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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 3, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,007 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1944
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Sewell
Martin takes first base on ball four. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Sewell
Martin is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Musial reaches second base with a double. Verban scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Sewell
There goes Musial. The slide. Lopez applies the tag. Musial is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Gumbert
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Gumbert
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sewell
Marion hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Gumbert
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Gumbert
Gustine 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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Gumbert
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Sewell
Gumbert hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Sewell
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumbert
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gumbert
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Gumbert
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Gumbert
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Gumbert
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Gumbert
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Sewell
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gumbert vs. Sewell
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Gumbert
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Gumbert
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumbert
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Sewell
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gumbert
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Gumbert
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Gumbert
Barrett 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Gumbert
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. O'Dea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Gumbert
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Gumbert
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sewell
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Sewell
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Gumbert
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumbert
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gumbert
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Sewell
Martin hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders takes first base on ball four. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gumbert
Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Rip Sewell.
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Gumbert
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coscarart vs. Gumbert
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Gumbert
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1944 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Barrett J, rf 4 0 0 0
Martin P, cf 3 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 1
Musial S, rf 4 0 1 1 Russell J, lf 4 0 2 0
O'Dea K, c 4 1 2 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Sanders R, 1b 3 1 0 0 Gustine F, ss 3 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 3 2 2 4 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0
Gumbert H, p 3 0 0 0 Sewell R, p 2 0 1 0
O'Brien T, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 6 5 30 1 4 1
St.Louis 110 000 003 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 001 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (L) 9.0 6 5 5 3 0
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 2, Pittsburgh 3
2B -- Musial S, O'Dea K, O'Brien T
3B -- Russell J
HR -- Kurowski W 2
CS -- Musial S
T -- 1:37
A -- 5007
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