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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 4, 1923
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, played on August 4, 1923 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Oeschger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Frederick Westervelt 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gus Felix | Left Fielder |
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Hod Ford | Second Baseman |
| Bob Smith | Shortstop |
| Mickey O'Neil | Catcher |
| Joe Oeschger | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Jack Smith | Left Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Harry McCurdy | Catcher |
| Specs Toporcer | Shortstop |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Branch Rickey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 4, 1923
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Haines
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Toporcer can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Haines
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Felix moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Southworth vs. Haines
Southworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Felix scores. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McInnis vs. Haines
There's a wild pitch. Powell moves to third. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McInnis vs. Haines
McInnis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Southworth scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. North
Lou North now pitching.
Boeckel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. North
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McInnis scores. Boeckel moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. North
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. North
Earl Smith pinch hits for Mickey O'Neil.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oeschger vs. North
McCurdy fires to second, and they've got Ford trapped. There's the throw to Bottomley who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Oeschger
Earl Smith now catching.
Flack hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Oeschger
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. North
Oeschger hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. North
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. North fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. North
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. North fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Oeschger
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Oeschger
Stock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Oeschger
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCurdy vs. Oeschger
McCurdy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. North
Southworth hits a line drive towards short. Toporcer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. North
McInnis hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. North
Boeckel hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toporcer vs. Oeschger
Toporcer hits a popup towards third. Boeckel juggles the ball. That's an error on Boeckel. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Oeschger
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Oeschger
Flack hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. North moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith bunts for a single. North moves to third. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hornsby vs. Oeschger
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. North
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. North
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. North
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. North fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Oeschger
Bottomley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Oeschger
Stock hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Oeschger
Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Myers reaches second base with a double. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCurdy vs. Oeschger
McCurdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bottomley scores. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Toporcer vs. Oeschger
Toporcer hits a fly ball into left field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. North
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oeschger for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. North
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Toporcer can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. North
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Toporcer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Oeschger
North hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Oeschger
Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Oeschger
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. North
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with North covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. North
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. North
Boeckel hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Oeschger
Bottomley hits a fly ball into left field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Oeschger
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Oeschger
Myers bunts towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. North
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. North
Smith bunts towards third. Stock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. North
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCurdy vs. Oeschger
McCurdy hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toporcer vs. Oeschger
Toporcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Oeschger
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. North
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. North
Felix hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. North
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Oeschger
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Oeschger
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. North
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with North covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. North
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Toporcer misplays the ball. That's an error on Toporcer. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. North
Boeckel hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. North
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Oeschger
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Oeschger
Stock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. Barnes
Jesse Barnes now pitching.
Myers hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Stock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCurdy vs. Barnes
McCurdy hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bottomley tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Toporcer vs. Barnes
Toporcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stock moves to third. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Barnes
Heinie Mueller pinch hits for Lou North. Ray Blades pinch runs for Hi Myers.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1923, game 1 -- BSN at SLN (D)
BSN AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
Gus Felix, lf 4 1 2 0 Max Flack, rf 4 0 0 0
Ray Powell, cf 4 1 1 0 Jack Smith, lf 4 0 2 0
Billy Southworth, rf 4 1 1 1 Rogers Hornsby, 2b 4 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 1 1 2 Jim Bottomley, 1b 4 2 2 0
Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 0 1 0 Milt Stock, 3b 4 0 2 0
Hod Ford, 2b 4 0 2 1 Hi Myers, cf 4 0 2 0
Bob Smith, ss 3 0 0 0 Ray Blades, pr 0 0 0 0
Mickey O'Neil, c 0 0 0 0 Harry McCurdy, c 3 0 0 2
Earl Smith, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Specs Toporcer, ss 4 0 0 0
Joe Oeschger, p 3 0 0 0 Jesse Haines, p 0 0 0 0
Jess Barnes, p 0 0 0 0 Lou North, p 3 0 0 0
Heinie Mueller, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 35 2 8 2
BSN 400 000 000 -- 4
SLN 000 100 001 -- 2
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Oeschger (W)* 8.0 8 2 2 0 0
Jess Barnes (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Jesse Haines (L)+ 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Lou North 9.0 4 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Tony Boeckel, Hod Ford, Specs Toporcer, Bob Smith
DP -- BSN 2, SLN 2
LOB -- BSN 2, SLN 7
2B -- Hi Myers
SF -- Harry McCurdy
WP -- Jesse Haines
T -- 1:36
A -- 0
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