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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 22, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 22, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Barrett |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,613 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Red Barrett | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 22, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Barrett
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Barrett
Mesner bunts towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Libke vs. Barrett
Libke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp who is chasing the ball. Libke reaches third base with a triple. Clay scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Barrett
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Barrett
Sauer hits a line drive into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Heusser
Bergamo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Heusser
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Heusser
Kurowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barrett
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Barrett
Lakeman hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Barrett
Williams 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 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Heusser
Verban hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Heusser
Marion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Heusser
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Barrett
Heusser 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 -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Barrett
Clay hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Barrett
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Heusser
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Heusser
Bergamo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Bergamo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Heusser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bergamo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Barrett
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Libke for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Barrett
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Barrett
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Heusser
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Sanders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Heusser
Verban hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay who is chasing the ball. Verban reaches third base with a triple. Sanders scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Heusser
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Verban scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Heusser
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Heusser
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergamo vs. Heusser
Bergamo hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barrett
Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Barrett
Lakeman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Barrett
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lakeman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heusser vs. Barrett
Heusser 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. Lakeman scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Barrett
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Barrett
There goes Clay. The throw from Rice and he is out, Verban applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Heusser
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Heusser
Kurowski bunts towards the mound. Heusser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst scores. Hopp moves to third. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Verban vs. Heusser
Verban is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Heusser
Marion hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Heusser
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Barrett
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Barrett
Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Barrett
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Barrett
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Barrett
Miller hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Heusser
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Heusser
Bergamo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Heusser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bergamo scores. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Heusser
Kurowski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Verban vs. Heusser
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Miller. Hopp scores. Kurowski scores. Sanders moves to third. Verban moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marion vs. Heusser
Marion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Heusser
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barrett vs. Heusser
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Barrett
Lakeman hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Barrett
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Barrett
Eric Tipton pinch hits for Ed Heusser.
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Kennedy
Vern Kennedy now pitching.
Bergamo hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Kennedy
Kurowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Hopp moves to third. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hopp scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Barrett
Clay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Barrett
Mesner 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 -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Barrett
Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Barrett
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Kennedy
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Kennedy
Rice bunts between the mound and first base. Kennedy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Kennedy
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergamo vs. Kennedy
Bergamo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Kennedy
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Barrett
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Marion. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Barrett
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Miller reaches second base with a double. Sauer scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lakeman vs. Barrett
Lakeman hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Barrett
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Barrett
Gee Walker pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clay vs. Barrett
Clay hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1945 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 5 1 2 0 Bergamo A, rf 5 1 3 0
Mesner S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, lf 5 3 2 0
Libke A, rf 4 0 3 1 Hopp J, cf 5 2 3 1
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 5 1 3 2
Sauer H, lf 4 1 1 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Miller E, ss 4 1 2 2 Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 1
Lakeman A, c 4 1 1 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 2 1
Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rice D, c 4 0 1 0
Heusser E, p 2 0 0 0 Barrett R, p 5 0 1 0
Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy V, p 0 0 0 0
Walker G, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 3 41 9 17 6
Cincinnati 100 020 001 -- 4
St.Louis 000 214 20x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E (L) 6.0 14 7 5 3 2
Kennedy V 2.0 3 2 1 2 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett R (W) 9.0 12 4 4 0 1
E -- Miller E, Mesner S, Marion M
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 14
2B -- Bergamo A, Sanders R, Kurowski W, Miller E
3B -- Libke A, Verban E
HR -- Miller E
CS -- Clay D
SH -- Mesner S, Rice D
T -- 1:39
A -- 7613
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