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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 17, 1946
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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 17, 1946 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 17, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Gables |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 4,819 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Vinnie Smith | Catcher |
| Ken Gables | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Klein | Second Baseman |
| Red Schoendienst | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Dick Sisler | First Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 17, 1946
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lanier
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Lanier
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Gables
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Gables
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gables
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Gables
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lanier
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Lanier
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gables
Walker hits a fly ball towards left. Russell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Russell. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Gables
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Gables
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gables
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Gables
Lanier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Gables
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gables fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gables vs. Lanier
Gables hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lanier
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Lanier
Lanier fires to first and has Barrett trapped. There's the throw to Klein who tags Barrett for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gables
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gables
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Gables
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Gables covering, for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Gables
Walker hits a fly ball for a double play. Schoendienst scores. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Lanier
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lanier
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Gables
Sisler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Gables
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gables
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lanier
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gables vs. Lanier
Gables strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lanier
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Gables
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Gables
Klein hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gables
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Lanier
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gables
Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Gables
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gables
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Gables
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Gables covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Gables
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gables
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lanier
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Gables
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Gables
Klein hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gables
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gables
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Gables
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Gables covering. Safe. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Gables
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lanier
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Lanier
Alf Anderson pinch hits for Ken Gables.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lanier
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Sisler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lanning
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lanning
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Lanning
Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Lanning
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Rice scores. Lanier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Lanning
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Lanier
Barrett hits a line drive towards first. Sisler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Lanier
Kiner strikes out. Rice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kiner out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a line drive into left 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 4/17/1946 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Brown J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Klein L, 2b 5 0 1 0
Barrett J, rf 3 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 3b 5 2 2 0
Kiner R, cf 4 0 0 0 Musial S, lf 4 1 3 0
Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 2 3
Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 2 0 Walker H, cf 4 1 0 1
Russell J, lf 3 0 1 0 Sisler D, 1b 4 0 2 0
Cox B, ss 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 0 1
Smith V, c 3 0 1 0 Rice D, c 4 1 1 0
Gables K, p 2 0 0 0 Lanier M, p 4 0 2 0
Anderson A, ph 1 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 7 0 38 6 13 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 011 002 11x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Gables K (L) 7.0 11 5 4 0 1
Lanning J 1.0 2 1 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 4
E -- Russell J, Elliott B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, St.Louis 8
3B -- Musial S
HR -- Slaughter E
T -- 1:37
A -- 4819
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