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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 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 17, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 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 | September 17, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,530 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
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 |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Howie Pollet | 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 |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 1946
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Kennedy
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Kennedy
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Kennedy
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst scores. Moore moves to third. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dusak vs. Kennedy
Dusak is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion takes first base on ball four. Moore scores. Kurowski moves to third. Dusak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluttz vs. Kennedy
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Pollet
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Pollet
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Kennedy
Pollet strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kennedy
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Pollet
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Pollet
Kerr hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kennedy
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Kennedy
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dusak vs. Kennedy
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Pollet
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Pollet
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Kennedy
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Kennedy
Pollet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pollet moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Kennedy
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pollet scores. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Kennedy
Harry Walker pinch runs for Terry Moore.
Musial is hit by the pitch. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst scores. Walker moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. Musial scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dusak vs. Thompson
Lombardi fires to third and they've got Kurowski trapped. The throw back to Lombardi who tags Kurowski for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pollet
Harry Walker now playing center field.
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Pollet
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Pollet
Young 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
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Thompson
Dusak strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Thompson
Marion hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Thompson
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney juggles the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pollet vs. Thompson
Pollet hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lombardi races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Kluttz. The throw to the second, AND Kluttz is out, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Pollet
Jeff Cross now playing shortstop.
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Pollet
Buddy Blattner pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Pollet
Rucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Abernathy
Woody Abernathy now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Abernathy
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Abernathy
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Abernathy
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Pollet
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Pollet
Young hits a line drive into center field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Pollet
Kerr hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Abernathy
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Abernathy
Dusak strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cross vs. Abernathy
Cross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Abernathy
There goes Cross. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Cross steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Abernathy
Kluttz 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, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Woody Abernathy.
Thomson strikes out. Kluttz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thomson out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Pollet
Rucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Trinkle
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Trinkle
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Trinkle
Walker 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 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Pollet
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Pollet
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Pollet
There's a wild pitch. Gordon scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Pollet
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Pollet
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warren vs. Pollet
Bennie Warren pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Warren strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gee
Johnny Gee now pitching.
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gee
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Gee
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Gee
Dusak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Dusak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cross vs. Gee
Cross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Gee
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field. Gordon 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: ---
Rucker vs. Pollet
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Cross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Pollet
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Pollet
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Pollet
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Witek moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Pollet
Young 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1946 -- St.Louis at New York
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 2 2 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 2 0
Moore T, cf 3 1 2 1 Witek M, 2b 4 0 2 0
Walker H, pr-cf 2 1 0 0 Marshall W, rf 5 1 2 1
Musial S, 1b 3 2 1 1 Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 2 1 1 1 Gordon S, lf 3 1 2 0
Slaughter E, rf 5 1 2 5 Young B, 1b 5 0 2 0
Dusak E, lf 4 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 2 1 1 2 Rigney B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cross J, ss 2 0 1 0 Kennedy M, p 1 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 5 0 0 0 Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 3 1 0 0 Blattner B, ph 0 0 0 0
Abernathy W, p 0 0 0 0
Thomson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Warren B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gee J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 10 11 10 37 2 11 1
St.Louis 200 411 002 -- 10
New York 000 001 010 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W) 9.0 11 2 2 5 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (L) 3.2 4 6 6 6 2
Thompson J 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Abernathy W 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Trinkle K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Gee J 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
E -- Rigney B, Walker H
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 13
2B -- Dusak E
HR -- Marion M, Musial S, Marshall W, Slaughter E
SB -- Cross J
CS -- Schoendienst R
HBP -- by Kennedy M (Musial S)
WP -- Pollet H
T -- 2:36
A -- 10530
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