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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 8, 1954
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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 August 8, 1954 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Beard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Thies |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,790 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Hal Dixon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Ralph Beard | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Preston Ward | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Dick Cole | Shortstop |
| Jake Thies | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 8, 1954
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Thies
Hemus hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Thies
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Thies
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Beard
Roberts 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Beard
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Beard
Ward 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 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Thies
Jablonski 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--
Schoendienst vs. Thies
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. Thies
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Thies
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Thies
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beard vs. Thies
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Roberts fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Beard
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Beard
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Beard
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Beard
Lynch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Lynch reaches third base with a triple. Atwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cole vs. Beard
Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Thies
Hemus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Thies
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops it up and throws to first, with Thies covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Thies
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Thies
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thies vs. Beard
Thies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Beard
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Beard
Skinner 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 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Thies
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Thies
Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Thies
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Beard
Ward 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, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Beard
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Beard
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thies
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Thies
Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Thies
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Thies
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Beard
Alex Grammas now playing shortstop.
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Haddix
Harvey Haddix now pitching.
There goes Atwell. The throw from Rice and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Haddix
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Haddix
Cole strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Thies
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Thies
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Thies
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Thies
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Haddix
Gair Allie pinch hits for Jake Thies.
Allie hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Haddix
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Haddix
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Haddix
Dick Hall pinch hits for Preston Ward.
Hall strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Surkont
Dick Hall now playing right field. Max Surkont now pitching.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Surkont
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Surkont
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Haddix
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Haddix
Atwell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Atwell reaches third base with a triple. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pellagrini vs. Haddix
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Jerry Lynch.
Pellagrini hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon. Pellagrini reaches second base with a double. Atwell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Cole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Surkont vs. Staley
Surkont bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Pellagrini moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Staley
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Surkont
Eddie Pellagrini now playing third base. Sid Gordon now playing right field. Dick Hall now playing left field. Joe Frazier pinch hits for Alex Gra
Frazier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Surkont
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Joe Frazier.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Surkont
There goes Moon. The throw from Atwell, and Cole drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Surkont
Musial hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Roberts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. Surkont
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Surkont
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Staley
Dick Schofield now playing shortstop.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Staley
Hall bunts towards first. Cunningham scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Staley
Thomas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Staley
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Atwell vs. Staley
Atwell takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pellagrini vs. Staley
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Thomas scores. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cole vs. Staley
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. Atwell moves to third. Pellagrini moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Surkont vs. Staley
Surkont 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, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Surkont
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Surkont
Repulski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Surkont
Bill Sarni pinch hits for Del Rice.
Sarni hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Surkont
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Lowrey hits a line drive towards short. Cole reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1954, game 2 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 2 0 0 0 Roberts C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, 1b 4 1 2 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 1 0 Ward P, rf 2 0 0 0
Schofield D, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Hall D, ph-rf-lf 1 0 0 0
Moon W, cf 4 1 0 0 Thomas F, cf 3 1 0 0
Musial S, rf 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b-rf 4 1 2 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 1 3 1 Atwell T, c 2 2 1 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lynch J, lf 2 0 1 1
Cunningham J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Pellagrini E, ph-3b 2 0 2 3
Repulski R, lf 3 0 1 1 Cole D, ss 3 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 0 0 Thies J, p 1 0 0 0
Sarni B, ph 1 0 0 0 Allie G, ph 1 0 0 0
Beard R, p 2 0 0 0 Surkont M, p 1 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 3 7 3 30 5 8 5
St.Louis 020 000 010 -- 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 22x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Beard R* 4.0 2 1 1 1 1
Haddix H 2.1 4 2 2 0 4
Staley G (L) 1.2 2 2 2 3 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Thies J 6.0 4 2 2 3 2
Surkont M (W) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Cole D, Jablonski R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Pellagrini E, Repulski R
3B -- Lynch J, Atwell T
SB -- Moon W
CS -- Atwell T
SH -- Surkont M, Hall D
SF -- Repulski R
T -- 2:31
A -- 10790
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