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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 1, 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 September 1, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 17,030 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 1, 1944
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Ostermueller
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Ostermueller
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Coscarart trying to get to third. Musial throws the ball in to Kurowski, who tags Coscarart for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Ostermueller
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler strikes out. Lopez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Litwhiler out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Ostermueller
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Ostermueller
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Lanier
Dahlgren strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dahlgren out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lanier
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Ostermueller
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Ostermueller
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Lanier
Ostermueller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Ostermueller
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Ostermueller
Kurowski bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Ostermueller
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. Ostermueller
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Elliott trying to get to third. Verban throws to Kurowski who tags Elliott for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Lanier
Dahlgren strikes out. There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Cooper to second, and DiMaggio is out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Ostermueller
Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Ostermueller
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Ostermueller
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lanier
There goes Gustine. The throw from Cooper to Marion and they have Gustine trapped. The throw over to Sanders, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lanier
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Lanier
Ostermueller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Ostermueller
Kurowski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Ostermueller
Marion bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kurowski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Ostermueller
Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Ostermueller
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Litwhiler. Barrett moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dahlgren vs. Lanier
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. Barrett scores. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lanier
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Lanier
Ostermueller hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren juggles the ball. That's an error on Dahlgren. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Ostermueller
Musial hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Ostermueller
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Coscarart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Ostermueller
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Ostermueller
Marion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Lanier
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lanier
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Lanier
Ostermueller hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ostermueller
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Emil Verban.
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Ostermueller
Augie Bergamo pinch hits for Max Lanier.
Bergamo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Ostermueller
Musial hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio catches it and throws to first to double up Hopp. Martin scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1944 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hopp J, cf 5 0 2 0 Coscarart P, 2b 3 0 2 0
Musial S, rf 5 0 2 1 Russell J, lf 4 0 1 0
Cooper W, c 4 0 2 0 Barrett J, rf 4 1 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Kurowski W, 3b 2 1 2 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 2 0
Litwhiler D, lf 3 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 1 2
Marion M, ss 3 0 1 1 Gustine F, ss 4 0 3 1
Verban E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 2 0
Martin P, ph 1 1 1 0 Ostermueller F, p 4 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 3 0 0 0
Bergamo A, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 11 2 34 3 14 3
St.Louis 000 001 001 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 003 00x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L) 8.0 14 3 3 1 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 9.0 11 2 2 2 6
E -- Litwhiler D, Dahlgren B
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Kurowski W, Dahlgren B, Coscarart P
CS -- DiMaggio V, Gustine F
SH -- Kurowski W, Litwhiler D
HBP -- by Lanier M (Coscarart P)
WP -- Ostermueller F
T -- 2:16
A -- 17030
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