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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 20, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Brewer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny Gardella | Center Fielder |
| Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Jack Brewer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1944
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Brewer
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Brewer
Sanders hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Brewer
Musial hits a line drive into center field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Brewer
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Brewer
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Brewer
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Cooper
Gardella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Cooper
Luby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Cooper
Weintraub strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Brewer
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Brewer
Verban strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Brewer
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Cooper
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Cooper
Kerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Cooper
Brewer bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Cooper
Gardella strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Brewer
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Brewer
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Brewer
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Brewer
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Brewer
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanders scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Brewer
Litwhiler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Brewer
Marion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. Litwhiler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. Pyle
Ewald Pyle now pitching.
Verban hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Verban reaches second base with a double. Litwhiler scores. Marion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Pyle
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Cooper
Luby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Luby scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Cooper
Weintraub strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Pyle
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Pyle covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Pyle
Sanders is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Pyle
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Pyle
Cooper takes first base on ball four. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Cooper
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Cooper
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pyle vs. Cooper
Pyle hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Pyle
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Cooper
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Cooper
Luby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards right. Musial fields it and throws to second to catch Luby for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Cooper
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Pyle
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Pyle
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Pyle
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Cooper
Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Cooper
Kerr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Pyle
Musial hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Pyle
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gardella who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Medwick fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Medwick. Cooper scores. Kurowski moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Pyle
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Cooper
Bruce Sloan pinch hits for Ewald Pyle.
Sloan hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Cooper
Gardella hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Cooper
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hansen
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Hansen
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Cooper
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Hansen
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hansen
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hansen
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Hansen
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field. Gardella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gardella. Musial goes all the way around to score. Kurowski moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Litwhiler vs. Hansen
George Fallon pinch runs for Whitey Kurowski.
Litwhiler is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Hansen
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Cooper
George Fallon now playing third base.
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Cooper
George Hausmann pinch runs for Gus Mancuso.
Kerr hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Cooper
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Cooper
Johnny Allen pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Gardella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1944, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hopp J, cf 5 1 1 0 Gardella D, cf 5 0 0 0
Sanders R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Luby H, 2b 2 1 1 0
Musial S, rf 4 1 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Cooper W, c 4 3 3 2 Medwick J, lf 4 0 2 0
Kurowski W, 3b 5 2 4 2 Weintraub P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fallon G, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 2 0
Litwhiler D, lf 4 1 1 1 Hausmann G, pr 0 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 5 1 1 1 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 1
Verban E, 2b 4 0 1 2 Jurges B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cooper M, p 4 0 0 0 Brewer J, p 1 0 0 0
Pyle E, p 1 0 0 0
Sloan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 1 0
Allen J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 12 8 35 2 9 1
St.Louis 205 000 201 -- 10
New York 011 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer J (L) 2.2 8 7 7 0 1
Pyle E 4.1 3 2 2 1 1
Hansen A 2.0 1 1 0 1 0
E -- Medwick J, Gardella D
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 8
2B -- Verban E
3B -- Cooper W, Kurowski W
HR -- Cooper W, Kerr B
HBP -- by Pyle E (Sanders R), by Hansen A (Litwhiler D)
A -- 15000
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