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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 20, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 20, 1944 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cookie Cuccurullo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,272 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Frank Colman | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Cookie Cuccurullo | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| 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 |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 20, 1944
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooper covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cuccurullo
Verban hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colman. Verban reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Cuccurullo
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Cuccurullo
Musial hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Handley catches it and throws to second with Gustine covering, to double up Verban. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Cuccurullo
Sanders hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Russell. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Hopp scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kurowski vs. Cuccurullo
Kurowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colman vs. Cooper
Colman 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Cooper
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Cuccurullo
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Cuccurullo
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cooper
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Cooper
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccurullo vs. Cooper
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccurullo vs. Cooper
Cuccurullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuccurullo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine 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
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cuccurullo
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Cuccurullo
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Cuccurullo
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Cuccurullo
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Cooper
Colman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Cooper
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Cooper
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colman scores. Dahlgren moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Cooper
Lopez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuccurullo vs. Cooper
Cuccurullo 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
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Cuccurullo
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colman. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Cuccurullo
Litwhiler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Cuccurullo
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kurowski scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cuccurullo
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Cuccurullo
Hopp takes first base on ball four. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Cuccurullo
Musial bunts towards the mound. Cuccurullo fields it and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanders vs. Cuccurullo
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuccurullo fields it and throws to home to get Verban. Hopp moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Cuccurullo
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Cooper
Colman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Cooper
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Cuccurullo
Litwhiler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Russell. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Cuccurullo
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Litwhiler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Cuccurullo
Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Litwhiler scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cuccurullo
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cooper
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Cooper
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Cooper
Johnny Barrett pinch hits for Cookie Cuccurullo.
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barrett scores. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Munger
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rescigno
Musial hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Rescigno
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Rescigno
Sanders hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Russell. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Cooper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Rescigno
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Rescigno
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Munger
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Munger
Colman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Munger
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Munger
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Rescigno
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Rescigno
Munger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Rescigno
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Munger
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Munger
Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Xavier Rescigno.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Munger
Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1944 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Handley L, 2b 5 0 2 1 Verban E, 2b 5 0 3 0
Gustine F, ss 4 0 0 1 Hopp J, cf 2 1 0 0
Russell J, rf 4 0 0 0 Musial S, rf 2 1 1 0
Elliott B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 3 1 2 1
Colman F, lf 3 1 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 2 2
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio V, cf 3 1 2 1 Litwhiler D, lf 4 1 1 0
Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 0 1
Cuccurullo C, p 2 0 1 0 Cooper M, p 3 0 0 1
Barrett J, ph 1 1 1 0 Munger R, p 1 0 0 0
Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0
O'Brien T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 32 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 000 100 200 -- 3
St.Louis 100 101 20x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cuccurullo C 6.0 7 3 3 4 0
Rescigno X (L) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M 6.1 7 3 3 4 2
Munger R (W) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- DiMaggio V
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 8
2B -- Verban E, Sanders R 2, Kurowski W, Litwhiler D, Dahlgren B
SH -- Musial S
T -- 1:58
A -- 2272
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