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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 20, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on May 20, 1944 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,389 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Danny Gardella | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 20, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Lanier
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Lanier
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Lanier
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a popup into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Voiselle
Musial hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Voiselle
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lanier
Medwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Lanier
Weintraub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi 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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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Kurowski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kurowski scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Voiselle
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Voiselle
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Lanier
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Lanier
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Lanier
Voiselle takes first base on ball four. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Lanier
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Lanier
Jurges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Voiselle
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Lanier
Gardella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lanier
Medwick 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Lanier
Weintraub is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Voiselle
Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Voiselle
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Voiselle
Lanier hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Lanier
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lanier
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Voiselle
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Voiselle
There goes Hopp. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Hopp steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Voiselle
Musial hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Voiselle
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Voiselle
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hopp scores. O'Dea moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Voiselle
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Dea scores. Litwhiler moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Voiselle
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Lanier
George Hausmann pinch hits for Bill Voiselle.
Hausmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Lanier
Rucker 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lanier
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Lanier
Gardella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Feldman
Harry Feldman now pitching.
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Feldman
Lanier bunts towards the right side of the infield. Luby misplays the ball. That's an error on Luby. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Feldman
Verban strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Feldman
Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Medwick throws the ball in to Jurges who tags Hopp trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Marion scores. Lanier goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Feldman
Musial hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rucker. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Feldman
O'Dea is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lanier
Medwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Lanier
Weintraub strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi 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
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Feldman
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Feldman
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Feldman
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Feldman
Marion strikes out. There goes Kurowski. The throw from Lombardi to second, and they've got Kurowski trapped. There's the throw to Luby, and Kurowski is out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Lanier
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lanier
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Lanier
Nap Reyes pinch hits for Harry Feldman.
Reyes 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
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Brondell
Ken Brondell now pitching.
Lanier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Brondell
Verban bunts towards the mound. Brondell fields it and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Brondell
Hopp hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rucker. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Lanier scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Brondell
Musial hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Brondell
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Ockey
Walter Ockey now pitching.
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ockey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Ockey
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Ockey
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ockey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Lanier
Debs Garms now playing right field. Stan Musial now playing center field.
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanier covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lanier
Jurges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Lanier
Gardella hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1944 -- New York at St.Louis
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 4 0 1 0 Verban E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Jurges B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hopp J, cf 5 2 2 3
Gardella D, rf 4 0 1 0 Garms D, rf 0 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 3 0 0 0 Musial S, rf-cf 4 1 3 2
Weintraub P, 1b 3 0 0 0 O'Dea K, c 4 1 2 0
Lombardi E, c 2 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 5 1 2 1
Luby H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 5 2 4 3
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Voiselle B, p 0 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 1 0 0
Hausmann G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lanier M, p 2 2 0 0
Feldman H, p 0 0 0 0
Reyes N, ph 1 0 0 0
Brondell K, p 0 0 0 0
Ockey W, p 0 0 0 0
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28 0 3 0 36 10 14 10
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 010 022 05x -- 10
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (L) 5.0 6 3 1 3 1
Feldman H 2.0 4 2 1 1 3
Brondell K 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
Ockey W 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 11
E -- Verban E, Kerr B, Luby H
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- New York 3, St.Louis 9
2B -- Litwhiler D, Hopp J 2, Musial S
3B -- Kurowski W
HR -- Musial S, Kurowski W
SB -- Hopp J
CS -- Kurowski W
SH -- Lanier M, Verban E
A -- 14389
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