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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 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 September 28, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 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 | September 28, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blix Donnelly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ewald Pyle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 1,819 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| John Antonelli | First Baseman |
| George Fallon | Shortstop |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Blix Donnelly | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Sloan | Right Fielder |
| Nap Reyes | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Charlie Mead | Left Fielder |
| Hal Luby | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Ewald Pyle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 1944
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Pyle
Garms hits a line drive into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Pyle
O'Dea strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Donnelly
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Donnelly
Sloan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Pyle
Antonelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fallon vs. Pyle
Fallon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Donnelly
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Donnelly
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mead vs. Donnelly
There goes Kerr. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Kerr steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mead vs. Donnelly
Mead is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luby vs. Donnelly
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Pyle
Donnelly strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Pyle
Garms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Pyle
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Donnelly
Mancuso hits a popup towards short. Fallon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Donnelly
Pyle hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Fallon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Pyle
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Donnelly
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Donnelly
Sloan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Donnelly
Reyes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Pyle
Fallon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reyes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Verban for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Pyle
Donnelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Sloan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Donnelly
Kerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Donnelly
Mead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Antonelli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mead for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Donnelly
Luby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Donnelly
There's a wild pitch. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Donnelly
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Pyle
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Pyle
O'Dea hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Antonelli vs. Pyle
Antonelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fallon vs. Pyle
Fallon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Donnelly
Pyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Antonelli scoops it up and throws to first, with Donnelly covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Donnelly
Hausmann hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Pyle
Donnelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sloan. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Pyle
Garms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Donnelly
Sloan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Donnelly
Reyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sloan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Donnelly
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sloan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mead vs. Donnelly
Mead hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Pyle
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Pyle
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reyes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Antonelli for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Donnelly
Luby hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Donnelly
Red Treadway pinch hits for Gus Mancuso.
Treadway hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Litwhiler. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Donnelly
Roy Nichols pinch runs for Red Treadway. Mel Ott pinch hits for Ewald Pyle. Johnny Hopp now playing left field.
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Adams
Ray Berres now catching. Ace Adams now pitching.
Fallon 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. Adams
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Adams
Donnelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Adams
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Donnelly
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sloan vs. Donnelly
Sloan hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Donnelly
Reyes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Antonelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Donnelly
Kerr hits a line drive towards third. Kurowski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1944 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Martin P, cf 5 0 2 0 Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0
Garms D, rf 4 0 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 4 0 1 0
O'Dea K, c 4 0 0 0 Sloan B, rf 4 0 1 0
Kurowski W, 3b 3 1 0 0 Reyes N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Litwhiler D, lf 4 1 2 1 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0
Hopp J, lf 0 0 0 0 Mead C, lf 3 0 0 0
Antonelli J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Luby H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Fallon G, ss 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 2 0 0 0
Verban E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Treadway R, ph 1 0 1 0
Donnelly B, p 2 0 0 0 Nichols R, pr 0 0 0 0
Berres R, c 0 0 0 0
Pyle E, p 2 0 0 0
Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 31 0 5 0
St.Louis 000 001 010 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pyle E (L) 8.0 7 2 2 2 4
Adams A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Litwhiler D
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 5
2B -- Martin P
HR -- Litwhiler D
SB -- Kerr B
HBP -- by Donnelly B (Luby H)
WP -- Donnelly B
T -- 1:35
A -- 1819
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