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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 15, 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 September 15, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Erv Dusak | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 15, 1946
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst 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: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Koslo
Moore hits a popup towards short. Kerr 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. Koslo
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Koslo
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek 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: ---
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Dickson
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Koslo
Dusak hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion hits a popup towards the mound. Koslo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Dickson
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Dickson
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter 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: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Koslo
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Dickson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Dickson
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Dickson
Koslo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Koslo
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Koslo
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dusak vs. Koslo
Dusak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Dickson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice 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: ---
Dickson vs. Koslo
Dickson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Dickson
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Dickson
Young hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Dickson
Kerr 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: ---
Moore vs. Koslo
Moore hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it 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 first. Young 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: ---
Kurowski vs. Koslo
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dusak vs. Koslo
Dusak 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Dickson
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Dickson
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Moore 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: ---
Marion vs. Koslo
Marion 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: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Koslo
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon 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: ---
Marshall vs. Dickson
Harry Walker now playing center field.
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Dickson
Lombardi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Dickson
Buddy Blattner pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Young bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to third for the out. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dickson
Dickson spins and fires to second, with Marion covering, and Blattner is picked off. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Bennie Warren now catching.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Koslo
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field. Marshall 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: ---
Kerr vs. Dickson
Kerr 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Dickson
Goody Rosen pinch hits for Bill Rigney.
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Dickson
Jack Graham pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Graham is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Trinkle
Bobby Thomson now playing third base. Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Dusak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Dusak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Trinkle
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Trinkle
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickson vs. Trinkle
Dickson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Dickson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1946, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 4 0 1 0
Moore T, cf 3 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Walker H, cf 0 1 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lombardi E, c 2 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 3 1 1 2 Blattner B, pr 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 1 0 Warren B, c 0 0 0 0
Dusak E, lf 4 0 2 1 Young B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 1 0
Rice D, c 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 4 0 1 0 Rigney B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Rosen G, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0
Graham J, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 29 0 3 0
St.Louis 000 100 020 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 8.0 6 3 3 3 1
Trinkle K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 3
2B -- Marshall W, Dusak E
HR -- Kurowski W
HBP -- by Dickson M (Lombardi E)
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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