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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 18, 1952
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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 18, 1952 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 20,396 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Tom Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Ramazzotti | Second Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 18, 1952
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Rush
There goes Hemus. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Rush
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Brecheen
Ramazzotti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Brecheen
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake 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: ---
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Rush
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rush
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush 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: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brecheen
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Brecheen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rush
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Rush
Brecheen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Brecheen
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Brecheen
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Brecheen
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Rush
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Rush
Bilko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Rush
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Westlake moves to third. Bilko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Rush
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, steps on third, and throws to Chiti, who tags Westlake for the double play. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Rush
Brecheen takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Brecheen
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Ramazzotti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Brecheen
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Sauer reaches third base with a triple. Ramazzotti scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Brecheen
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Rush
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Brecheen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Brecheen
Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Brecheen
Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Brecheen
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Hemus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Rush
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rush
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Rush
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Rush
Brecheen hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Brecheen
Ramazzotti 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Brecheen
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Brecheen
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Rush
Eddie Stanky pinch runs for Red Schoendienst.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Rush
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Rush
There goes Slaughter. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Slaughter steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bilko vs. Rush
Bilko hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Brecheen
Eddie Stanky now playing second base.
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Brecheen
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Brecheen
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rush
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rush
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Rush
Brecheen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus hits a popup towards the mound. Rush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkopf vs. Brecheen
Leon Brinkopf pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Brinkopf strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Brecheen
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Brecheen
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards center. Westlake fields it and throws to second to catch Ramazzotti for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Brecheen
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schultz
Bob Schultz now pitching.
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Schultz
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Schultz
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Schultz
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Brecheen
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Bokelmann
Dick Bokelmann now pitching.
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching. Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Dee Fondy.
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Sauer scores. Jackson moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chiti vs. Brazle
Joe Hatten pinch runs for Bruce Edwards.
Chiti hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Jackson scores. Smalley moves to third. Hatten moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Serena vs. Brazle
Bill Serena pinch hits for Bob Schultz.
Serena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Serena reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. Hatten scores. Chiti moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1952 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 3 0 0 0 Ramazzotti B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 3 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 0 0
Stanky E, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 0
Musial S, lf 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, lf 4 1 3 1
Slaughter E, rf 5 1 3 1 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Westlake W, cf 5 0 1 1 Smalley R, ss 3 1 0 0
Bilko S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson B, 3b 2 1 0 0 Edwards B, ph 0 0 0 1
Rice D, c 4 1 2 2 Hatten J, pr 0 1 0 0
Brecheen H, p 3 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 4 0 0 1
Bokelmann D, p 0 0 0 0 Rush B, p 2 0 0 0
Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0 Brinkopf L, ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Serena B, ph 1 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 11 4 34 5 9 5
St.Louis 000 102 100 -- 4
Chicago 000 100 004 -- 5
0 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H* 8.0 8 3 3 0 5
Bokelmann D (L)+ 0.0 0 2 1 2 0
Brazle A 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B 8.0 10 4 4 5 6
Schultz B (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Johnson B
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Chicago 7
2B -- Ramazzotti B, Serena B
3B -- Slaughter E, Sauer H, Schoendienst R
HR -- Rice D
SB -- Slaughter E
CS -- Hemus S
T -- 2:35
A -- 20396
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