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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1945
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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 May 12, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 12, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blix Donnelly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,067 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Butch Henline 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: George Barr |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Left Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| George Fallon | Shortstop |
| Blix Donnelly | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Steve Filipowicz | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Voiselle
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bergamo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bergamo scores. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Dea for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Donnelly
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Filipowicz vs. Donnelly
Filipowicz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Voiselle
Fallon hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Voiselle
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Donnelly
Weintraub strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Donnelly
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Donnelly
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Voiselle
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Filipowicz. Adams reaches second base with a double. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Adams scores. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
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. Sanders moves to third. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Donnelly
Reyes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adams. Reyes reaches second base with a double. Adams throws the ball in to Kurowski who tags Reyes trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Donnelly
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Voiselle for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Donnelly
Hausmann bunts towards the mound. Donnelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Voiselle
Fallon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Voiselle
Donnelly hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo 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 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Donnelly
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Filipowicz vs. Donnelly
Filipowicz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Donnelly
Weintraub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Donnelly
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Filipowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Voiselle
Adams hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Donnelly
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Donnelly
Reyes hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Donnelly
Voiselle hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fallon vs. Voiselle
Fallon bunts in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donnelly vs. Voiselle
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Donnelly
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Donnelly
Ott takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Treadway vs. Donnelly
Red Treadway pinch hits for Steve Filipowicz.
Treadway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Donnelly
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Red Treadway now playing left field.
Hopp hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Voiselle
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders 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 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Donnelly
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Donnelly
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Donnelly
Reyes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Donnelly
Voiselle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Donnelly
Rucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Voiselle moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Donnelly
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Voiselle moves to third. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Donnelly
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Treadway vs. Donnelly
Treadway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Voiselle scores. Rucker scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Dockins
George Dockins now pitching.
Weintraub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Voiselle covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Dockins
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Dockins
Johnny Hudson pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Creel
Jack Creel now pitching.
Reyes bunts towards the mound. Creel fields it and throws to third for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Voiselle vs. Creel
Voiselle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Reyes moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Creel
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Creel fields it and throws to home to get Reyes. Voiselle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Creel
Hausmann hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Voiselle
Ray Berres now catching. Red Schoendienst pinch hits for George Fallon.
Schoendienst 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, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Voiselle
Debs Garms pinch hits for Jack Creel.
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, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Voiselle
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1945 -- St.Louis at New York
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bergamo A, rf 5 1 2 0 Rucker J, cf 5 2 2 1
Hopp J, cf 4 1 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 5 0 1 0
Adams B, lf 4 1 2 0 Ott M, rf 1 0 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Filipowicz S, lf 2 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 2 3 Treadway R, ph-lf 2 0 1 2
O'Dea K, c 4 0 0 0 Weintraub P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Verban E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lombardi E, c 3 1 1 0
Fallon G, ss 2 0 0 0 Hudson J, pr 0 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0 Berres R, c 0 0 0 0
Donnelly B, p 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0
Dockins G, p 0 0 0 0 Reyes N, 3b 4 1 2 2
Creel J, p 0 0 0 0 Voiselle B, p 3 1 1 1
Garms D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 33 6 11 6
St.Louis 102 000 000 -- 3
New York 001 000 41x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly B (L) 6.2 9 5 5 4 2
Dockins G* 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Creel J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 8
2B -- Adams B, Reyes N
HR -- Rucker J, Reyes N
SH -- Fallon G
A -- 15067
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