet
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Pollet
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pollet
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Pollet
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Lade
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lade
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lade
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pollet vs. Lade
Pollet 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 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Pollet
Bobby Sturgeon pinch hits for Doyle Lade. Chuck Diering now playing right field.
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Pollet
Lowrey hits a line drive towards first. Musial catches it and steps on first to double up Sturgeon. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Pollet
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Pollet
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Pollet
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Meers
Dusak hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Meers
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Meers
Kurowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Meers
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Wyse
Hank Wyse now pitching.
Diering takes first base on ball four. Kurowski moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Wyse
Marion takes first base on ball four. Kurowski scores. Slaughter moves to third. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Wyse
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Pollet
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Pollet
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pollet
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Wyse
Pollet strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wyse
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Wyse
Dusak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Wyse
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dusak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Wyse
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Pollet
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Pollet
Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Hank Wyse.
Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Pollet
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1947 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 6 0 0 0 Lowrey P, 3b 5 0 0 0
Dusak E, rf-cf 5 0 3 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 2 0
Musial S, 1b 6 3 3 1 Pafko A, cf 4 0 3 0
Kurowski W, 3b 6 1 2 2 Cavarretta P, lf 3 0 1 1
Slaughter E, lf 3 2 1 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 2 1 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 2 0
Northey R, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Diering C, rf 0 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 4 0 3 4 Chipman B, p 1 0 0 0
Rice D, c 5 0 1 1 Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 5 1 1 0 Aberson C, ph 0 0 0 0
Lade D, p 0 0 0 0
Sturgeon B, ph 1 0 1 0
Meers R, p 0 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 0 0 0 0
Scheffing B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 8 17 8 35 1 10 1
St.Louis 000 222 020 -- 8
Chicago 001 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W) 9.0 10 1 1 2 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman B (L) 3.1 6 2 2 1 1
Kush E 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Lade D 2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Meers R 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Wyse H 1.1 1 0 0 3 1
E -- Moore T
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 14, Chicago 9
2B -- Dusak E, Musial S
3B -- Kurowski W
HR -- Musial S
T -- 2:41
A -- 20215
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