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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1946
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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 23, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Beazley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,511 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Dick Sisler | First Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Johnny Beazley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Babe Young | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1946
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Koslo
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Beazley
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Beazley
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Beazley
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Koslo
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Koslo
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up 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: ---
Mize vs. Beazley
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beazley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Beazley
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Beazley
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blattner vs. Beazley
Blattner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Mize trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Beazley
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Koslo
Kluttz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beazley vs. Koslo
Beazley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Beazley
Koslo 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Beazley
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Beazley
Marshall 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Beazley
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Koslo
Moore hits a line drive into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Koslo
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beazley
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Beazley
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Beazley
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beazley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Koslo
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Koslo
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Marion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beazley vs. Koslo
Beazley 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Beazley
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beazley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beazley
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Beazley
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Beazley
Rigney 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Koslo
Moore hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up 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: ---
Marshall vs. Beazley
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Beazley
Ott 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beazley
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Koslo
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Koslo
Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball 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: ---
Lombardi vs. Beazley
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Beazley
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Beazley
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Beazley
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Moore 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: ---
Kluttz vs. Koslo
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beazley vs. Koslo
Beazley bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marion scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Koslo
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Beazley
Johnny Rucker pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Rucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Beazley
Jack Graham pinch hits for Bill Rigney.
Graham strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beazley
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Beazley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Thompson
Dick Bartell now playing third base. Junior Thompson now pitching.
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Thompson
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Thompson
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Thompson
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Beazley
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Beazley
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Beazley
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Beazley
Vince DiMaggio pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Beazley
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Buddy Blattner.
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Beazley
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1946 -- St.Louis at New York
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 1 Rigney B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 4 0 1 0 Graham J, ph 1 0 0 0
Musial S, lf 4 0 2 1 Bartell D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, lf 4 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 1 1 Ott M, rf 3 1 0 0
Sisler D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Kluttz C, c 4 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 2 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 3 2 2 1 DiMaggio V, pr 0 0 0 0
Beazley J, p 2 0 0 0 Young B, cf 4 0 0 0
Blattner B, 2b 3 0 2 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 1
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0
Rucker J, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 29 1 4 1
St.Louis 001 000 021 -- 4
New York 000 000 001 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Beazley J (W) 9.0 4 1 1 6 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 8.0 6 3 3 1 4
Thompson J 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 4, New York 7
2B -- Marion M
HR -- Marion M, Kurowski W
SH -- Beazley J
T -- 1:56
A -- 12511
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