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Pirates 6 @ Cardinals 5
Sportsman's Park
September 3, 1945

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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 September 3, 1945 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 3, 1945 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 5 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
Losing PitcherTed Wilks  
SaveXavier Rescigno  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateSeptember 3, 1945 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
Home Starting PitcherTed Wilks  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: George Magerkurth
3B: Butch Henline

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Gionfriddo  Center Fielder 
Johnny Barrett  Right Fielder 
Jim Russell  Left Fielder 
Bill Salkeld  Catcher 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Frankie Gustine  Shortstop 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Fritz Ostermueller  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Red Schoendienst  Left Fielder 
Johnny Hopp  Right Fielder 
Lou Klein  Third Baseman 
Buster Adams  Center Fielder 
Ray Sanders  First Baseman 
Emil Verban  Second Baseman 
Marty Marion  Shortstop 
Del Rice  Catcher 
Ted Wilks  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

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Pirates 6 @ Cardinals 5
Sportsman's Park
September 3, 1945


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